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Week in Review: Australian Arts Orgs Impacted by Facebook Ban; NYC Loses 66% of Creative Jobs in 2020
Also, German researchers say the risk of COVID-19 transmission is far lower in museums and theaters than any other indoor activity, and more.
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After Canceling Controversial Deaccessioning, Baltimore Museum Receives Over $1M for Equity Initiatives
The museum previously planned to fund the programs using proceeds from deaccessioned artworks, a proposal that drew sharp criticism from many in the arts community.
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MoMA Receives Donation of 100 Photos by Women Artists Spanning a Century
The collection includes early modernists like Claude Cahun and Gertrud Arndt, as well as contemporary artists such as Catherine Opie and Carrie Mae Weems.
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Facebook Lifts Australia Ban, but Arts Organizations Will Face Long-term Repercussions
What did the overreaching ban on “news pages” mean for affected small arts organizations and publishers who relied on the platform to build audiences?
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Two-thirds of New York City’s Arts and Recreation Jobs Have Been Lost to the Pandemic
Museums, parks, and theaters as well as sports and recreational businesses have been more impacted than any other economic sector in the city.
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Last Statue of Spanish Dictator Franco Comes Down
While protests over free speech in Spain rock the country, the removal of the dictator’s statue is a symbol of reckoning with a bloody past.
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Museums Are Safer Than Any Other Indoor Activity, COVID-19 Study Says
Researchers at the Berlin Institute of Technology say the risk of COVID-19 transmission is far lower in museums and theaters than in supermarkets, restaurants, offices, or public transportation.
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Hurt by Public Response to “The Scream,” Munch Inscribed Hidden “Madman” Message
The curious inscription has puzzled art historians for decades, some of whom speculated it was an act of vandalism.
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Palm Springs Takes a Stance Against Desert X Biennial's Partnership With Saudi Arabia
The Palm Springs City Council worried that sponsorship would be read as implicit approval of the biennial’s partnership with Saudi Arabia.
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Meme Artist Raised Over $1M for Planned Parenthood, Donated Ironically in Rush Limbaugh’s Memory
Tommy Marcus made the donation in the name of the ultra-conservative commentator, who lambasted the national nonprofit and accused it of “sexual perversion.”
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A Giant Sculpture of Mars Celebrates Perseverance’s Landing
Two scientists from London’s Natural History Museum will be assisting NASA’s team in their research about the potential for past life on Mars.
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Citing Epstein Ties, Dartmouth Community Calls for School to Rename Leon Black Arts Center
Alumni and students are calling for Dartmouth to rename the Black Family Visual Arts Center following revelations of Black’s financial ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.