Tag: Display
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Long-Lost Rembrandt Goes on Display at the Rijksmuseum
News Previously misattributed to a pupil of the Dutch Master, the painting was hidden from public view in a private collection for over six decades. Rembrandt van Rijn, “The Vision of Zechariah in the Temple” (1633) (photo by Rene Gerritsen, courtesy Rijksmuseum) After a two-year study by the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, a painting held for read more
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Citing George Orwell, Federal Judge Orders Reinstatement of Slavery Display at George Washington’s Presidential House
Comparing the Trump administration’s efforts to control historical documentation to George Orwell’s 1984, a federal judge ordered the return of displays that acknowledge George Washington’s ownership of enslaved people to a monument in Philadelphia. Last month, the National Park Service removed the signs from the President’s House Site, the presidential residence for Washington and John read more
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White House Floats Idea of Expanded Trump Display at Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery
In mid-December, on a tour of the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, Abby Jones, the acting chief of protocol at the State Department, floated the idea that the Smithsonian should create a dedicated gallery featuring multiple images of President Donald Trump, according to the New York Times.This, of course, would be in addition to his official read more
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