Ancient gold treasures stolen from Spanish museum in “super-fast” raid
Thieves on Thursday raided the Treasure of Villena — one of the greatest Bronze Age gold collections —…
Trump Orders Warnings Placed at ‘Inaccurate’ Smithsonian History Museum
President Trump on Friday ordered warning signs and exhibits installed outside the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History…
White House Criticizes Smithsonian Museum for ‘Extreme Political Activism’
The museum, it says, “no longer treats the American story as a shared national inheritance to be taught…
The Blogs: Collective Responsibility in Modern Practice | Kelsey Maurine Brickl
In a recent essay, I interrogated collective responsibility as one of those dangerously predictable historical mechanisms that keeps…
Obama Center in Chicago is more than a presidential library
The Obama Presidential Center, which opens to the public on Friday, on Juneteenth, hugs the north end of…
In Portugal, Visitors are Flocking to Lisbon’s Food and Art Scenes
“For me, no flower can match the endlessly varied colors of Lisbon in the sunlight,” the early-20th-century literary…
British Museum Postpones Jewish Cultural Event, Citing Threat of Disruption
The British Museum this week postponed a talk about the ancient kingdoms of Israel and Judah, saying it…
Curating in the Cross Hairs: Is This the Smithsonian Chief’s Last Show?
Lonnie G. Bunch III, the secretary of the Smithsonian, did not set out to make the exhibit “American…
Women’s Museum Bill Sinks Amid Dispute Over Trump and Trans Issues
The House rejected a bill on Thursday that would have advanced plans to construct an American Women’s History…
Smithsonian Adds Back Impeachment Language to Label on Trump Portrait
The Smithsonian Institution is once again mentioning the impeachments of President Trump on wall text accompanying his image…
London Rooftop Where Beatles Played Last Gig to Become Museum
To the thousands of Londoners who pass it daily, 3 Savile Row is just another townhouse. Yet to…
David Attenborough, a Voice of Nature, Turns 100
David Attenborough is celebrating his 100th birthday on Friday, a milestone in a remarkable life that has taken…