Smithsonian Closes Four Museums Due to Covid, Robert E. Lee Time Capsule Opened, and More: Morning Links for December
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National Museum of African Art
Smithsonian’s Museum of African Art Begins Process to Repatriate Its Benin Bronzes
In total, the museum said it owns 42 objects from the Kingdom of Benin.
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Smithsonian African Art Museum Gets New Director, ICA Miami Acquires CryptoPunk NFT, and More: Morning Links for July 7, 2021
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Smithsonian’s Gus Casely-Hayford Will Lead Hotly Anticipated New Victoria & Albert Museum Outpost in London
He will assume the role of director in spring 2020.
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Smithsonian Posts Disclaimer Outside Show Featuring Works From the Cosbys’ Collection
NPR reported that the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art will post a disclaimer to inform visitors that its “Conversations” exhibition, which contains pieces owned by Bill Cosby and…
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Smithsonian on Cosby: ‘The Museum in No Way Condones This Behavior’
The Smithsonian was criticized when their National Museum of African Art opened a show last November entitled “Conversations: African and African American Artworks in Dialogue,” due to…
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RobbReport
Towering Fashion Editor André Leon Talley Has Died at 73
WWD
French Actor, Face of Chanel Perfume Gaspard Ulliel Has Died
Rolling Stone
New ‘Lord of the Rings’ Series Gets a Title — Forged By a Blacksmith
Sportico
Giannis Defends His Brand as Fervently as He Protects the Rim
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