Climate Activists Damage Rubens Painting’s Frame, British Museum Receives Chinese Jades, and More: Morning Links from August 30, 2022
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British Museum
British Museum Urged By Union to Remain Closed Throughout U.K.’s Unprecedented Heat Wave
The British Museum plans to return to normal operating hours on Wednesday.
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Protesters Gather Outside the British Museum to Call for Parthenon Marbles’ Return to Greece
Activists unfurled Greek flags and a banner reading "Reunify the Marbles!"
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Greece Rejects British Museum Claim That Parthenon Marbles Were ‘Removed From Rubble’
Greece and the U.K. have been battling over the marbles for decades.
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Cambodia Calls on U.K. Museums to Return Allegedly Looted Objects
The British Museum and the V&A said they were researching the artifacts in question.
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A U.K. Heritage Group Will Sue British Museum Over Access to Long-Disputed Parthenon Marbles
The Institute for Digital Archaeology is trying to take 3D scans of the sculptures, with the aim of creating reproductions.
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British Museum to Drop Sackler Name, Joining a Succession of Museums
A concrete timeline for the removal of the Sackler name was not provided.
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After 30 Years, London’s National Portrait Gallery Cuts Ties with BP
The news follows calls for U.K. arts institutions to divest themselves of fossil fuel philanthropy.
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Prized Prehistoric Sculpture Discovered in U.K., Nazi-Looted Painting Restituted in Belgium, and More: Morning Links for February 11, 2022
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How Lowell Farms Created a Slender, Elegant Joint You Wouldn’t Be Ashamed to Smoke
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Laura Harrier Shimmers in Sequined Saint Laurent Jumpsuit at ‘Entergalactic’ Premiere
Rolling Stone
Flaming Lips Announce Massive ‘Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots’ 20th Anniversary Reissue
Sportico
Fabric Raises $4 Million to Augment Reality at Sporting Events
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