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Paris (France): “musee Cognacq-Jay”, a museum located in the Donon Hotel Andia/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Five out of seven valuable 18th-century snuffboxes stolen last year from Paris’s Cognacq-Jay Museum have been found. Paris Musées, an organization that manages several of Paris’s city museums, announced the return of the objects this week. “Thanks to …

Five 18th-Century Snuff Boxes Stolen from Paris’s Cognacq-Jay Museum Have Been Recovered Read More »

Acosia Red Elk’s performance on October 14, 2025, in front of ‘Washington Crossing the Delaware by Emmanuel Leutze (1851). The painting reveals a hidden artwork by Flechas, titled ‘Landback’ when visitors use the “Encoded” app. Photos by Aaron Huey courtesy of Amplifier
 This week, for maybe the first time, an eagle beat its wings in …

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The opening performance of Barsakelmes. Photo Nurtas Sisekenov Kazakhstan’s newly opened Tselinny Center of Contemporary Culture offers a guide to decolonization, and it goes something like this: Remember, rethink, advance, dance.   These steps were put into practice in September, when a collective of Kazakh visual artists, musicians, poets, and singers, adorned in feathers and sumptuous fabrics, …

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The facade of the Philadelphia Art Museum, showing off its new name and logo. Photo Rob Cusick/Courtesy Philadelphia Art Museum On Wednesday, the Philadelphia Museum of Art announced a major rebrand to—drum roll, please—the Philadelphia Art Museum. In a press release, the museum said the change “places Philadelphia front and center,” though, by my read, …

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The National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. De Agostini via Getty Images As the government shutdown continues into its third week, museums previously unaffected are beginning to close their doors. This is the latest change in programing amid the ongoing government shutdown, which has seen a number of museum and national park services suspended. One …

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