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SO NY STATE IS MAKING MUSEUMS LABEL ALL NAZI-LOOTED ART ON VIEW BUT THEY SHOULD ALSO LABEL ALL ART LOOTED THROUGH GENOCIDE AND COLONIZATION AND EXPAND HOW THE WORKS ENDED UP IN THE COLLECTION IN THE FIRST PLACE ACTUALLY THEY SHOULD RESTITU- https://t.co/ExCHyt1M2E

In Edo period Japan, swords and their accessories were considered symbols of power and authority, modes of self-expression, and avenues for creativity. Catch this sword guard alongside related objects in "Samurai Splendor: Sword Fittings from Edo Japan." https://t.co/gXZJVmycxl https://t.co/IWYwm0LhLD

The archaeologist who discovered King Tut's tomb almost certainly stole artifacts from it, a new book reveals: https://t.co/Xhm5opsei7 https://t.co/VF6MigDVxr

“This is about fairness. It underlines our Government’s commitment to honoring the tremendous artistic skill and creativity of so many of our visual artists." https://t.co/j0EkUuwTrg

Millennial collectors Dylan and Sarah Abruscato share how they built their impressive collection of rising artists through social media and buying art online. https://t.co/icqu2klaP1

On Saturday, August 27, join The Met's Civic Practice Partnership Artist in Residence #MeiLum to engage with an interactive thangka⁠—a traditional Tibetan artwork on a fabric scroll⁠—that immerses you in a mythical journey of self-transformation. https://t.co/WD8lrbQKbr

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The Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art closes for fumigation after two silverfish were spotted on a Bernd and Hilla Becher photo: https://t.co/ycYuoneRsM https://t.co/7kKk2ZfuvI

What do you hear when you see this photo? Voices on the phone? Laughter? The rustling of film strips? Some images speak loudly, including those in "In Focus: Sound" at the Getty Center through October 2. https://t.co/kq9xmriEnl https://t.co/ymHHCjx1mI

The Peale museum in Baltimore, one of the oldest museums in the US, has reopened after a five-year closure and $5.5m renovation https://t.co/FkeA1rsdvx

The Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art has closed after a video showed two silverfish crawling across a photograph by German conceptual artists Bernd and Hilla Becher. https://t.co/AVEDKS7T07

This 18th-century sculpture of baby Jesus looks just like Mark Zuckerberg, and even Twitter's Jack Dorsey has weighed in: https://t.co/U2dt8wc5MD https://t.co/S8yIEw3WEA

Planetary scientist and astrophotographer Connor Matherne invested two years and over 100 hours of exposure time to create a stunning image of the Helix Nebula, also known as the Eye of God. Read more on how he captured the stunning photo: https://t.co/swAt6kZMEp https://t.co/BbXo2aEGVc

Surreal Blurred Portraits Between Painting and Photography https://t.co/KbqcgcUhKu https://t.co/qm159oEOd4 https://t.co/P00DmCEUED

At Pratt Manhattan, “The Work of Love, the Queer of Labor” saliently explores the tensions between revolutionary and identity politics. https://t.co/uCgjbrZV9q