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Life-Threatening Floods Force NYC Museums to Close
The Whitney, the Rubin, and many others shuttered or delayed their openings and heavy rains flooded the Noguchi Museum basement.
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Libya’s Deadly Floods Tear Through Cultural History
Thousands have died in the disaster, which swept through entire neighborhoods including churches, mosques, and residential buildings.
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Dealers Describe “Nightmarish” Flooding at Hamptons Art Fair
"It was a garden variety shit-show," said Margery Goldberg of Zenith Gallery, who claims the fair did not adequately plan for the storm.
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Extreme Floods Roil Hudson Valley Art Community
The Storm King Art Center and Manitoga, home of the Russel Wright Design Center, were among those hit by the heavy rainfalls.
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With Venice Recovery Underway, Here’s How You Can Help
Bloomberg says that a $500 donation to Save Venice will pay for a day of work for a professional conservator, while $1.1 million will single-handedly fund the restoration of one of the oldest basilicas in Venice.
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St. Mark's Basilica in Venice Has Aged "20 Years in a Day" After Major Flooding
Last October’s flood submerged Venice under more than five feet of seawater. The city’s streets were a disaster, and they’re blaming the Italian government for it.
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Flooding Damages Three Paintings and Multiple Rooms at the Louvre
France's National Library and Ministry of Culture also suffered water damage during a deluge on the night of July 9.
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French Museum Faces "Cultural Catastrophe" After Storage Vault Floods
Recent heavy rainfall in France has led to dangerously high water levels, but while some Paris museums have managed to safeguard their collections, staffers at the Musée Girodet found themselves facing hundreds of water-damaged artworks.
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The Louvre and Musée d'Orsay Shut Down as Seine River Floods [UPDATED]
Record rainfall in Paris has caused intense and dangerous flooding of the Seine River to the extent that the Louvre and the Musée d’Orsay are closing temporarily to safeguard their collections.