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The Smithsonian Museums Are Dropping Their Mask Mandate This Friday
Other major museums, like the Metropolitan Museum of Art, still require visitors to be masked indoors.
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New Yorkers Can Pick Up Free At-Home Covid Tests at Select Museums and Libraries
Tests are available at the Brooklyn Museum, El Museo del Barrio, and several branches of the city’s three library systems, among other cultural sites.
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Nearly Half Of US Museums Plan To Increase Staff, New Survey Finds
But only 15% of the more than 700 museums surveyed said they would work to decrease the gap between the highest paid and lowest paid workers.
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2,700 Artists in New York State Will Benefit from New $125M Program
Creatives Rebuild New York will provide monthly guaranteed income payments to 2,400 artists and jobs to 300 others.
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Does South Korea's Nose-only Covid Mask Pass the Smell Test?
“Kosk masks look like a little bra for mid-face, securely covering the nose, but conveniently leaving the wearer’s mouth unencumbered,” our reporter writes.
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NEA Allots $57M to 567 Arts Organizations Hit By COVID-19
The agency received more than 7,500 eligible applications for its American Rescue Plan funding, aimed at supporting economic recovery during the pandemic.
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Bye, Bye, Bandanas: LA MOCA Visitors Must Wear Medical-grade Masks
Those who want to visit the museum muse have a surgical, KN95, N95, or KF94 face mask.
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Facing COVID-Related Staff Shortages, Smithsonian Shutters Four Museums
The institution will reallocate staff to prioritize keeping its major museums in Washington, DC open during the holidays.
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MoMA to Mandate COVID-19 Boosters For All Staff, Leaked Email Reveals
An anonymous worker told Hyperallergic that MoMA should follow the Met's example and cut down attendance to “allow for more social distancing.”
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Jenni Crain, Beloved Artist and Curator, Has Died of COVID-19
The art world is mourning the loss of Crain, who died of sudden virus-related complications at the age of 30.
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As Omicron Surges, Met Museum Reduces Attendance
"Reducing density is one important step to protect our staff and visitors," said Kenneth Weine, the Met Museum's chief communications officer.
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Omicron's Rapid Spread Shuts Down Museums Across Europe
Art institutions in London, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, and elsewhere are impacted by the new wave of closures.