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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…

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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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In Whitney Biennial Artwork, a Message Reveals Itself: ‘Free Palestine’

Museum curators said they had been unaware that the artist Demian DinéYazhi’ included the message through the flickering letters of…

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