museums
What I Felt When I Saw an Artefact Stolen From My People
Onias Landveld – a descendent of the Ndyuka tribe – describes holding a staff looted from his people as a “loss I can hardly describe”.
Enterprising Millennial Steals Museum Art to Pay Off Debt
The former Deutsches Museum employee then blew the rest on a Rolls Royce and expensive watches before getting caught.
Immersive Art Exhibitions Are Everywhere and They're Awful
"I fear that if Van Gogh had shelled out £25 for a ticket, he’d be inclined to mutilate more of his remaining sensory organs."
I Visited the World's First Virtual LGBTQ Museum
The LGBTQ+ VR Museum is one example of queer people carving out their own space in an often hostile world.
Meet the Amateur Art Sleuths Fighting To Bring Back India’s Looted Cultural Heritage
From sting operations at art sales to cheeky protests at the British Museum, the India Pride Project is on a mission to hold museums and former colonisers accountable.
One Man’s Journey to Reclaim the Remains of a Tanzanian War Hero
Mnyaka Sururu Mboro has spent most of his life on a mission to return sacred objects to the places they were taken from.
The Most Interesting New Museum Is a Vintage Shop in Brooklyn
BLK MKT Vintage wants to be the “Blackest antique store there ever was.” But in trying to make Black cultural ephemera accessible to their community, its founders have revealed how often white curators control the narrative.
Museums Are Trying to Fireproof Themselves in the Age of Climate Change
Institutions are hiring goats to eat brush, beefing up fire suppression systems, and in some cases are prepared to evacuate their art.
'Indiana Jones' Has Aged Terribly
The world’s most famous fictional archaeologist's legacy feels as dusty as his antiquities.
The Cash-Strapped Museum Embraced by Cops and Corporations
Just a few months after opening, the shaky existence of the National Museum of Law Enforcement suggests that the one-topic museum may exist in a country disinterested in its message.
The Fight to Repatriate African Skulls in European Museum Collections
Africans have been calling for the return of ancestors’ remains for decades, and at least one Western leader is now listening.
Sweden's Disgusting Food Museum Is Bringing Bull Penis and Baby Mouse Wine to Los Angeles
The Disgusting Food Museum is probably the only place where Pop-Tarts are displayed next to fermented birds in a seal carcass.