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Murillo, Not So Saintly: A Quiet Master Reassessed

In the 17th century, plague and famine devastated Seville. The Baroque painter turned this strife into engrossing parables of a…

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Audubon Terrace Is Extending an Olive Branch to Its Neighborhood

Once accused of ignoring the largely Latino residents of Washington Heights, the Hispanic Society will take the lead in a…

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For Richmond, a Compelling New Chapter

History is not necessarily being rewritten in Richmond, Va., but there is a compelling new chapter in the works. The…

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In Museums About Horrors, Children Learn of the Heroes

Museums dedicated to the Holocaust and terrorist attacks are wary of traumatizing their youngest visitors. One upcoming exhibition will show…

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How Germany Changed Its Mind, and Gave the Benin Bronzes Back

A ceremony in Nigeria on Tuesday was the culmination of a yearslong process that upended Germany’s approach to museum items…

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Pope Francis to Return 3 Parthenon Marble Fragments to Greece

The pope will donate the 2,500-year-old pieces held by the Vatican Museums to the archbishop of Athens, a gesture that…

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Best Art Between the Covers of These Holiday Books

Holland Cotter, Jason Farago and Roberta Smith round up their favorite books, from museum catalogs of high-profile shows to photographs…

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For U.S. Museums With Looted Art, the Indiana Jones Era Is Over

Prodded by law enforcement, and pushed by foreign governments, American museums are increasingly returning artifacts to countries of origin, but…

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Indigenous Founders of a Museum Cafe Put Repatriation on the Menu

Two chefs celebrate the culture of the Ohlone people at the Hearst Museum of Anthropology at Berkeley, which is seeking…

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Best Art of 2022

This was a year whose high points included an adult-feeling Whitney Biennial, a major survey of contemporary Puerto Rican art,…

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