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Are watercolors considered paintings or drawings? Short Answer: Both! https://t.co/VJtbf8VQ8i

Nephrite #jade is the toughest material on Earth—stronger than steel—and holds qualities that people have long connected with spiritually. How can museums care for both the physical and *metaphysical* life of jade artworks? ⁣ 🎧 Listen on @ApplePodcasts: https://t.co/EajWCkk2yA https://t.co/PODFUFH3er

Sand Boarding in Iquique, Chile 🇨🇱 🏂 by sofiamangini munay_sandboard 🎵 DVRST - Close Eyes https://t.co/D4nXtRedV7

A Dutch Old Master work looted by the Nazis was returned to Mrs. Charlotte Bischoff van Heemskerck, the 101-year-old daughter of its former owner. https://t.co/EW1wJzg529

Sotheby’s allowed a stranger to pick up $4 million worth of someone else's diamonds. A judge says the auction house may be liable: https://t.co/BZY8WTUDeN https://t.co/6V1xPAJPt2

Often watercolors involve both brush and pencil work, so by technique they could be deemed drawings and paintings. But watercolor also exists of course as a third, separate category, much like pastels. https://t.co/ROxpvnDs9G

Cheers to Friday—we made it 😎 Celebrate with a jaunt up to the roof for #MetSunSets, complete with music, dancing, drinks, and awe-inspiring views. Learn more: https://t.co/G8JppWYr6g https://t.co/frngOiJifN

A version of Monopoly featuring a graffiti artist's mural has sparked a fierce legal drama over copyright: https://t.co/qlQsncMQIB https://t.co/GrbkMfFZXX

Baby Face in Famous Paintings https://t.co/WMr3kLiwTX https://t.co/82Ymb3gyua https://t.co/TXtJErUAz8

Artists Eve Biddle and Joshua Frankel restored their mural's original design after Sony Pictures painted over it in 2014 to promote its Spider-Man movie. @LauravS reports. https://t.co/lSjCvmN3wb

Within our museum, watercolors are housed with drawings because they are works on paper (rather than canvas or panel) and require their own specific conservation considerations, but there are some exceptions—like the watercolors found within manuscripts. https://t.co/OyFmbMXqoL

Aaron De Groft, the recently ousted director of the Orlando Museum of Art, seems to have had a history collecting works for institutions that have suspicious provenance. https://t.co/YSeN3fgdon

Woomin Kim’s collage-like quilts invite viewers to marvel at what can be achieved with fabric. https://t.co/hXXT7klQFO

Tonight, join @NEWINC and the @acehotel Brooklyn for "digital music distribution (2022 remix)," a panel with Emma Burgess-Olson (Umfang), Jace Clayton (DJ/Rupture), Straith Schreder (https://t.co/m3E3fh6Q8H), and Goldie Harrison (United Masters): https://t.co/p1PmqVPsyB https://t.co/7wcqK5qFdD

Amazing Stranger Things Miniature Creation by Sebastian Jern 👏 https://t.co/Lmor6VdqD6