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Hit by Federal Grant Losses, NYC Culture Orgs Ask for More City Funding
Arts and culture advocates, from museum workers to school teachers, rallied outside City Hall this week for higher baselines in the 2026 budget.
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Two Israeli Embassy Staffers Fatally Shot Outside DC Museum
Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky were attending an event for diplomatic professionals at the Capital Jewish Museum.
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Columbia Students Honor Mahmoud Khalil in Unofficial Commencement
The recent graduate who was arrested by immigration forces in March was front and center at the “People’s Graduation” in uptown Manhattan.
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LA’s $1B Lucas Museum Lays Off 22 Employees
The institution co-founded by Star Wars filmmaker George Lucas and his wife Mellody Hobson cut both full- and part-time workers ahead of its 2026 opening.
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Museums Cautiously Optimistic as Some Federal Grants Reinstated
A judge blocked the Institute of Museum and Library Services from carrying out Trump’s mandate to gut the agency, but the future of funding remains uncertain.
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Met Museum Gifted Coveted Trove of 6,500 Photos
German-American art collector Artur Walther's promised gift to the museum includes iconic modern and contemporary images from Africa, China, Japan, and beyond.
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A Giant Vulva Is Walking the Streets of Europe
Dressed in flowing pink robes, artist and activist Dee Mulrooney — or “Growler” — is urging the British Museum to return a Síle na Giġ statue back to Ireland.
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Massive Artwork for Trans Visibility Unveiled on National Mall
Nearly 260 quilt panels by trans and nonbinary artists spelled out the message "Freedom To Be" in a celebration of joy and resistance.
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Whitney Museum Cancels Performance About Palestinian Mourning
Fellows in the prestigious Independent Study Program have denounced the move and withdrawn artworks in protest.
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Archaeologists Discover New Style of Ancient Aboriginal Rock Art
In a recent study, the researchers theorized that Linear Naturalistic Figures found in western Australia reveal the ancient kinship between animals and humans.
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Protesters Rally Outside Israeli Embassy Party at British Museum
Activists denounced the institution's decision to lend its space for a celebration of Israel's creation on the 77th anniversary of the Nakba.
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Film Disputes Authorship of Iconic “Napalm Girl” Photo
After a documentary questioned its attribution, World Press Photo said today that it would no longer credit former AP photographer Nick Út for the Vietnam War image.