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The Future Is Now: Sci-Fi PPE Enters the Market
From helmets that filter your air, to a fishtank-esque bubble, these new PPE options can make you feel safer, but also fit right in on a Star Trek set.
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In Abrupt Announcement, Philadelphia Museum of Art Closes and Furloughs Staff
In an email to staff, PMA’s director Timothy Rub wrote that furloughed workers will include staffers “whose job responsibilities depend on the museum being open to the public."
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Week in Review: NYC Museum Trustees Donated to Trump Reelection; US Museums Close Due to COVID-19
Also, Forensic Architecture released its investigation of the Beirut port explosion, and more.
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San Antonio Museum of Art Acquires First Works by Contemporary Native American Artists
The museum’s collection now includes a mixed-media garment by Jeffrey Gibson and an aluminum signage piece by Edgar Heap of Birds.
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As COVID-19 Cases Climb, Museums Across US Announce Closures
Minneapolis museums and the Smithsonian are some of the first to announce their second closures, starting this weekend.
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Repatriation Activists Acquitted for Removing Ceremonial Spear From French Museum
The lawyers for the defense made a successful case for the action as an act of free speech, not theft.
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Forensic Architecture Release an Investigation of the Beirut Port Explosion
The research team has released the results of an investigation that details the events and failures that led to one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history.
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See the Recipients of the 2020 Warhol Arts Writers Grant
Twenty-two writers, including Cecilia Fajardo-Hill and Lauren O’Neill-Butler, have been awarded a total of $675,000 to support their work.
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Sasquatch Sculpture Snatched and Spotted on Side of Street
“Is no one even mildly suspicious that he came to life and got there himself??? Wake up people!” commented one Facebook user.
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Rome Wasn’t Built in a Day: Lego Announces Colosseum Model
Lego’s model of the Colosseum includes 9,036 pieces and will become available on Black Friday this year.
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Smithsonian Is the Backdrop of Barack Obama’s Latest Interviews
Also, a new portrait by Jordan Casteel accompanies a new Atlantic interview with the former president.
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Ancient Bust of Greek God Discovered in an Athens Sewer
The carved head of Hermes was built into a drainage duct.