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Philosophy
fromAeon
1 day ago

Why is this Kenyan artefact in storage at a German museum? | Aeon Videos

A Kikuyu artefact taken to a German museum in 1903 reveals contested provenance and prompts community-centered approaches to rightful preservation and storytelling.
History
fromColossal
2 weeks ago

A Deep Dive into the Strange and Touching Victorian-Era Mourning Traditions

Victorian mourning involved elaborate public rituals and material objects, while contemporary grief is more private and inwardly managed.
Arts
fromFuncheap
2 weeks ago

SF's Cartoon Art Museum's "Pay What You Wish" Day (First Tuesdays)

The Cartoon Art Museum preserves and exhibits diverse cartoon art, offers educational programs, houses approximately 7,000 originals, and provides monthly Pay What You Wish admission.
Arts
fromFuncheap
1 month ago

"Reveries" A Robert Kipniss Retrospective Exhibition Opening (SF)

Robert Kipniss's mezzotints, color lithographs, and paintings offer meditative, quietly powerful visions that reveal profound significance in simple, overlooked moments.
Arts
fromARTnews.com
1 month ago

Art Gallery of Ontario Scores Major Donation of Contemporary Prints and Photographs

AGO received 450+ works from Carol and Morton Rapp, representing 203 artists and expanding its printmaking collection spanning the 1960s through the early 21st century.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
2 months ago

Hispanic Society to Sell Dozens of Artworks From Its Collection

The Hispanic Society is selling 45 non-core European Old Master paintings, including an El Greco workshop work, to fund collection care and acquisitions.
Music
fromTime Out London
3 months ago

I went to the V&A's new David Bowie Centre in Stratford before it opens to the public this weekend - here's what it's like

David Bowie's donated private archive at the V&A Storehouse reveals a vast, accessible public archive that enables research, engagement, and unexpected historical insights.
History
fromOregon ArtsWatch * Arts & Culture News
3 months ago

Tillamook County Pioneer Museum: Bringing Tillamook to the world, from shipwrecks to service members, from research to a nature reserve * Oregon ArtsWatch

The Tillamook County Pioneer Museum preserves and shares Tillamook County history with roughly 55,000 objects and 20,000 photographs spanning the 17th–21st centuries.
History
fromMedievalists.net
3 months ago

Viking Hairstyles Uncovered in a Medieval Gaming Piece - Medievalists.net

A 1,000-year-old walrus-ivory Viking figurine vividly depicts a middle-parted hairstyle, moustache, braided goatee, sideburns, and cropped back hair, revealing elite Viking grooming.
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