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MONA Loses Legal Battle, Ordered to Allow Men Into Ladies Lounge Exhibit
The museum argued the refusal of men was the point of the artwork.
Just Let Gen Z Make Reels in Art Museums
Taking multiple selfies at art shows and in front of artworks might seem annoying to those of us who don’t, but what if we acknowledge it instead as a different form of engagement with art, specific to the times we live in?
Immersive Art Exhibitions Are Everywhere and They're Awful
"I fear that if Van Gogh had shelled out £25 for a ticket, he’d be inclined to mutilate more of his remaining sensory organs."
The Sober Guide to Las Vegas
Zero-proof cocktails, driving race cars, helicopter rides, and much more fun for a booze-free trip to Vegas.
The Louvre Makes 482,000 Works of Art Available Online
The entire museum collection is available to view online for free.
Harvard Has 22,000 Human Remains. Some of Them Were Probably Slaves
Harvard has a collection of 22,000 bodies going back more than a century, and some of them were likely enslaved. Now, it's apologizing and conducting archival research to determine if and how they may be repatriated.
Canada To Return a Statue It Stole From India Over a Century Ago
After a virtual repatriation ceremony on November 19, the statue is expected to soon begin its journey home.
Stealthy Thieves Stole $9,400 From Japan’s Ninja Museum
It took only three minutes for the thieves to carry out their mission.
This is What Happens if You Accidentally Destroy a Priceless Museum Artefact
Last week, a tourist in Italy snapped the toes off a 200-year-old statue while posing for a photo. We explore what usually happens next in such situations.
This 44.8 Gigapixel Scan of a Rembrandt Contains Staggering Detail
The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam is closed to the public, but you can now view Rembrandt's 'The Night Watch' in unprecedented detail thanks to a hyper-resolution scan.
Cam’ron Is Not Convinced That Dinosaurs Ever Existed
"Word, so they just found all these bones and glued them together? ... Sounds like more of a money-maker to me.”