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New Study Says Americans Twice as Likely to Vote for Candidates Who Support Arts Funding Than Not

The wide-ranging report from the nonprofit Americans for the Arts also affirms near-universal support for arts education and illustrates that 52% of Americans do, in fact, sing in the shower.

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Judge Rules on Natural History Museum Expansion, Dismissing Community Lawsuit

A coalition of over 5,000 New Yorkers has protested the museum's expansion into Theodore Roosevelt Park, but on Monday, a judge allowed the $383 million project to move forward.

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Walmart Is Now the Owner of the World's Largest Art Retailer

Adding another powerful online brand to its purse, Walmart recently announced the acquisition of Art.com, which calls itself the "world's largest online specialty retailer of high-quality wall art."

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As Belgium Reopens Africa Museum, DR Congo Demands Restitution of Artifacts

Belgium's occupation of what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo is one of the most brutal chapters of colonial history. Now, the African country is asking for its artifacts and artworks back from Europe.

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Israeli Government Sends Letter to German Chancellor Requesting the Country Cut Funding to Jewish Museum in Berlin

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office sent the letter directly to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, voicing disapproval for the museum's exhibition Welcome to Jerusalem.

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Tania Bruguera and Other Cuban Artists Released from Jail, Government Curtails Law Censoring the Arts

Numerous Cuban artist-activists were detained for protesting Decree 349, but have been released as the law is reassessed. Cuban Vice Minister of Culture Fernando Rojas tells the Associated Press that more precise regulations will be published in upcoming days, but that “artistic creation is not the

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As Paris Braces for New "Yellow Vests" Protest, Its Cultural Landmarks Close

The Louvre, Centre Pompidou, Grand Palais, Musée d'Orsay, Orangerie, Palais de Tokyo, and Jeu de Paume are boarding up ahead of demonstration on December 8. The Eiffel Tower is, too.

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Louvre Launches a Free Admission Night to Attract Low-Income and Younger Visitors

Starting January 5, the Louvre will offer free admission on one Saturday night every month, to "democratise" its patronage.

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For Americans, Social Media Bots Are Almost Indistinguishable from Humans

A new survey from the Pew Research Center found that 93% of Americans had little confidence in their ability to identify which social media accounts were run by real people versus bots.

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Artist Collective Plans Big, Inflatable Trump Butt to Kick Ass at the 2019 Women's March

Having you been wanted to kick Donald Trump's ass? These artists have a project for you.

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Easter Islanders Are Visiting British Museum to Request Repatriation of Ancestral Heritage

"For us [the statue] is a brother; but for them it is a souvenir or an attraction,” said a member of the Easter Island development commission, Anakena Manutomatoma.

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Denied Entry, Cats Try to Paw Past Japanese Museum Security Guard

The cunning kitties came to Hiroshima Onomichi City Museum of Art two years ago for a feline-centric exhibition and never left, demanding free entry.