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The Met’s New Tapa Exhibition Asks You to Stop Calling It “Just Cloth”
The Met opens Tapa: Art of the Gift in Polynesia today, bringing bark-cloth works, women’s knowledge and Pacific diplomacy into one focused gallery.
6 days ago3 min read


Frederic Church Painted Jamaica as Paradise. A New Exhibition Asks What the Pictures Leave Out
Cooper Hewitt’s Frederic Church in Jamaica opens October 30 with more than 60 rarely shown studies framed by grief, colonial rule and environmental history.
Oct 63 min read


Smithsonian Photography Exhibition Will Trace 50 Years of American Portraits
The National Portrait Gallery’s “Photographic Memory” will bring together more than 120 portraits to show how photography reshaped America’s visual record.
Sep 283 min read


How Classic Movies Are Restored: From Fragile Film Reels to 4K
Film restoration combines archival research, physical repair, high-resolution scanning and careful digital work. Here is how damaged reels become new cinema releases.
Sep 223 min read


Sarah Michelson Turns MoMA's Atrium Into a Daily Dance Workspace
Sarah Michelson's “nowhere” transforms MoMA's atrium into a changing dance workspace, with daily performance, film, sound and open Friday sessions.
Sep 213 min read


New Forest Lawn Exhibition Connects Walt Disney and Hubert Eaton
Forest Lawn Museum opens ‘California Visionaries,’ a free exhibition exploring how Walt Disney and Hubert Eaton shaped Southern California's visual culture.
Sep 193 min read


Kennedy Center's Financial Crisis Puts Its Next Chapter Before the Board
Kennedy Center leaders are warning of a severe cash crisis as trustees consider renovation and naming proposals during a consequential board meeting.
Sep 153 min read
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