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US Returns a Palestinian Cultural Object for the First Time
The nearly 3,000-year-old ivory cosmetic spoon was seized from Michael Steinhardt’s collection of stolen antiquities.
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Rhea Nayyar (she/her) is a New York City-based staff reporter at Hyperallergic. She received a BFA from Carnegie Mellon University and has a passion for small-scale artworks, elevating minority perspectives, and dogspotting at art world events.
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Pro-Bolsonaro Rioters Damage National Treasures in Brasília
Works by Emiliano Di Cavalcanti and Jorge Eduardo, among others, sustained damage when rioters stormed government buildings in the nation’s capital.
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Artwork That Transforms Into Desk Goes Viral
Dutch designer Robert van Embricqs took Instagram by storm with his modular furniture.
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Native Landmarks Hard-Hit by Hurricane Ian, Researchers Say
Multiple cultural heritage sites of the Native Calusa people were impacted when the Category 4 storm hit Florida last September.
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Stars of 1968 Romeo and Juliet Sue Over Underage Nude Scene
Actors Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting were ages 15 and 16 when the film was shot.
Art
Minnesota Professor Reportedly Fired for Showing Paintings of Prophet Muhammad
Academics and literary nonprofits condemned the Hamline University professor's dismissal as a violation of academic freedom.
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Henrietta Lacks Statue to Replace Virginia Robert E. Lee Statue
Lacks was a Black Roanoke woman whose cancer cell samples were taken without her consent and used in medical research.
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Happy Public Domain Day! Virginia Woolf's To the Lighthouse Is Copyright Free
Frances Benjamin Johnston's photojournalism, Jamini Roy's stylized portraiture, and M. C. Escher's print works have also become accessible to all.
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Happy Public Domain Day! Virginia Woolf's To the Lighthouse Is Copyright Free
Frances Benjamin Johnston's photojournalism, Jamini Roy's stylized portraiture, and M. C. Escher's print works have also become accessible to all.
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British Museum Pledges “Net-Zero Carbon” Despite Big Oil Funding
It’s unclear whether the London institution will renew its contract with the oil and gas giant British Petroleum when it expires in 2023.
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British Museum Pledges “Net-Zero Carbon” Despite Big Oil Funding
It’s unclear whether the London institution will renew its contract with the oil and gas giant British Petroleum when it expires in 2023.
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Man Buried Under Notre Dame Had "Extraordinarily Good Teeth"
A sarcophagus found beneath the floor slabs of the Paris church belonged to Antoine de la Porte, who provided financial contributions for the cathedral’s choir.