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Irish artist printmaker Carol Nunan, who lives and works in Northumberland UK #WomensArt https://t.co/rk2B4YSw0r

How you react when your friend wears their mask all day, then takes it off to ask how their breath smells. (🖌️ Edouard Manet, “The Dead Toreador,” probably 1864, oil on canvas, 29 x 60 in., Widener Collection) https://t.co/qmuSJ46M0I

We heard that @lizzo has a knack for making music magic with historical flutes 🎶 💫 Since she's here in NYC, it's #AboutDamnTime we give some love to the fancy flutes in our Musical Instruments collection. Read on in the thread for some of our favorites ⬇️

Autumn Approaches, 1919 ✏️ Jessie Willcox Smith (American, 1863 - 1935) https://t.co/SFIsW4DryX

The head of the State Hermitage Museum’s contemporary art department has resigned due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine https://t.co/ejLECEG4RB

Three for one, anyone? This walking stick flute/oboe has it all! This rare 1750s instrument in the form of a walking stick combines a transverse flute and an oboe. It’s made of a narwhal tusk, a material once valued higher than gold. Explore it further: https://t.co/ycaOXiAHUg https://t.co/snYVb5bJgj

© Will Barnet (American, 1911 - 20912) https://t.co/HcMbVTCnm0

Big hat energy 🎩 French painter, illustrator, and printmaker Pierre Bonnard was born #OnThisDay in 1867. “Girl in Straw Hat” 🎨 #PierreBonnard 📅 1903 🏛️ @milwaukeeart https://t.co/boEBq7eN9l

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30 Los Angeles artists will break out in Hong Kong at an upcoming show in Adrian Cheng's art mall: https://t.co/elSjD431OC https://t.co/QlUmdUJbWt

© Andrea Kowch (American painter, b. 1986) https://t.co/dCsR7RxBBS

Museumgoers criticize the Art Institute of Chicago’s omission of HIV/AIDS in the (now revised) label for Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s “Untitled (Portrait of Ross in L.A.).” https://t.co/ujRn4w7wyZ

During a ceremony held at the White House last week, Biden described the arts, as “essential to the well-being, health, vitality and democracy of our nation.” https://t.co/sfhCWhBwre

For more #MetMusic inspiration, dive into our Musical Instruments collection. https://t.co/SNeWb5whcK

At some point, Manet cut the painting apart, creating two smaller, more powerful works. One of those works was this very painting. He repainted the background, extracting the figure from the context of the bullfight, and in so doing completely changed the nature of his painting. https://t.co/09Y6GRMftD