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Ancient Egyptian Coffin Paintings Suggest Awareness of Milky Way
Representations of the Egyptian sky goddess Nut on 3,000-year-old coffins shows evidence of the galaxy being accurately represented.
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Bayeux Tapestry to Return to UK After Nearly 1,000 Years
The 230-foot-long embroidered textile, which narrates the Norman conquest of England in the 11th century, will be on display at the British Museum next September.
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Buffalo Museum Cancels Event After Backlash Against Texas Flood Cartoon
Award-winning cartoonist Adam Zyglis received death threats for his criticism of the government's reaction to the disaster.
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Shamim M. Momin Is the Bronx Museum’s New Director
The longtime curator and LAND co-founder will assume her role as director and chief curator this September.
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Annie Leibovitz Shoots Fifty Shades of Anne Hathaway
The internet is up in arms about the art-inspired Vogue shoot, with many lambasting Leibovitz's choice of color and lighting, or lack thereof.
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What Were Federal Agents Doing at a Puerto Rican Museum in Chicago?
The museum described the surprise visit as a “targeted” attempt to intimidate staff and patrons ahead of a lineup of Latine cultural celebrations.
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Required Reading
This week: Houston’s legendary muralist, the history of slo-mo in film, NYC art schools see an increase in applicants, whales speak with bubbles, Moo Deng turns one, and much more.
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A View From the Easel
“I’m drawn to how things fold, hold, or blur together.”
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The Pliable Philosophy of Brazilian Geometric Art
An exhibition emphasizes the fluidity between Brazil’s Constructivist, Concrete, and Neo-Concrete movements.
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Archaeologists Reconstruct Ancient Roman “Jigsaw Puzzle”
The thousands of fragments once formed an enormous fresco that decorated around 20 walls in a building in central London.
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Why Take a Selfie in 2025?
It’s been a decade since selfies took over the internet. While it’s clear that they’re here to stay, the way we take and post them has drastically shifted.
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Penn Museum Workers Vote to Authorize Strike
“Too many of the workers we represent at the Museum struggle to make ends meet,” said the union, which is urging the University of Pennsylvania to increase wages.