AFSCME found that out of $1.6 billion given to about 7,500 cultural institutions that qualified for PPP loans, about half of the money went to just 228 recipients.
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A Turkish Idol Will Not Be Repatriated, New York Judge Rules
A US District Judge ruled Turkey “slept on its rights” to the figurine by waiting until 2017 to seek its return, after it had been on view at the Metropolitan Museum for decades.
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Arts Organizations and Activists Speak Out About Land Stewardship on Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Today, activists painted the Andrew Jackson memorial in Washington, DC with a message: “Expect us.”
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This Website Helps You Write to Your Representatives About Native Mascots in Your State
According to the site, one in 26 secondary schools nationwide has a Native mascot.
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Two Art Installations at Elmhurst Hospital Memorialize the COVID-19 Pandemic
Elmhurst Hospital was hard-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. New public exhibitions honor the patients and staff members impacted.
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Sale of African American Art, Benefitting Philly Archives, Broke Auction House Records
A group of 24 lots in Swann Galleries’s record-breaking sale were offered to benefit the Brandywine Workshop and Archives in Philadelphia.
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Under Munch’s Risqué Madonna Is a More Subdued Version, Researchers Find
The National Museum of Norway announced the discovery of underdrawings hidden beneath the surface of their Edvard Munch painting, “Madonna.”
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LACMA and the Brooklyn Museum Will Share 200 Photographs by European Women Artists
The joint gift features photographs by a mix of well-known and emerging artists, including Yto Barrada and Eva Koťátková.
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Tania Bruguera Agreed to Leave Cuba in Exchange for Release of 25 Prisoners
The artist also called for a boycott of the Havana Biennial.
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Indigenous Artists Voice Support for Land Restitution in New Billboard Campaign
Through 20 billboards across North America, LANDBACK.Art Campaign asks: “What does land back mean to you?”
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Controversial Roosevelt Monument Doused in Red Paint at American Museum of Natural History
More than a year after the Manhattan museum promised to remove the long-disputed statue, it still stands.
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Scientists Have Found the Earliest Evidence of Leather Clothes
A recent discovery marks the earliest known evidence of the production of animal-based clothing.