How Might We Decolonize the Brooklyn Museum?
In refusing the restitution of stolen artifacts, museums ironically ask us to forget the crimes of the past while serving as custodians of history.
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What Did You See in That Painting?
New research finds the eyes of children and adults are drawn to very different things.
The Metropolitan Museum Is Finally Displaying Native Art in Its American Wing
The museum has announced that it will finally exhibit indigenous works in their “appropriate geographic context.”
A Museum for Healing Broken Hearts
In Los Angeles, the Museum of Broken Relationships gathers its emotional collection from the public—and, in the process, invites civilians of all classes and backgrounds to heal.
And That’s Me With the Mona Lisa!
Surprised museum researchers find many visitors snap photographs of themselves with the masterpieces.
Do We Have to Start Worrying About the Integrity of Museums Now?
Big oil companies like Shell and BP sponsor museums for good PR. But they're beginning to affect what's on display, too.
Arts Organizations Search for the Missing Audience
A National Endowment for the Arts report finds people who decline to attend arts events cite some unexpected reasons for staying home.