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Santa Fe’s Center for Contemporary Arts Quietly Reopens
After abruptly shuttering last month, the once-multidisciplinary CCA is now open with a skeleton crew in a purely cinematic capacity.
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On Mother’s Day, Giving the Gift of Women’s Health
As maternal mortality rates soar, artist Michelle Browder — known for her monument to the “Mothers of Gynecology” — is bringing medical services to women in rural Alabama.
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New York Art Advisor Hit With $2M Lawsuit
Three clients are accusing consultant Lisa Schiff of running a “Ponzi scheme” to fund her “lavish lifestyle.”
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Manet’s Controversial Nude Is Coming to New York
“Olympia” (1863) will be shown in the US for the first time as part of a Met exhibition focused on the joint careers of Édouard Manet and Edgar Degas.
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After Decades of Looting, Mosul Museum Plans to Reopen
Officials shared a rehabilitation plan for the beleaguered institution, slated to open its doors again in 2026.
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Met Museum Will Hire Team to Investigate Looted Art
Following a number of high-profile art seizures by the Manhattan DA, the museum will bring on new staff to conduct provenance research.
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Brooklyn’s Bushwick Neighborhood Gets Its First Historic District
The 32 houses on the newly designated stretch of Linden Street represent a hodgepodge of styles from Neo-Grec to Romanesque Revival.
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60 Films That Say “I Love New York”
A festival opening this week at Film Forum highlights NYC-based, critically acclaimed films throughout the decades, from Scorsese to blaxploitation.
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Who Is Connie Butler, the New Director of MoMA PS1?
Butler is leaving LA’s Hammer Museum to lead the New York museum, which has been under interim leadership for a year.
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Museum Visitor Trips and Damages Ancient Chinese Bronze
The owl sculpture has been removed from an exhibition at the Minneapolis Institute of Art and will be repaired.
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To Draw Museum Visitors, Vienna Turns to AI (and Cats)
The city has launched a new cat-paign — ehm, campaign — that puts a feline spin on famous Austrian artworks.
