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Paris Wax Museum Ditches Putin
The museum is considering replacing the wax, which has been damaged by visitors, with a statue of Putin’s nemesis, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
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Five Artists Receive $50K Grants for Innovative Tech Projects
It’s the second round of the Knight Foundation’s Arts+Tech Fellowship.
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Houston Museum to Restore Rare Hebrew Prayer Book
The Montefiore Mainz Mahzor at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston is a prized 14th-century illuminated manuscript.
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Museums Will be Able to Remove Sackler Name Without Penalty
If the deal is approved, the Sacklers would pay up to $6 billion and lose their cherished naming rights at institutions.
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Russian Oligarch Steps Down as Guggenheim Trustee as Outrage Grows Over Ukraine Invasion
Institutions including the Tate in London are facing mounting pressure to cut ties with Kremlin associates.
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Uncanny Photos of Look-Alikes From Around the World
According to Canadian photographer François Brunelle, the world is divided into two kinds of people: those who have a look-alike and those who long to find theirs.
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Re-imagining Thomas Cole’s Last Studio
An upcoming exhibition at the Thomas Cole National Historic Site will feature a selection of works left in the artist’s studio at his death.
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Bronze Public Sculpture by Kehinde Wiley Heads to St. Louis
The piece will be installed at the new campus of Doorways, a nonprofit that helps individuals living with HIV/AIDS.
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An Ancient Frieze in Mexico Depicts a “Time Without Time”
Discovered in 2018, the 1,300-year-old frieze constitutes one of the largest examples of Zapotec writing found in the Oaxaca Valley.
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Researchers Trace the Origin of Venus of Willendorf to Northern Italy
But they are also open to the possibility that it may have originated from eastern Ukraine.
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Mexican Activists Swap Museum Audio Guides to Demand Repatriation of Ancient Headdress
Aided by local youth, they sneaked their alternative audio guides into the Weltmuseum in Vienna.
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Thousands of Russian Artists Denounce Invasion in Open Letter
More than 17,000 artists and cultural workers sounded the message: “No to War!”