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New Law Requires NY Museums to Label Nazi-Looted Art
Museums will have to install “prominently placed” placards alongside the works, according to a new suite of laws signed by Governor Kathy Hochul.
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Over 90% of Medieval Manuscripts Have Been Lost, Study Says
Scientists borrowed the ecological "unseen species" model to estimate how many works of medieval European literature have gone extinct.
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Tehran's Contemporary Art Museum Has a Serious Bug Problem
A video showing insects crawling inside a framed photograph by artists Bernd and Hilla Becher caused uproar, and disgust, online.
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Out of Nowhere, Johnny Depp Is Directing a Modigliani Biopic
Actor Al Pacino is co-producing the upcoming movie about the tortured Italian artist.
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Book Publishers Go to War With the Internet Archive
Major publishing houses, and some authors, accuse the open access platform of “piracy” and copyright infringement.
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Archaeologists Say They Discovered Ancient Gladiator Tombs in Southern Turkey
The Roman-era burial ground is located in Anazarbus (modern Anavarza) in the country’s southern Adana province.
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The Art That Inspired Joan Didion Goes to Auction
Those with a Didion-shaped hole in their hearts can also bid for portraits of the author, her books, and other personal items.
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MASS MoCA Workers Plan One-Day Strike to Protest "Lowball" Wages
The union seeks a minimum wage of $20 by the end of 2024; the museum offered only $16.
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Museum in the Birthplace of Hip-Hop Gets $5.5M From NYC
A new Bronx location for the Universal Hip Hop Museum is set to open its doors in 2024.
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New "Brain Painting" Tech Promises to Cure ADHD
Researchers at the University of South Florida have created a tool that can potentially help hone human concentration through the creation of art with only the power of the mind.
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Artists Who Say They Were Silenced Agree to Six-Figure Settlement With Tate
The settlement comes after Tate prevented an artist who exposed sexual harassment by one of its largest donors from co-curating an exhibition.
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Best Museum Bathrooms in the US, Ranked
Let’s be honest: On a best bathrooms list, no one wants to be number two.