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Pro-Palestine Activists Target MoMA

Pro-Palestine activists gathered outside New York’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) last night, protesting its ties with Ronald S. Lauder, the museum’s honorary chairman and president of the World Jewish Congress. The demonstration coincided with the World Jewish Congress’s annual assembly, criticized

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Mucha Museum Opens

The Mucha Museum, dedicated to Czech artist Alphonse Mucha, a pivotal figure in the Art Nouveau movement, is set to open a new location in Prague near the historic Old Town Square. This move follows the conclusion of a long-term agreement with

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Animal Rights Activists Sentenced

Five animal rights activists were sentenced for causing over £7,000 in damage to the Queen Victoria Memorial fountain outside Buckingham Palace after pouring red dye into the water during a 2021 protest. The activists aimed to simulate a “bloodbath” to draw attention

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A New Era for Egypt’s Grand Egyptian Museum

After years of anticipation, Egypt’s Grand Egyptian Museum has begun a trial phase, offering a preview of what is set to become the world’s largest archaeological museum. Situated near the iconic Giza Pyramids, the museum opened 12 of its main halls to

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National Gallery Enforces Stricter Security Measures

In response to a series of activist attacks on its most iconic paintings, the National Gallery in London has introduced new security measures that will drastically change how visitors experience the space. Beginning Friday, October 18, 2024, visitors will no longer be

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Hidden Worlds of Artists’ Sketchbooks at V&A

What was John Constable doing at 8:30 AM on September 26, 1814? According to his sketchbook, he was in Dedham Vale sketching a scene that would later inspire his painting Stour Valley and Dedham Church. Alongside the sketch, he meticulously noted the

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Activists Stage Protest at National Gallery

Two activists staged a protest at the National Gallery in London on Oct 11, pasting a photograph of a Palestinian mother and child over the protective glass of Pablo Picasso’s 1901 painting Motherhood (La Maternité). The demonstration, aimed at drawing attention to

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Artists Rally to Defend Just Stop Oil Protesters

In an open letter signed by over 100 artists, curators, and art historians, the art world has united to plead for leniency in the case of Phoebe Plummer and Anna Holland—Just Stop Oil protesters who famously threw cans of tomato soup at

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