Smarthistory’s short videos and accessible essays have made it one of the most used resources in the world.
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In an unprecedented move, museum association relaxes guidelines, giving financial flexibility in uncertain times.
Wage freezes also imposed, but most of museum complex’s federal employees will not be affected.
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Frida Kahlo’s painting of herself and her husband belies how much bigger she would ultimately become
Von Ammon Co.’s ‘Paratexts’ might validate — or exacerbate — your unease.
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Martin Wong's "La Vida" depicts a tenement building on New York's Lower East Side in the 1980s.
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The sea is churning, the rowboat is lurching and a man’s life hangs in the balance.
D.C. artist Jonathan Monaghan’s inventive videos transport you to alien worlds in U-Md.’s “Pause, Play.”
“It is not a moment to celebrate a birthday party, that’s for sure,” the museum’s president says.
Closed by coronavirus, the museum dedicated to the iconic trumpeter and singer finds a fascinating way to share its collection.
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Renoir and Manet remind us that the good times will return.
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Coronavirus social-distancing measures can teach us the value of solitary contemplation.
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Charles Émile Champmartin’s unflinching painting of the 32-year-old artist pays tribute to his life, as well as his death.
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The National Museum of the American Indian is embracing digital initiatives, and not just for the duration of this shutdown.
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The Smithsonian’s Chiura Obata exhibition is still inspiring, even off view.
The National Gallery of Art has transferred ownership of a Blue Period Picasso to the Mendelssohn-Bartholdy family, who claim it was sold under Nazi duress.
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Her ?Celebration,? at the Cleveland Museum of Art, is a prime example of her talent.
Quiet streets and institutional disarray may present an invitation to art thieves.
Arts center’s Deborah Rutter follows Met Opera leader Peter Gelb in giving up pay.
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No old master spoke more urgently to modern painters than El Greco.
