50 Museums Join to Stream Yoko Ono-inspired Cloud Gazing

Good morning. 🌧️ Today, 50 museums around the world are looking up, the NYC Public Design Commission

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Good morning. 🌧️Today, 50 museums around the world are looking up, the NYC Public Design Commission approved a proposal to finally move a racist Roosevelt statue, and a stain-fighting bacteria is working miracles at Michelangelo’s Medici Chapel.Also, yesterday I accidentally mentioned collages by Langston Hughes, when I meant to say collages inspired by Hughes, and created by Ashley Bryan.— Hrag Vartanian, editor-in-chief

The Sky’s the Limit as 50 Museums Join to Stream Yoko Ono-inspired Cloud Gazing TV to See the Sky, streaming for 24 hours, marks this year’s summer solstice. Elisa Wouk Almino

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The NYC Public Design Commission unanimously approved a proposal to finally move a racist Theodore Roosevelt statue from the American Museum of Natural History to an institution dedicated to his life and memory. Climate activists occupied London’s Science Museum for two days to protest against the museum’s sponsorship from fossil fuel giant Shell.

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At Michelangelo’s Medici Chapel, Stain-fighting Bacteria Work Miracles Recently, a team of scientists, conservators, and historians used grime-eating bacteria to tackle the famous sculpture’s century-old stains. Sarah Rose Sharp

SPONSORED DATMA’s "WATER 2021" Brings Hydro Art, Design, and Technology to the Southern Coast of Massachusetts For its third year, Massachusetts Design Art & Technology Institute launches free public art exhibitions and numerous programs to reenergize a downtown community. Learn more.

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