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Is Your Organization Adequately Paying Artists?
W.A.G.E., which offers certifications for institutions based on their artist compensation, has launched a new platform and updated guidelines.
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Celebrated French Artist Françoise Gilot Dies at 101
The prolific painter and printmaker, who advocated for her legacy to be examined outside of her relationship to Pablo Picasso, created work up until a few years before her death.
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NYC Art Institutions Close Amid Air Pollution Concerns
The Noguchi Museum and the Socrates Sculpture Park are among those shuttering as smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to spread across the city.
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Protesters Crash MoMA Gala Over Board Chair’s Fossil Fuel Ties
Climate activists are asking the museum to remove board chair Marie-Josée Kravis, whose husband’s private equity firm has invested billions in oil and gas projects.
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Sudan’s National Museum Reportedly Raided by Paramilitary
Videos circulated on social media appeared to show Rapid Support Forces inside the museum, among its collections dating back to 2,500 BCE.
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Nancy Yao's Role at Smithsonian Stalled As Review Continues
The American Women’s History Museum is awaiting the findings of an investigation into allegations against Yao.
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Met Museum to Return Donations From Failed FTX Crypto Exchange
The Met received two gifts totaling $550K from the now-bankrupt company.
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Beirut’s Sursock Museum Reopens After Deadly Port Explosion
The museum was forced to close for nearly three years after suffering extensive damage during the blast of August 4, 2020.
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Florence Museum Wins Copyright Lawsuit Over Image of "David"
A court ruled that Edizioni Condé Nast used a photograph of Michelangelo's sculpture "insidiously and maliciously” in a magazine cover.
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Chrysler Museum Asked to Return Allegedly "Stolen" Statue
The Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association claims that Peter Stephenson's "Wounded Indian" was stolen from its collection in the 1950s.
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Did the British Museum Cut Ties With Its Oil Sponsor?
News that the museum has not renewed contracts with oil giant British Petroleum is being hailed by climate advocates as a "massive victory."
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Sotheby’s Buys Whitney’s Breuer Building for Reported $100M
The auction house will relocate its galleries and sales room to the Marcel Breuer-designed Brutalist building in 2025.