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One-Third of US Museums Feel the Pain of Trump’s Grant Cuts
Two-thirds of affected institutions have not been able to find alternative sources of funding, says a survey by the American Alliance of Museums.
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Remembering Erik Bulatov, Kazuki Motoyama, and Ken Parker
This week, we honor a pillar of Soviet pop, the man behind Mario, a founder of an art commune, and more.
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Prankster With a Cause Sneaks AI Artwork Into UK Museum
Artist Elias Marrow said he wanted to draw attention to rising hunger and poverty in the country.
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New Egypt Museum Takes “Grand Opening” a Bit Too Far
After 20 years and a $1 billion construction project, the museum holding around 100,000 artifacts opened to much fanfare earlier this month.
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Thieves Steal Roman-Era Statues From Damascus Museum
A historian speculates it might have been an inside job.
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Dismissed Philadelphia Art Museum Director Fires Back With a Lawsuit
The museum had commissioned an external investigation that recommended ousting Sasha Suda.
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Public Artwork by Shellyne Rodriguez Pays Homage to the Bronx
"Phoenix Ladder: Monument to the People of the Bronx" honors the undefeatable spirit of the New York borough.
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Can’t Make It to The Met? Take a VR Tour Instead
The institution’s first foray into virtual reality offers free digital tours of the Temple of Dendur and its new Oceania galleries.
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Nearly Intact Roman Shipwreck Rests Just Six Feet Beneath Mallorca’s Waters
Discovered in 2019, the 1,700-year-old merchant ship reveals details about early Christian trade.
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The Week in Art Crime and Mischief
Googly eyes on a sculpture, updates in the Louvre heist, a teenager arrested for damaging exhibits at the Met. Art crime made the news this month.
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Detroit Institute of Arts Workers Push to Unionize
“The people at the 'bottom' are also very important and all deserve to be getting a living wage,” said one of the workers.
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Colorado Museum Accused of Censoring Anti-ICE, Pro-Palestine Artwork
History Colorado Center cited campaign finance laws. Free speech groups are not convinced.