With Promise It Is ‘Committed to Repatriation,’ Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art Takes Its Benin Bronzes Off View

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With Promise It Is ‘Committed to Repatriation,’ Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art Takes Its Benin Bronzes Off View

The Washington, D.C. institution is researching dozens of works in its collection as it starts the process of returning them to Nigeria.

By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 5, 2021

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This Dutch Museum Is the World’s First to Open Its Storage to the Public, Putting Its Entire 151,000-Piece Collection on View

The Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen opens this weekend, offering access to little-seen works by Van Gogh and Leonora Carrington, among others.

By Amah-Rose Abrams, Nov 4, 2021

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KAWS Donates ‘Holy Grail’ of Folk Art—a William Edmondson Sculpture Discovered on a St. Louis Porch—to New York Museum

The long-lost masterpiece Martha and Mary, which had been shown at MoMA in 1937, was spotted by an eagle-eyed collector.

By Sarah Cascone, Nov 2, 2021

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‘Their Cuteness Allows Them to Speak Truth to Power’: A Museum Show in New York Highlights the Surprising Cultural Influence of Puppets

Don't miss the massive puppet costumes from the Village Halloween Parade.

By Sarah Cascone, Oct 29, 2021

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A Texas Marketing Company Is Opening a Juneteenth Museum, Promising an Interactive History of the New National Holiday

Opal Lee fought for years for national recognition for Juneteenth.

By Sarah Cascone, Oct 28, 2021

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After Six Decades, Judy Chicago Is Finally Getting Her First Retrospective (and ‘The Dinner Party’ Isn’t in It)

The show is up now at the de Young Museum in San Francisco.

By Sarah Cascone, Oct 28, 2021

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With a Knockout Show of Vividly Painted Religious Sculptures, New York’s Hispanic Society Comes Back to Life After a Four-Year Closure

"There is no other museum outside of Spain that could put on an exhibition like this," the curator said.

By Sarah Cascone, Oct 27, 2021

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A 4,250-Year-Old Vase in the V&A Collection With Ties to the Illegal Art Trade Has Been Restituted to Turkey

The golden ewer was purchased by Arthur Gilbert in the 1980s before it was placed on long-term loan at the museum.

By Amah-Rose Abrams, Oct 27, 2021

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‘Vote Leave’ Campaigners Have Shortlisted Venues in Two U.K. Cities as Potential Sites for a Brexit Museum

The Museum of Brexit seeks to tell a "balanced" story of the road that led the U.K. to break with the European Union.

By Amah-Rose Abrams, Oct 26, 2021

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26 Royal Objects Looted From Benin by French Soldiers Are Going On View in Paris—Briefly—Before Being Returned

The pieces will be presented at the Musée du Quai Branly in Paris this week.

By Kate Brown, Oct 25, 2021

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After More Than a Decade of Controversy and Delays, a Massive New Museum for Edvard Munch Has Opened at Last in Norway

At 13 stories and 283,000 square feet, it's one of the largest single-artist museums in the world.

By Taylor Dafoe, Oct 22, 2021

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Tate Has Brokered Its First-Ever Deal to Acquire ‘Custodianship’ of an Artwork in a Novel Agreement With a Mayan Artist and His People

Tate will act as the custodian, rather than owner, of artist Edgar Calel's work for 13 years.

By Amah-Rose Abrams, Oct 22, 2021

To Escape Facebook’s Scrutiny, Vienna Museums Are Revealing Their Raciest Art (and Educating the Masses) on the Adult Site OnlyFans

The museums' nudes have been censored by other social media channels.

By Caroline Goldstein, Oct 18, 2021

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