Museum
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Europe
Stolen Jewels, Now on Display
For six months, a team at the British Museum has been working with police to recover hundreds of engraved gems…
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America
Following Yoko Ono’s Anarchic Instructions
A major retrospective at Tate Modern instructs visitors to draw their own shadows, shake hands through a canvas and imagine…
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Europe
5 Presidential Libraries That Offer Culture, History and ‘Labs of Democracy’
With museums, special exhibitions and unique events, presidential libraries across the country are designed as destinations for everyone — not…
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Opinion
How Museums Handle Cultural Artifacts
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Europe
He Ran the Uffizi. Can He Run Florence?
The museum’s former director, Eike Schmidt, is toying — somewhat mischievously — with entering the race to become Florence’s mayor.
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America
Frick Leader to Step Down After a 14-Year Run
Having seen the museum’s controversial renovation through to completion, Ian Wardropper plans to retire in 2025.
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Food
Frenchette Bakery at the Whitney Museum Expands to Full Service
Ramen By Ra brings asa ramen to the Bowery Market, Bar Nena opens beneath Jajaja in the West Village and…
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America
This Silly Museum About Crabs Has Serious Things to Say
The tiny Crab Museum in Margate, England, is gaining attention for its irreverent crustacean exhibits that also teach visitors about…
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Science
The Year the Leaf-Cutter Ants Took Manhattan
In January, the American Museum of Natural History’s new insectarium gained 500,000 tenants. It has taken them some time to…
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America
Dick Wolf, ‘Law & Order’ Creator, Gives 200 Artworks to the Met Museum
Wolf has promised works by Botticelli, the Gentileschis and van Gogh to the museum, which is also naming two galleries…