Museum News

• Frenchette Bakery to Move Into the Whitney Museum
  
  The bakery, from the restaurateurs Riad Nasr and Lee Hanson, is expected to open in the museum in the fall, in the Untitled space.
  New York Times.  Friday, 9 Jun 2023.
• 'Ebony' Magazine's Vintage Test Kitchen Finds a Home at the Smithsonian
  
  The 1970s-era kitchen will undergo conservation at the National Museum of African American History and Culture
  Smithsonian.  Friday, 9 Jun 2023.
• U.K. Museum Recovers 15th-Century Altar Panel Almost 50 Years After It Was Stolen
  
  The piece was about to go to auction when researchers noticed similarities to another panel at the York Art Gallery
  Smithsonian.  Thursday, 8 Jun 2023.
• Your Favorite Places to See Art in California
  
  Readers recommended street art in Eureka, a new Chicano art museum in Riverside and more across the state.
  New York Times.  Thursday, 8 Jun 2023.
• Egypt bans Dutch archaeologists over exhibit about black musicians
  
  A museum says it is being unfairly punished for showing ancient Egypt's influence on black artists.
  BBC News.  Wednesday, 7 Jun 2023.
• Egypt bans Dutch curators accused of 'falsifying history' over portrayal of black celebrities
  
  Dutch National Museum of Antiquities (RMO) in Leiden were condemned by the authorities in Cairo following the launch of their exhibition titled 'Kemet'.
  Daily Mail.  Wednesday, 7 Jun 2023.
• Ukraine war: Holy Trinity painting on display in Moscow
  
  A fragile historic painting was moved from a museum to a church. What does it say about the war?
  BBC News.  Monday, 5 Jun 2023.
• Chicago police: Man, 19, critically wounded in shooting on Museum Campus
  
  A man was found wounded from a shooting on the Museum Campus Sunday morning, Chicago police said.
  ABC News.  Sunday, 4 Jun 2023.
• Rublev's Trinity Icon Transferred To Russian Cathedral Despite Protests Of Museum Community
  
  Russia's most famous icon -- the Trinity by Andrei Rublev -- was moved from the Tretyakov Gallery Arts Museum to Moscow's Christ the Savior Cathedral despite protests by the museum community.
  Radio Liberty.  Sunday, 4 Jun 2023.
• Art museum in Chicago gives veterans a place to heal
  
  The National Veterans' Art Museum offers a space for those who served to share their stories, talent and trauma.
  CBS News.  Saturday, 3 Jun 2023.
• Energy firm BP's 27-year deal with the British Museum is thrown into doubt
  
  The 270-year-old museum's relationship with the energy firm has been a source of controversy in recent years.
  Daily Mail.  Saturday, 3 Jun 2023.
• New Tiananmen Museum Opens in New York Ahead of June 4 Anniversary
  
  Museum will be the only such permanent exhibition in the world, following the 2021 closure of a similar museum in Hong Kong under pressure from authorities.
  Voice of America.  Friday, 2 Jun 2023.
• 6/1: CBS Evening News
  
  3 residents still unaccounted for in Iowa building collapse; Chicago museum showcases the healing power of art for veterans
  CBS News.  Friday, 2 Jun 2023.
• Timelier than ever, Keith Haring's first L.A. museum show shines a neon-bright light on his art and activism
  
  The Broad debuts Keith Haring's first-ever L.A. museum exhibition, an ambitious survey that includes more than 120 works, personal ephemera, immersive environments and the artist's mixtapes.
  Los Angeles Times.  Wednesday, 24 May 2023.
• Adult admission to La Brea Tar Pits and Natural History Museum rising to $18
  
  Admission to the La Brea Tar Pits museum and to the Natural History Museum will rise 20% for adults and 17% for students and seniors.
  Los Angeles Times.  Tuesday, 23 May 2023.

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