Portal: Governor’s Island, formerly known as Governors Island Art Fair, was launched from its namesake location off the southern tip of Manhattan after 15 years at the site. THE Trust …
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Immerse yourself in environmental artist Alexis Rockman’s dazzling new watercolor show celebrating the complexities of ocean life
For his first contemporary art exhibition, “Alexis Rockman: Oceanus“, the Mystic Seaport Museum in Connecticut invited the environmental artist to work with its resident scientists and curators to create a …
Researchers find a necklace of megalodon teeth in the wreckage of the Titanic, but the rare object will probably have to stay at the bottom of the sea
Was there a real Rose aboard the Titanic? Lovers of the 1997 film might be shocked by a new underwater discovery reminiscent of the “Heart of the Ocean”. A gold …
The Noguchi Museum has paid its employees to contribute to its summer art exhibition. See the works here
Something drastic is happening at Noguchi Museum in Queens. Gallery attendants, curators, project managers, handlers, educators and registrars took over to organize an on-site exhibition of staff works. Plus, they …
London’s Natural History Museum has apologized for renting its space to a conservative group for a ‘hateful’ private event
The Natural History Museum in London has issued an apology for renting its building to the right-wing non-profit National Conservatism, which drew criticism for its extreme views on immigration, religion …
British archaeologists find over 50 pairs of tweezers at ancient site, reflecting Roman obsession with hairlessness
“Beauty is pain” was a maxim the ancient Romans lived by. During almost daily trips to the municipalities public baths, the Romans paid to have their skin scratched, their ears …
Nicolas Party pays homage to Rosalba Carriera, the rococo queen of pastels, in a new installation at Frick
Ten years ago, Nicolas Party came to use what is today his signature tool: pastels. Drawn to the medium for its ability to capture soft, glossy gradients – another hallmark …
Artist Françoise Gilot, who chronicled her tumultuous decade-long relationship with Picasso, has died aged 101
Artist and memoirist Francoise Gilotknown for her tumultuous relationship with Pablo Picassodied aged 101 from heart and lung problems. Vestdaughter of, Aurelia Engel, confirmed his death at New York Times. …
Germany has returned a 16th-century Venetian jewelry box, ancient ceramics and other stolen items to Italy
The German state of Bavaria returned 14 cultural artifacts that had been illegally exported from Italy through acts of theft or smuggling. Their recovery is the result of a joint …
Was the worst case of dinosaur vandalism in history a museum-on-museum crime? A new study suggests it could be
A Paleozoic museum was once in the works for New York’s Central Park. But in a shocking act of vandalism, models and casts of dinosaurs and other ancient animals meant …