Met Museum Announces Free Memberships for NY SNAP Recipients

Millions of residents across New York State are now eligible for the "Explorer" program, which offers perks like streamlined entry and special previews.

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Biruté Galdikas's life with orangutans—and the iconic story that helped change their fate

National Geographic Explorer Biruté Galdikas was the third of the so-called Trimates, alongside Explorers Dian Fossey and Jane Goodall. She spent thousands of hours in the jungles of Borneo for the first long-term study of orangutans. Her findings changed how we saw these incredible animals, and made for one of National Geographic’s most iconic covers.

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Artforum

“The Art of the Game” Brings Work by 23 Artists To New York and New Jersey for the World Cup

A new public art project is set to liven up the streets of New York City’s five boroughs as well as nearby parts of New Jersey with soccer ball-themed sculptures created in honor of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The project, titled “The Art of the Game,” was conceived by New Jersey-based arts accessibility initiative […]

Theo Belci·Jun 12, 2026

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25 Art Shows Reckoning With the US at 250

From Indigenous survivance to quilting to modernism, these exhibitions and projects reframe and challenge the story of the United States.

Rhea Nayyar·Jun 12, 2026

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Charleston’s International African American Museum To Furlough Staff Amid Funding Shortages

A series of 20-day furloughs are set to hit all staff at the International African American Museum (IAAM) in Charleston, South Carolina. In a statement to The Post and Courier, the museum cited “financial pressure” and “a shift in the political and funding environment,” as the rationale for the measure. The museum intends to carry […]

Theo Belci·Jun 12, 2026

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Ceramics Now

For Want of a Nail, the Golden Shoe was Lost at Studio Orta – Les Moulins, Boissy-Le-Châtel

For Want of a Nail, the Golden Shoe was Lost is on view at Studio Orta – Les Moulins, Boissy-Le-Châtel May 31 – July 5, 2026 For Want of a Nail, the Golden Shoe Was Lost evokes the world of folk tales in an exhibition dedicated to ceramics. Through new symbolist languages and the imagination […]

Ceramics Now·Jun 12, 2026

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Painting “Intentionally” Defaced at Museum of African American Culture

The Houston institution said Clarence Heyward's self-portrait "Man in the Garden" (2025) was deliberately vandalized by visitors.

Isa Farfan·Jun 11, 2026