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“Love is the Message, The Message is Death” by Arthur Jafa will be livestreamed for 48 hours straight this weekend
In 2016, off the heels of Donald Trump winning the US presidential election, artist Arthur Jafa debuted Love is the Message, The Message is Death, a video installation that compiles […]
Caroline Baumann, former director of Cooper Hewitt, calls report behind resignation a ‘sham’
For the first time since her abrupt resignation as the director of the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum on February 7th, Caroline Baumann has now spoken out. In a statement […]
Three year Smithsonian exhibition to highlight men of colour and their impact on history
In August, the Smithsonian will launch a long-term travelling exhibition highlighting African American men. Titled ‘Men of Change: Power. Triumph. Truth.’, the exhibition will feature men of colour who are […]
Lonnie G. Bunch III: making history as the first black secretary of the Smithsonian
This week, the Smithsonian Institution (SI) ushered in a new secretary making museum history. Lonnie G. Bunch III took his position with the SI on June 16th becoming the Institution’s […]
Four exhibitions that could be affected by the US government shutdown
Over a month into the longest government shutdown in the US, countless government organizations are suffering and an estimated 800,000 government pay checks have been withheld from thousands of government […]
After a devastating fire, Brazil’s National Museum seeks to continue research
After a fire in September, Brazil’s National Museum in Rio de Janeiro was devastated. Priceless artefacts and ongoing research were completely lost as the massive blaze that engulfed everything. Of […]
