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Guggenheim Staffers Are Putting Plans in Motion to Join a Union

Recently, staffers at the Whitney Museum of American Art, MoMA and the New Museum have also expressed desires to organize.

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Charlie English’s ‘The Gallery of Miracles and Madness’ Is a Necessary Read

Elegant and exhaustively-researched, English outlines the rise of “psychiatric art” in Weimar-era Germany, tracking its influence and eventual clash with Hitler’s obsession with remolding the artistic...

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Long Beach’s Compound Debuts With Sound Baths and a Bioluminescent Wishing Well

"We want our visitors to leave with a better understanding of the world and themselves," founder Megan Tagliaferri said.

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Three Titanic Museum Visitors Were Injured by a Defective Iceberg Wall This Week

"At this time, we do not know the extent of their injuries," the museum's owners said.

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With ‘Say It Loud,’ Destinee Ross-Sutton Is Making Sure Artists Get What...

Ross-Sutton co-curated the upcoming Christie's auction, which features 32 works by Black artists.

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Jorge de León Archives Our Temporal Times on Canvas

de León’s small canvases reflect the decontextualized immediacy of a Twitter timeline refreshing to infinity.

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Over 17,000 Artifacts Have Been Returned to Iraq After Looting During Wartime...

Many of the antiquities date back to ancient Mesopotamia.

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Three Members of Pussy Riot Have Left Russia to Avoid Constant Arrests

In July, four members of the collective were arrested and charged with petty hooliganism.

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Stonehenge Tunnel Plans are Still Underway Despite Being Declared Unlawful

A high court in the U.K. ruled last week that transport secretary Grant Shapps acted unlawfully when he approved the project.

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The Acropolis Is Being Shut Down Daily Amidst Wildfires and a Brutal Heat Wave

Wildfires raging across the country have destroyed homes and forced evacuations outside Athens.

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Timo Hogan Wins the $50,000 Telstra Art Award for Painting ‘Lake Baker’

Held remotely for the second time in 2021, NATSIAA recognized the excellent work of artist Timo Hogan from Spinifex Arts Project.

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Several Suspected Banksy Works Pop Up in the UK, One Partly Removed Due to...

It's always fascinating where Banksy decides to leave his work and recently his unclaimed works have been spotted throughout Suffolk.

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A Few of Banksy’s New Norfolk Murals Have Already Been Defaced or Covered Up

The mysterious street artist produced the new murals during his "Great British Spraycation."

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Entering an NYC Museum Without Vaccination Proof Could Lead to a $1,000 Fine

Enforcement of the new regulations will begin in September, but they go into effect this week.

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Nazi Artifacts Were Just Found Stashed in an Unassuming House in Hagen, Germany

Sebastian Yurtseven, a teacher, found them while cleaning.

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Poland’s President Is Making the Restitution of Nazi-Looted Objects More...

"Poland is the guardian of the memory of the victims of German crimes against Jews," President Andrzej Duda said.

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Newly Discovered Tomb Proves Greek Theater was Alive and Well in Pompeii

The newly discovered tomb of Marcus Venerius Secundio, a former slave turned performer, provides the first evidence that Greek theater was performed in Pompeii.

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The Taliban’s Kabul Takeover Poses a Huge Threat to Afghanistan’s Cultural...

Kabul’s National Museum of Afghanistan released a statement saying that the safety of its artifacts is "a huge concern" amidst the chaos.

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A Banksy Mural is Getting a Security Guard After Other Artworks Have Been...

The Tendring District Council moved to guard the new mural after catching criticism in 2014 for covering up another mural of Banksy's.

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1,700-Year-Old Coins Were Just Discovered Clumped Together on a Beach

Tour guide Yotam Dahan made his discovery on a beach that once served as a natural harbor when Israel was controlled by Rome.

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