A group of art experts have had intensive training to become part of the U.S. Army Reserve. It will be their job to help save cultural heritage in war zones.
Tag: Smithsonian Institution
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Give Duke Ellington the 1965 Pulitzer Prize
An overdue reckoning worth reckoning with.
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The Lessons of Nothingness From Maverick Zen Monks
Art today is often a parade of the self. The Freer Gallery of Art presents objects by medieval artists who plunge you into the world by removing you from it.
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They Thought the Skulls Were Murder Victims’. They Were Off by Centuries.
Originally thought to be the remnants of gang killings, dozens of skulls found in a cave in southern Mexico are now believed to be from sacrificial killings more than 1,000 years ago.
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To Diversify, the National Portrait Gallery is Adding Performances
The National Portrait Gallery is embracing live performance to highlight American stories missing from its halls.