Art Seizures at the Met Caused Concern. His Job Is to Address It.
After surrendering scores of art works thought looted, the museum is looking to its new head of provenance research to police ...
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Trump Moves to Dismantle Institute of Museum and Library Services
An executive order demands workforce and operation reductions “that the President has determined are unnecessary” at the IMLS and several agencies.
Iguanas likely crossed the Pacific millions of years ago on a record-setting rafting trip
But new research suggests that millions of years ago, iguanas pulled off the 5,000 mile (8,000 kilometer) odyssey on a raft ...
The world’s largest architectural model captures New York City in the ’90s
An urban model of New York City — the largest to ever be made — commemorates its last 60 years with a new book that provides ...
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Talking With Our Hands: Nail Art Inspiration at the Smithsonian
Ameya Okamoto, Santana Walker, and Celeste Hampton—part of the Smithsonian's Nail Art Project. Photos courtesy of the ...
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Amy Sherald’s debut New York solo museum exhibition to open in April.
American Sublime, the artist’s debut solo exhibition at a New York museum and the most comprehensive showing of her work.
In an Upcoming Show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Lorna Simpson Goes Straight to the Source
Lorna Simpson, whose pioneering conceptual photographs and multimedia work over more than three decades had already ...
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3 must-visit museums in Upstate NY, according to USA Today
While Upstate New York is known for its scenic landscapes and outdoor adventures, it is also home to several award-winning museums perfect for the whole family. USA Today recently announced the ...
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Is funding for the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Latino at risk?
Amid what has been called an increasingly partisan culture war, a House committee voted to defund the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Latino. The clash of legislators in Congress, who ...
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New robots guide visitors through exhibits at Smithsonian museums
A four-foot tall robot can now be your tour guide at some Smithsonian museums. Pepper is a robot museum guide that had its first introductory demonstration at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden ...
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New York’s Met Museum Returns Stolen Greek Bronze
Greece on Tuesday said it had recovered from New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art a 2,600-year-old bronze artifact stolen from ancient Olympia in the 1930s. The Greek culture ministry in a ...
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A Historic Black Newspaper Gets a Museum
The New York Amsterdam News, which was founded 115 years ago and has published civil rights leaders, will convert most of its Harlem building into a museum and community space. By James Barron ...