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The Gang That Preyed on America’s Small Museums
No one mistook them for cat burglars, but authorities say the crew spent two decades pilfering, and in some cases…
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Her Art Is at Odds With Museums, and Museums Can’t Get Enough
Gala Porras-Kim has confronted the restitution of cultural artifacts and now — with melting Antarctic ice — climate change.
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When the Rubin Museum Was Divine
The Rubin will be “reimagined” as a global museum, but our critic says its charismatic presence will be only a…
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Whitney Museum Names Chief Curator
Kim Conaty will steer exhibitions and the permanent collection, saying she will pay close attention to work by Latino and…
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Readers Share Their Favorite Places to See Art in California
Contemporary art with a hillside winery in Napa, a Roman villa-inspired museum in Pacific Palisades and more.
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Daniel A. Moore, Founder of an African American Museum, Dies at 88
To tell the full story of the American Black experience, he created an Atlanta institution in 1978 and later moved…
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The Ellis Island Museum Gets a Face-Lift
The museum, opened 34 years ago in a 19th-century building, will be refurbished and reimagined, the president of the foundation…
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The Broad Museum, a Los Angeles Favorite, Is Expanding
An expansion designed by Diller, Scofidio + Renfro will add 55,000 square feet to an institution that has become a…
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British Museum Sues Former Curator for Return of Stolen Items
The museum accuses Peter Higgs, a former keeper of Greek and Roman antiquities, of stealing or damaging at least 1,800…
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Once a Roadside Attraction, a Native Burial Site Nears Repatriation
Centuries-old grave mounds in Illinois became a flashpoint in the debate over displaying Native American remains. Now, tribes are close…