How Activists Are Forcing Museums To Take a Long, Hard Look At Their Donors
In the past, displaying offensive art got you into trouble. These days, it’s not so much what you display, but rather who paid for the display, that’s increasingly problematic.
‘Amazing Grace’ Musical Tells A True Story Of A Slave-Trader’s Redemption
Ambitious in its production scale and subject matter, ‘Amazing Grace: The Broadway Musical’ plays this summer at an unlikely venue in the nation’s capital.
Visit The Rockies And The Alps In One Location At Newark Museum
The Newark Museum’s new exhibition provides an enlightening examination of two simultaneous currents in nineteenth-century American and European art.
Art Galleries Willing To Go Full Narcissist Can Generate Huge Crowds
The art world’s current conundrum is that encouraging individuals to engage with art often involves appealing to their narcissistic instincts.
Should The Sistine Chapel, Art Museums, And Zoos Turn Themselves Into Disney World?
This Vatican-approved showpiece’s subject matter is the Sistine Chapel, complete with projectors, fireworks, giant glow sticks, theatrical performers, ballet dancers, and colored lasers.
How A Radiologist’s 45 Years Of Collecting American Manuscripts Fed A Museum Display About The Bible
As someone who has spent decades studying how dissenting opinions have shaped our republic, Ted Steinbock has high hopes for the new Museum of the Bible in Washington DC.
Why You Should Visit The Museum Of The Bible Even If You’re Not Religious
Whether you think the Bible is an out-of-date relic or the inspired word of God, the museum helps you to engage with the ancient text and its legacy in a revolutionary way.
New Civil Rights Museum Proves Americans Can Still Come Together To Honor U.S. History
A new Mississippi museum highlights the importance of remembering, preserving, and commemorating our country’s history through learning about our past.
What’s Inside DC’s New $800 Million, Theme-Park-Influenced Museum Of The Bible
Even skeptics are wowed by the high-tech museum. Pulitzer Prize winner Philip Kennicott called Museum of the Bible ‘stocked with historic treasures.’
Americans’ Declining Interest In History Is Hitting Museums Like Colonial Williamsburg Hard
Americans know little about their own country’s past—and they’re not expressing interest learning more about history in places like Colonial Williamsburg.
It’s Time To Let Collectors Like Hobby Lobby Import Artifacts To The West
Thanks to jihadis, most ancient artifacts are almost certainly safer in the Smithsonian or the British Museum than they are in Baghdad or Mosul.
11 Thoughtful Gifts To Buy Instead Of Wasting Money On Cheap Crap From China
Sometimes we use gifts to make ourselves feel less guilty, to beat the Joneses, because we’re addicted to consuming to distract ourselves from what happens when things get quiet.
Museum Trips Will Not Keep European Teens From Islamism
European Muslims are not embracing Western culture, and Italy’s plan to give all 18-year-olds $500 to spend at museums and concerts is not going to help. Cutting welfare might.
Big Museums Need To Stop Hoarding Treasures Nobody Ever Sees
Thousands of museum-owned objects are sitting in basements, warehouses, and storage depots around the world while their owners simultaneously plan expensive expansions and slash budgets.
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