Hiroshima MOCA Enters a New Era
The Japanese city's museum of contemporary art reopens after an extensive renovation and expansion
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LACMA Acquires 22 Generative Art NFTs
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) was gifted 22 generative artwork NFTs by a prolific and anonymous NFT collector who goes by the pseudonym Cozomo de’ Medici. The acquisition—which includes works …
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Australia’s 520-Foot-Long Bridge Houses a Flood-Proof Museum
Habitable bridges, or bridges that have buildings within them, used to be commonplace during the Renaissance but have since fell out of popularity. South of Sydney on the east coast of Australia, …
Word of Mouth: Scottsdale
Architectural wonders, dining concepts, expeditions in the sky and hikes across the desert landscape
Link About It: This Week’s Picks
An ever-growing list of Black-owned restaurants, Palm Springs' virtual Modernism Week, Cheech Marin's museum and more from the week
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Cheech Marin’s Collection of Chicano Art Finds a New Home in Riverside, California
Best known as one half of comedy duo Cheech & Chong, 74-year-old Cheech Marin is also a writer, activist and avid art enthusiast—specifically Chicano art, which he began collecting in the ’80s. …
Link About It: This Week’s Picks
A love letter to NYC, an online musical time capsule, and more from this week on the web
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Melbourne, Australia’s Forthcoming NGV Contemporary Gallery
Melbourne’s NGV Contemporary, which is set to stretch 30,000 square meters, will be Australia’s largest contemporary art and design museum. The initiative will be funded by the Victorian Government and designed and …
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Design Your Own Virtual Art Museum in Steam’s Free Occupy White Walls Game
With 2,200 architectural elements and more than 6,000 artworks to choose from, StikiPixels’ free Steam game, Occupy White Walls, lets players build the virtual art gallery (or museum) of their dreams. Users …
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Museum Visits Linked to Longer Life
According to research by scientists at University College London, people who regularly visit museums and galleries (at least every few months) have a 31% lower risk of dying early, compared with those …