Museums
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How museums are changing amid COVID and BLM protests: 'We’re working to capture this moment for future generations'
From going virtual to diversifying their art collections, museums across the country are changing amid the pandemic and the Black Lives Matter protests.
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Two Museums Dedicated to Yves Saint Laurent Are Opening in 2017
It was announced on Thursday that not one but two museums will open in 2017 dedicated to the legendary Yves Saint Laurent. The projects are being organized by Pierre Bergé Foundation, which is helmed by the designer’s longtime business and life partner, Pierre Bergé.
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Why I Spend My Birthday Every Year Alone and on the Road
So, in a fit of pique I did it. This is what 40 looks like — happy. At the time, I did a Tumblr post noting, “So, the stress of planning my birthday party finally got to me.
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The 10 Un-Politically Correct Museums That Might Offend You
Perhaps the most intentionally un-PC of all museums, the Jim Crow Museum at Michigan’s Ferris State University houses more than 9,000 offensive artifacts of anti-black memorabilia. “I collect this garbage because I believe, and know to be true, that forms of intolerance can be used to teach tolerance,” curator David Pilgrim has said. The Georgian city of Gori is so steadfastly proud of its most famous son, atrocity-cultivating Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin, that it built a museum that glorifie
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Atlanta Brings Civil Rights Struggle to Life with New Center
The goal of the National Center for Civil and Human Rights is to inspire people to make changes for the greater good. Authentic footage depicting civil rights protests, hard-hitting, interactive exhibits, and selections from the $22 million collection of personal papers from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., are among the many highlights of the National Center for Civil and Human Rights in downtown Atlanta, which officially opened to the public June 23. A multi-year collaboration of civil rights le
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Hollywood Meets Hillbilly at this Awesomely Tacky Kentucky Roadside Museum
The place is an homage to hillbilly pop culture where visitors can see bizarre exhibits like “Things Angelina Jolie Touched,” and a “Hillbilly Day Care Center,” complete with barbed wire. Holt, 52 and a Kentucky native, is as much a part of the attraction as his eclectic collection.
