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Philadelphia Museum Workers Vote for Strike as Union Talks Stall
The workers voted in favor of a strike authorization by a 99% margin just days after filing an unfair labor practice complaint against the museum.
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Archaeologists Excavate Fully Furnished House at Pompeii
A collection of household items found in chests and cabinets provides new insights into the lives of middle-class Pompeians, according to the researchers.
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Why Is New York Asking Artists to Decorate City Garbage Trucks for Free?
The initiative raises questions about whether the city’s open call devalues art.
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Utica Sculpture Residency Vandals Are Under the Age of 11, Police Say
According to the Utica Police Department, the children — ages eight to 11 — were found hurling rocks at cars with paint on their shoes.
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Humanity's Origins Got Pushed a Million Years Back
A new technique developed by scientists found that the earliest human fossils in South Africa are much older than we thought.
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Orlando Museum Leaders Resign Amid Fake Basquiats Scandal
The museum's interim director and board chair both left their posts in one week.
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Vandals Ransack Sculpture Residency in Upstate New York
Attackers smashed windows, destroyed equipment, and damaged artworks that were slated for an upcoming charity auction at Sculpture Space in Utica, NY.
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Myanmar Junta Detains Artist-Activist Htein Lin
The artist's wife, former British ambassador Vicky Bowman, was also detained amid a crackdown on pro-democracy activists.
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Canadian Authorities Move to Evict Indigenous Protest Encampments
The encampments in front of the Manitoba Legislative Building in Winnipeg were installed to protest the cultural genocide perpetrated by Catholic missionaries in residential schools.
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River in China Dries Up, Revealing 600-Year-Old Buddhist Statues
The Yangtze River's water levels are receding amid an ongoing heatwave in the country.
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Carefully Worded Definition of “Museum” Eschews Neutrality
After months of deliberations, and a failed attempt at a more politicized version in 2019, the International Council of Museums (ICOM) has finally updated its definition of a museum.
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Madison Museum Apologizes to Black Artist but Rejects Racism Allegations
Lilada Gee was verbally attacked by a former employee of an adjoining arts center and her work in the 2022 Wisconsin Triennial was damaged by visitors.