How Some Of Syria’s Cultural Heritage Was Secretly Saved
7,400 artefacts were smuggled into Rmelan from dozens of dig sites. The items have now come to light—literally—as the heritage NGOs responsible for Rmelan...
New York State’s $400M Broadway Tax Credit Has Already Run Out Of Money
“Tax credits ran out quickly this year, both due to demand, and as productions had been conditionally approved for the credit before the (law...
France Proposes New Law To Return Colonial Art
If approved, the law would make it easier for the country to return cultural goods in France's national collection "originating from states that, due...
Hawaiian Petroglyphs Re-emerge From Ocean
For the first time since that 2016 discovery, the full panel of petroglyphs has been exposed again after seasonal ocean swells swept away covering...
Celebrating 100 Years Of Art Deco
This summer marks the 100th anniversary of the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes (International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts),...
American Late-Night TV Isn’t Dead. Yet.
“But its future, which was never exactly bright, might be cratering. The hoary format’s downward slide has, up until this point, been comparatively slow,...
Defunding Public Media Is A Blow To Documentary-Making
Over the last five years, ITVS has directly invested $44 million of CPB funds in documentaries. In the same period, ITVS brought 126 films...
How A Museum’s Attempt To Solicit Americans For America’s 250th Birthday Got Complicated
I’ve led communications at nonprofits for decades and — with rare exceptions — subscribe to the “as long as they’re spelling our name right”...
How Closely Do We Need To Measure Progress?
If you want to make an accurate judgment of how progress is going, it seems intuitive that frequent monitoring would help. On the other...
Maybe You Can Get Famous Playing The Edinburgh Fringe, But You Sure Won’t Get...
“The sprawling festival, open to any act that can find a venue and pay a registration fee, will this year showcase over 3,000 acts.”...
Washington National Opera Director Francesca Zambello On Relations With Kennedy Center’s New Regime
“The new management has not entered into our artistic planning. They support it and the same way they support the National Symphony …, and...
Allan Ahlberg, Author Of “The Jolly Postman” And Other Children’s Classics, Has Died At...
“Ahlberg’s (more than 150) books introduced generations of young children to reading through simple rhymes, sharp observation and gentle humor. Many were co-created with...
Public TV And Radio Across New York State Lose $57 Million In Trump/Congress Cuts
“Nearly $50 million of that will come from the budgets of public radio and TV stations, while roughly $7.6 million will come from the...
Smithsonian Removes Trump’s Name From Exhibit On Impeached Presidents
“The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in July removed references to President Donald Trump’s two impeachments from an exhibit display. … After this...
Man Leaps To His Death From Roof Of Whitney Museum
“An unidentified 34-year-old man died after jumping from the Whitney Museum on Wednesday evening, shortly before the museum closed, according to a source with...
Gems Revered As Relics Of Buddha Returned From Sotheby’s To India
The gems were originally, circa 240 BC, buried in a stupa in Piprahwa, India, where they were mixed with some cremated remains of the Buddha. The...
Maverick Director Robert Wilson, 83
“To see someone try to act natural onstage seems so artificial,” he told The Times in 2021. “If you accept it as being something...
Surprising Facts About Caligula, Everybody’s Favorite Horrible Roman Emperor
“Despite his character, and questionable sanity, Caligula was also man of great intellect and learning with a particularly keen knowledge of pharmacology. … Caligula was...
The (Very) Muddled State Of Criticism Today
Now, as often as criticism has been declared to be in a golden age, and perhaps as a corollary, it has been held to...
Are Spoof Movies Making A Comeback?
Their heyday was the 1980s and ‘90s, from Airplane! through the National Lampoon and Austin Powers franchises, Christopher Guest’s mockumentaries, and Scary Movie, but...
US Government Auctioning Off Picasso, Basquiat
Art advisors and experts told ARTnews the works are high caliber and have “crazy” starting bids relative to their actual value based on previous auction records...
New Startup Wants To Shake Up How E-Books Are Sold
Briet invites publishers to sell their e-books to libraries outright, providing universal, perpetual access. Several independent publishers including PM Press, Punctum, Sideshow, and Silver...
Chief Justice Roberts Is Chancellor Of The Smithsonian. Right Now That’s Awkward
For Chief Justice Roberts, though, the role recently has placed him in an unenviable position — helping to lead an institution in the crosshairs...
Another Leader Of Theater In DC Is Stepping Down
“The early announcement of David Muse’s 2027 departure as artistic director of Studio Theatre … allows the institution ample time to search for a...
Alan Valentine To Retire After 28 Years At Nashville Symphony
Under Valentine’s direction, the Symphony has earned 14 Grammys and 27 nominations, produced more than 40 recordings, commissioned and premiered dozens of innovative works....
