London’s National Gallery Is Exploring Its Collection’s Links to Slavery—and Will Investigate Trustees and Donors Next

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London’s National Gallery Is Exploring Its Collection’s Links to Slavery—and Will Investigate Trustees and Donors Next

The institution seeks to explore the history of its collection in four stages.

By Amah-Rose Abrams, Nov 9, 2021

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‘Gerhard Richter’s Works Belong in This City’: In a Major Long-Term Loan Agreement, the Artist Will Send 100 Works to Berlin

The collection will eventually be housed in the new Museum of the 20th Century, set to open in 2026.

By Kate Brown, Nov 8, 2021

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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

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

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Berlin’s Alte Nationalgalerie Returned a Nazi-Looted Pissarro Painting—and Then Bought It Back

The painting will remain on display at the museum, which bought the work in 1961.

By Amah-Rose Abrams, Oct 19, 2021

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