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Beginning in the Renaissance, locals affixed verses protesting various societal ills to six sculptures scattered across the Italian city ..read more
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A protester was arrested on Saturday after plastering a poster over "Poppy Field" at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris ..read more
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Updated: June 7, 2024 | Originally Published: June 17, 2021 ..read more
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The saga of People's Grocery stands as a powerful reminder of the centrality of Black radicalism to the food justice movement ..read more
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The 1924 Indian Citizenship Act sought to assimilate Native people into white society. But the legislation, signed by President Calvin Coolidge, fell short ..read more
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Protestors say the entry fee is an ineffective solution to the city’s overtourism challenges ..read more
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Despite its decidedly traditional art collection, the British cultural institution is adopting a contemporary approach to public outreach and accessibility ..read more
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Fifty years ago, Rose Dugdale stole 19 paintings worth an estimated £8 million, including works by Vermeer, Velázquez and Rubens, from a British aristocrat's estate ..read more
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The untold story of the Wide Awakes, the young Americans who took up the torch for their antislavery cause and stirred the nation ..read more
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A new exhibition at the Smithsonian American Art Museum brings together the Black Modernist painter’s most famous series for the first time in more than 75 years ..read more