For the Smithsonian’s 175th anniversary, the long-closed Arts and Industries Building reopens for a glimpse of the future.For the Smithsonian’s 175th anniversary, the long-closed Arts…
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Gillian Wearing Has Turned Masks Into an Art Form
The Guggenheim will show the work of the conceptual artist who probes questions of identity.The Guggenheim will show the work of the conceptual artist who…
View More Gillian Wearing Has Turned Masks Into an Art FormA Museum in New Orleans Tells the Story of Jews in the South
With thousands of artifacts, a New Orleans museum tells of a different immigrant experience, far from the cities of the North.With thousands of artifacts, a…
View More A Museum in New Orleans Tells the Story of Jews in the SouthWhat a Museum Wants to Be in the 21st Century
The Denver Art Museum, responsive, interactive and fashion-conscious, transforms its headquarters into the institution that current-day curators dream of.The Denver Art Museum, responsive, interactive and…
View More What a Museum Wants to Be in the 21st CenturyRevisiting the Great Chicago Fire of 1871
Among the surprises in a new exhibition at the Chicago History Museum: streets paved with wood, an unusual heat wave and exoneration for Mrs. O’Leary’s…
View More Revisiting the Great Chicago Fire of 1871Photo Exhibitions Focus on Marginalized People
From New York to Los Angeles, Black, L.G.B.T.Q., Native American and women artists are exhibiting works that highlight their communities and personal perspectives.From New York…
View More Photo Exhibitions Focus on Marginalized PeopleClimate Exhibitions Look Beyond Declarations of Calamity
Museums are less interested in adding to the terror than furthering the connection to the planet.Museums are less interested in adding to the terror than…
View More Climate Exhibitions Look Beyond Declarations of CalamityThe 20-Year Contest to Crack the Code of the Rosetta Stone
“The Writing of the Gods,” by Edward Dolnick, offers a fresh account of the discovery in Egypt of the giant slab, and of the competition…
View More The 20-Year Contest to Crack the Code of the Rosetta StoneThe Controversy Over Statues and How We Commemorate the Past
Alex von Tunzelmann’s “Fallen Idols” looks at the arguments surrounding 12 figures from history, and what they tell us about both the past and the…
View More The Controversy Over Statues and How We Commemorate the PastBook Review: ‘Unprotected,’ by Billy Porter
In his memoir “Unprotected,” Billy Porter recounts his lifelong struggle to heal the deep wounds buried under the sheen of his charismatic presence.In his memoir…
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