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Europe
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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America
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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America
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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Science
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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America
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…
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America
The Met Museum Hires Its First Head of Provenance Research
Lucian Simmons is leaving Sotheby’s to lead the museum’s increased efforts to review its collection, which has recently returned looted…
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America
Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Names New Director
Elizabeth C. Babcock, the chief executive of Forever Balboa Park, will start this summer, after Nancy Yao’s withdrawal.
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America
At TEFAF Art Fair, Museums Make Up for Shrinking Private Sales
Curators are looking for old art that can resonate with a new audience at the venerable event in the Netherlands.
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America
With a New Holocaust Museum, the Netherlands Faces Its Past
The new institution in Amsterdam is the first to tell the full story of the persecution of Dutch Jews during…
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