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Eco-activist attacks on museum artwork ask us to figure out what we value

In the last few weeks climate change activists have perpetrated various acts of reversible vandalism against famous works of art in public galleries. In the latest incident on Oct. 27, two men entered the Mauritshuis gallery in the Hague. After…

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#GallerySoWhite: a digital exhibition exposing racism in contemporary art spaces

Art institutions are facing a reckoning over colonial histories and racist legacies. Though the issues aren’t new, calls to unpack the British art museum and heritage sector’s ties to colonialism have increased significantly over the past decade. As a result,…