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Holocaust Center Raises Alarm Over Sale of Bronze Nazi Eagle Valued at $26...

The eagle, which was recovered off the coast of Uruguay in 2006, will soon be sold in a public auction.

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Frieze Sculpture Exhibition to Open at Rockefeller Center in September

The exhibition, which was inspired by Earth Day and New York's natural materials, was reorganized due to the pandemic.

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Teen Artists Making Work at Home Get a Spotlight at Harlem’s Studio Museum

'Hearts in Isolation: Expanding the Walls 2020' is the culmination of an eight-month photography program for NYC teens.

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New Report Predicts a Third of US Museums Will Close, Eliminating 242,000 Jobs

The American Alliance of Museums found that museums in the United States support 726,000 direct and indirect jobs, but that a third of those may soon be lost as museums are forced to permanently close.

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Whistleblowers Share Stories of Discrimination on ‘Cancel Art Galleries’...

Anonymous contributors have shared alleged incidents of discrimination that took place at Gavin Brown, Gladstone, and Kasmin Gallery, among others.

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Kidnapped German Curator Hella Mewis Has Been Released, Iraqi Officials Say

Mewis was abducted by unidentified assailants outside the Beit Tarkib art center in Baghdad on Monday evening.

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Seattle Children’s Museum Lays Off Staff Amid Conflict Over Black Lives...

After social media posts in support of Black Lives Matter were deleted by the museum's director, staff reached out to the board of trustees. Soon after, they were informed their employment had been...

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Flags Designed by KAWS, Marina Abramović Will Be Flown at Rockefeller Center

Everyday New Yorkers and art stars alike made contributions to this exhibition, which celebrates the spirit of New York City.

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The Met Museum Appears to Have Mislabeled a Sacred Jewish Artifact

The object in question appears to be a Jewish tefillin, but the Met calls it an 'amulet' from 6th-century Egypt.

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Helmut Newton’s Controversial Fashion Photographs Are Reevaluated in a New...

'Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful' is the first documentary to revisit the provocative photographer's work since his death in 2004.

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Rubens Portrait Once Barred From Leaving the UK Now for Sale for $5 Million

The UK barred this work from being permanently exported in hopes that a British museum would purchase it. It's now on offer to the highest bidder.

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The Location of Van Gogh’s Last Painting Has Been Found in a Century-Old...

Made perhaps hours before his death, van Gogh's last painting depicts a mysterious, tree-clogged hillside.

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Oslo’s Picasso Murals Are Being Relocated Despite Protest

The building where the two Picasso murals resided had not been used since 2011, when a nearby car bombing claimed the lives of 8 people.

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Lin May Saeed’s Styrofoam Animals Exemplify Beautiful Reuse

'I think it’s a good thing when you can make something different out of something that is complete and utter trash,' Saeed believes.

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Native American Artist Jaune Quick-to-See Smith Thinks Museums Have a Long...

The National Gallery recently acquired its first painting by a Native American artist. Jaune Quick-to-See Smith discusses the dubious honor.

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Why Plans for the National Museum of the American Latino Have Been Delayed...

Plans to create the museum have faced opposition since it was first proposed in the 1990s.

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Heather Phillipson’s Dystopian Sculpture Lets You Spy on Trafalgar Square

The latest contemporary artwork to grace Trafalgar Square depicts a pile of oozing whipped cream, a fly, and a drone that lets you spy on passers-by.

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‘Mystic Lamb’ Restoration, Mocked on the Internet, Determined to be Accurate

Back in January, Twitter caught fire when the Mystic Lamb's new 'Instagram face' was revealed. Now, researchers have proven that's how it was originally painted

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Pacita Abad, a Painter of Women Around the World, Celebrated With a Google...

'As women, we all have an obligation to help improve the lives of other women, both in our own countries and around the globe,' Abad wrote.

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Miss Museums? View Art Outdoors in New York

From Socrates Sculpture Park to Rockefeller Center to Storm King, artists are still doing thrilling things with sculpture, sound and installation.

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