Clothing can be transformative. This exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum transports visitors to the historical moment when nearly an entire continent shed its colonialist attire and stepped onto the world stage.
Tag: Museums
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A New Museum of African American History Opens in Charleston
The International African American Museum, in a former slave port, is about more than slavery. It’s about survival and resilience.
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How Hokusai’s Art Crashed Over the Modern World
The MFA Boston shows how one of the greatest printmakers, from Edo Japan, inspired a tidal wave of followers, from Gauguin to Lichtenstein.
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Thieves’ Loot: A Warhol, a Pollock and 9 of Berra’s World Series Rings
Federal prosecutors announced charges against nine people in a scheme that spanned two decades and targeted museums, halls of fame and businesses in five states.