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Smithsonian Adopts Landmark Policy on Ethical Restitution
Previously, the Smithsonian held that its museums were entitled to retain an artifact so long as its provenance rested on solid legal ground.
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NYC Mayor Reportedly Appointed Club Owner to Met Museum Board
Scott Sartiano, owner of the members-only club Zero Bond, will act as Mayor Eric Adams’s liaison to the museum.
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Conservators Aren't Happy That Kim Kardashian Wore Marilyn’s Dress to the Met Gala
“Wearing historic clothing damages it. Full stop,” said the former head of conservation at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute, Sarah Scaturro.
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Mellon Foundation Funds $8M Initiative to Support Puerto Rican Artists
The three-year pilot program will provide a $20,000 yearly budget to 25 arts organizations and allow them to hire at least one full-time artist.
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Metrograph Cancels Pro-Union Documentary Event, Drawing Backlash
Management canceled a Q&A with the creators of the 1979 film The Wobblies over concerns that it would be “co-opted by activists,” said the film’s distributor.
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The Most Memeable Looks From a Dystopian Met Gala
It was glamorous! It was glitzy! It was the end of democracy as we know it!
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Ukraine Accuses Russia of Looting Over 2,000 Artworks
A handwritten Torah scroll and paintings by Arkhip Kuindzhi and Ivan Aivazovsky are among the works allegedly stolen from museums in Mariupol.
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UK Recognizes NFTs as Property in Major Ruling for Crypto Theft
The judgment enables litigants to bring the full power of courts to seize stolen digital assets or compel repayment.
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Russian Artist Faces Three-Year Jail Sentence for Sculpture Said to "Rehabilitate Nazism"
But artist Oleg Kulik insists the sculpture is about his separation from his wife.
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With Ukraine Square, the Venice Biennale Goes to War
The open-air exhibition of works by Ukrainian artists at the 59th Biennale includes art created in bomb shelters, in exile, and from a place of strength and hope.
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Thought Lost, Judy Garland's Iconic “Wizard of Oz" Dress Heads to Auction
The Dorothy dress, one of only four known to remain in existence, could fetch up to $1.2 million.
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Ukraine Tears Down Kyiv's Massive "Soviet Friendship" Monument
The capital city will also rename 467 locations currently named after Russians.