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Rooting for the Louvre thieves? Here are seven books to read if you love art crime.

Rooting for the Louvre thieves? Here are seven books to read if you love art crime.

By Brittany Allen | October 23, 2025

A Pilgrimage to Monk’s House, Where Virginia Woolf Found a Room of Her Own

A Pilgrimage to Monk’s House, Where Virginia Woolf Found a Room of Her Own

Katie da Cunha Lewin on the Role of Writing Spaces in the Creative Lives of Virginia Woolf and Other Literary Icons

By Katie da Cunha Lewin | September 26, 2025

In a new lawsuit, the Authors Guild is going toe to toe with DOGE.

In a new lawsuit, the Authors Guild is going toe to toe with DOGE.

By Brittany Allen | May 13, 2025

What Will You Save When the Climate Crisis Comes For You?

What Will You Save When the Climate Crisis Comes For You?

Eiren Caffall on the Importance of Preserving Human and Natural History in Times of Catastrophe and Collapse

By Eiren Caffall | January 8, 2025

Ekphrastic Influences: Derek Mong on Finding Inspiration at the Museum

Ekphrastic Influences: Derek Mong on Finding Inspiration at the Museum

“Something will enrage you and something will haunt you. And something will strike you as beautiful and true.”

By Derek Mong | December 13, 2024

Archaeology or Exclusion? Brandon Shimoda on Saving a Japanese American WWII Monument

Archaeology or Exclusion? Brandon Shimoda on Saving a Japanese American WWII Monument

The Author of “The Afterlife Is Letting Go” Remembers James Hatsuaki Wakasa and the Debate Over a Topaz Sculpture’s Removal

By Brandon Shimoda | December 11, 2024

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Art Meets Life: Beth Parker on Searching for Red Grooms’ Mysterious Sculpted Bookstore

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By Beth Parker | May 20, 2024

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Four Must-See Museums For Bibliophiles This Summer

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By Bob Eckstein | May 15, 2024

How P.T. Barnum Brought Beluga Whales to New York City

How P.T. Barnum Brought Beluga Whales to New York City

Bill Wasik and Monica Murphy on Museum Ethics and Animal Welfare in 19th Century America

By Bill Wasik and Monica Murphy | April 25, 2024

How a 19th-Century German Anthropologist Planted the Roots for Nazi Racial Theories

How a 19th-Century German Anthropologist Planted the Roots for Nazi Racial Theories

Adam Kuper on Gustav Klemm and the Fraught History of Cultural Institutions in Europe

By Adam Kuper | April 17, 2024

Beyond Words: On the Story Within a Single Painting

Beyond Words: On the Story Within a Single Painting

Christine Coulson Considers Finding Inspiration in Museum Wall Labels

By Christine Coulson | October 17, 2023

Two Friends Unexpectedly Fall in Love in the Big Apple

Two Friends Unexpectedly Fall in Love in the Big Apple

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By Jillian Tamaki and Mariko Tamaki | September 8, 2023

On the Life of Belle da Costa Greene, Visionary Librarian and Democratizer of Museums

On the Life of Belle da Costa Greene, Visionary Librarian and Democratizer of Museums

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By Book Dreams | November 29, 2021

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