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The Restoration of the Tomb of Tutankhamen Is Complete
The Getty Conservation Institute and the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities have completed a nearly decade-long restoration project of the 3,000-year-old tomb.
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Government Shutdown Jeopardizes Major Exhibition Celebrating Women’s Suffrage Centennial
Employees of the National Endowment for the Arts, which funds many public arts programs, are among the 800,000 government workers currently living without pay. Now, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts cannot submit a grant proposal to celebrate the upcoming centennial.
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After Sacklers Named in Opioid Lawsuit, Met Museum Says It Will Review Its Donation Policy
The Met's Sackler Wing has become a site of protest due to its association with the late co-founders of Purdue Pharma, who have been revealed as conscious contributors to the opioid epidemic.
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After Teen Smashes Artifacts at Denver Museum, Damages Estimate of $2M Turned Out to Be $100,000
In December, 18-year-old Jake Siebenlist smashed glass containers at the Denver Art Museum, throwing rare ancient artifacts across the exhibition.
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James Turrell's Famous MoMA PS1 Skyspace Interrupted by Neighboring Luxury Condo Development
In the immortal words of Joni Mitchell, "They paved paradise and put up a parking lot massive skyscraper."
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White House Pulls Fast (Food) One on NCAA Football Champs
The Clemson Tigers were probably expecting something more than McDonald's hamburgers when they visited the White House, but welcome to Trumpland.
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The Simpsons Take a Trip to Prada Marfa
In the latest episode of The Simpsons, the family takes a trip to "Prada Marfa" and responds to the site-specific art project in signature ways.
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Campaigners Demand Gallery Lose Nonprofit Status Because of “Reverse Brexit” Project
Ahead of today's vote, angry Brexiteers have called for the gallery to lose its charitable status for exhibiting Jonas Lund's project about "online manipulation tactics" that can influence voting.
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A Street Artist Hid Over $1,000 Worth of Bitcoin in Paris Mural, and Someone Found It
Who says looking at art doesn't pay? You just have to know where to look.
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Pérez Art Museum Miami Offers Free Admission and Part-Time Work to Furloughed Workers
The initiative will last until the government shutdown — which is now in its third week — is over.
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College Basketballer Poses to Lend an Ancient Roman Statue an Arm
Wyatt Walker, a six-foot-nine college athlete, will have his arm 3D-scanned and then attached to a Roman statue of Bacchus.
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This Wild Car Design May Look Like a Mars Rover, But Could Save Your Life
Hyundai's strange design experiment could represent the future of the first responders's industry trying to handle increasingly difficult natural disasters and humanitarian aid missions.