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"Profiting from addiction is never ethical," said one Scottish Labor politician. "Transparency around donations is really important as no city or community wants to benefit from the suffering of others."
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Unmotivated by profit, Stéphane Breitwieser stole over a billion dollars worth of art and artifacts to fill his obsessive treasure trove, which he stored away in an attic.
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Italy's rightwing government initially refused France's request for Leonardos because it believed the Louvre exhibition would “put Italy on the margins of a major cultural event.”
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This exciting step for the museum is part of an initiative to draw diverse audiences.
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Authorities intercepted the package on its way to Belgium after X-rays revealed dismembered body parts inside the equipment.
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The stamps feature tiny reproductions of ten paintings by Kelly, one of America's great 20th-century abstractionists.
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On February 14, the veteran gallerist was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison.
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Responding to a New York Times story about her fashion brand, Joss Sackler accused the publication of “patriarchal efforts” aiming “to undermine women’s empowerment.”
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Ivory Queen is sentenced to 15 years in prison for smuggling $5.6 million-worth of ivory from Tanzania to China.
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For 18 years, three buckets of uranium ore sat in a museum storage area close to the galleries.
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Researchers at the Art Institute of Chicago, partnered with the UChicago School of Medicine, used CT scanning to discover a set of Malian figures were older and more unique than believed.
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Goldin says she was invited to host a retrospective of her work at the National Portrait Gallery but will refuse to participate if they accept the hefty donation from the Sackler family.