With Russia trying to erase Ukraine’s national identity, the fight to preserve, and build upon, Ukraine’s artistic heritage has taken on new urgency.
Tag: Museums
With Sign Language and Sound, an Artist Upends Audience Perceptions
Christine Sun Kim’s poetic and political art pushes viewers to consider the limits, and misunderstandings, that come with communication in any language, whether spoken or signed.
Benin Bronzes Returned to Nigeria from Germany
Two of the renowned artifacts were given back to Nigeria on Friday, and Germany intends to give the African country ownership of some 1,100 more.
In Athens Creativity in Art, Food and More Rises
The Greek capital has added impressive arts venues, daring restaurants and a blossoming hotel scene to its well-known Classical draws.
From Seattle, Go to Bellingham for Active Days and Appetizing Nights
The Pacific Northwest’s lesser-known jewel, Bellingham, Wash., offers world-class scenery, sculpture and seafood within easy reach of Seattle.
A Chance Encounter Helps Return Sacred Artifacts to an Indigenous Group
The United Nations helped the Yaqui Nation, an Indigenous group in Mexico and the United States, reclaim a deer’s head and other items from a Swedish museum.
The Museum Was Built So No One Would Forget. Now It’s Falling Apart.
Organizers at the Monument of Heroes in the Philippines are racing to preserve documents related to the Marcos regime before the dictator’s son takes office.
Ukraine Tells Story of War in Museum Show
The exhibition, called “Crucified Ukraine,” is one of several ways that the country’s government is highlighting the devastation that its people have endured.
Man Throws Pastry at Mona Lisa, Smearing Cream on Glass Case
The painting was not harmed and the man, who officials said was in a wheelchair and had faked a disability to get close to it, was taken into custody.
Lviv Reopens Art Galleries ‘to Show We Are Alive’
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine grinds on, a museum director in Ukraine’s cultural capital is turning to art as a form of resistance.