Art
Israeli Museum Suspended Operations After 47 Artists Ask to Remove Work
David Reeb's painting was removed due to political pressure from the local mayor, prompting backlash by other artists.
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The Smithsonian Is Still Collecting Material Connected to the January 6 Capitol Attack
Since January 7, 2021, banners, signs, flags, and stickers have been donated by members of “Operation Clean Sweep,” a concerted effort to clean up the post-riot site
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After a Decade of Uncertainty, the Jewish American History Museum Emerges With a Bright Future
Weeks before the pandemic necessitated its temporary closure, Philadelphia’s National Museum of American Jewish History filed for bankruptcy in hopes of keeping its doors open.
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Is This Art Historian's £65 Copy of a Van Dyck Painting Really an Original?
Christopher Wright is convinced that a painting of Spanish Infanta Isabella Clara de Eugenia, which he purchased for £65 in 1970 is an Anthony van Dyck original.
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Maya Angelou Becomes the First Black Woman on a US Quarter
The coin debuts a four-year series of quarters featuring trailblazing women, including Nina Otero-Warren and Anna May Wong.
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New York's Jewish Museum Staff Push to Unionize
The union would include art handlers, curators, development staff, educators, visitor experience and retail employees, and other administrative staff.
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New York Introduces an Unprecedented Act on Sustainable Fashion
If passed, clothing or footwear companies that rake in more than $100 million annually would need to report their energy usage, emissions, and supply information.
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Italy Returns Parthenon Fragment to Greece, Shaking Up Debate Over Marbles in UK
The long-term loan could "open the way for a similar agreement with an act of approval by the British Parliament," said the Acropolis Museum's director.
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Ancient Rock Art in Texas “Irreparably Damaged” by Vandals
"Staff have already treated the most recent vandalism at Indian Head, but much of the damage is, unfortunately, permanent," park officials at Big Bend National Park in Texas said.
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A Swiss Museum Will Relinquish Ownership of 29 Works From Gurlitt Trove
The vast collection, which includes pieces by Max Beckmann, Henri Matisse, and Pablo Picasso, was originally amassed by a German dealer in Nazi-looted art.
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Richmond’s Infamous Robert E. Lee Statue May Go to a Black History Museum
The Virginia governor and Richmond mayor announced a tentative agreement to transfer the massive statue to the local Black History Museum and Cultural Center.
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200-million-year-old Dinosaur Footprints Found on UK Beach
The tracks sprawl over a 164-foot-long area, each measuring about 1.6 feet.