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The First Bank Of The United States (Yes, The One Founded By Alexander Hamilton)...
"(It) was built in 1797 in Philadelphia to be the central hub of Hamilton's national banking system. The Independence National Historical Park (INHP) will...
The State Of The San Francisco Symphony: Uncertain And Odd
"The orchestra is still receiving local support, along with national and international acclaim, but not all is well. More musicians (have been) leaving than...
Philly’s Pops Musicians Have To Do Something. So, Meet The No Name Pops.
With the Philly Pops in collapse — evicted by the Kimmel Center for nonpayment of rent, suing the Kimmel Center, being sued by its...
“The Dallas Museum of Art Asked For A Reinvention, And Boy, Is It Going...
"The six architectural teams competing to design its expansion have put forward their visions, and all would dramatically transform the institution, both in its...
Climate-Protesting Art Vandals Are Costing Museums Real Money
"The costs for security, conservation and insurance are growing, according to cultural institutions that have experienced attacks. In some cases they are suing the...
SAG-AFTRA Agrees To One Day Of Federal Mediation Before Going On Strike
"Unionized Hollywood actors on the verge of a strike have agreed to allow a last-minute intervention from federal mediators but say they doubt a...
Milan Kundera, 94
"(He) was the most widely read Czech writer of the 20th century after Kafka. … Although, unlike Kafka, he lived to see fame, he...
King Richard III: Unjustly Maligned Or Justly Condemned?
Four historians weigh in, with takes ranging from "(he) resolved to be a good king and even a reformer" to "one of the most...
The Lullaby Project: Musicians Help Mothers Create Custom-Made Songs For Their Children
"Songs have been written in over 20 languages across the U.S. and around the world. … The musical styles range from classic lullaby to...
Here’s A Possibility: Replacing Looted Items In Museums With State-Of-The-Art Replicas
"When the Chrysler Museum in Norfolk, Virginia repatriated a Bakor monolith to Nigeria at the end of June, … it received an almost identical...
Israel’s Most Controversial Play Is Revived For The First Time Since 1970
"Hanoch Levin's Queen of a Bathtub, … a musical that used satire to attack perceived militarism, self-righteousness and racism in the aftermath of Israel's...
Though Ravaged By The Pandemic And Real Estate, The Bay Area’s Flamenco Scene Hangs...
More than two years without performances or paying students, combined with soaring costs for both renters and owners, drove several of the senior figures...
Antonio Stradivari’s Home And Workshop Have Reopened
"Budding luthiers and young musicians can now get a step closer to the master by honing their skills in his original house and workshop,...
Arts Groups Are Aghast At The Possibility Of Tearing Down San Diego Civic Theatre
"If it goes away" as part of a major downtown redevelopment proposed by City Hall, "so too does the prospect of seeing, within county...
The License Fee Is Regressive, And Rich People Should Pay More For The BBC,...
"The 'regressive' licence fee system could be replaced by a tax on broadband bills or a household levy based on property value, Richard Sharp...
The Billionaire Who Bought The San Diego Union-Tribune To Save It Is Now Selling...
Patrick Soon-Shiong bought the Union-Tribune and the Los Angeles Times in 2018, promising to invest in the papers the way Jeff Bezos did in...
The Netherlands Is Returning Hundreds Of Looted Items To Indonesia And Sri Lanka
"Objects (returned include) the 'Lombok treasure,' consisting of 335 objects from Lombok, Indonesia, the Pita Maha collection, a key collection of modern art from...
Overrun By Tourists, The Acropolis Imposes Limits On Visitors For The First Time
"Unprecedented queues at the foot of the site ... and unruly scenes at the gateway to the sanctuary have spurred the Greek government to...
A Talk With Yasuhisa Toyota, The Great Concert-Hall Acoustician
The man responsible for the sound at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Hamburg's Elbphilharmonie, Suntory Hall in Tokyo, Pierre Boulez Saal in Berlin, and the...
A March On City Hall For Arts Funding (!)
In Bristol, England, cultural organizations expected to have their upcoming grants from the local government confirmed by the end of last October; now, they're...
England’s Libraries Generate At Least £3.4 Billion In Economic Activity Every Year: Study
"Libraries in England generate at least £3.4 billion in value a year through services supporting children's literacy, digital inclusion and health, a study has...
Those Unknown Rembrandts Discovered This Past Spring Have Sold For $14.2 Million
"A pair of previously unknown and 'exceptionally rare' portraits by Rembrandt sold for over £11.2 million ($14.2 million) Thursday after they were discovered in...
“Here Lies Love”, The Imelda Marcos Disco Musical? Filipino-Americans Have Feelings About It
For immigrants, it's seeing their own history on a Broadway stage; for their children, it's a major lesson. ("Growing up, the only thing I...
Does The Karaoke Disco Musical About Imelda Marcos “Trivialize The Suffering Of Millions Of...
"Here's what to know about Imelda and Ferdinand Marcos, the People Power Revolution of 1986 and the controversies the show" — Here Lies Love,...
ABT’s Gabe Stone Shayer Publicly Calls Out The Company For Seeing Him As Black...
"Nothing bothered me more than being cast in Lifted, a 'groundbreaking' show designed to feature only ABT's Black dancers. … I trained to be...
