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The digital-savvy museum is using more than a dozen interactive games to collect data on how visitors digest artwork

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 The Louvre Museum is putting 31 paintings on permanent display in an effort to find the rightful owners of those and other works of art looted by Nazis during World War II.

The Paris museum opened two showrooms last month to display the paintings, which are among thousands of works of art looted by German forces in France between 1940 and 1945.

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As the location of the famous “Rocky Run,” the Philadelphia Museum of Art is used to supporting a local underdog. With the Philadelphia Eagles preparing to face off against the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LII, the art museum is continuing that tradition Tuesday morning with the unveiling of an Eagles banner on its East Facade. 

“Vermonica”—an L.A. fixture for 24 years—was moved without notice, sparking discussions about history, place, and what makes art, art.

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It’s no secret that Philadelphia has a longstanding reputation as an artist-friendly city because of reasonable rent prices, a tight-knit creative community, and all the perks of living close enough to other major metropolitan areas without the hefty price tag (cough: New York City).

Now we’re getting a multi-week artists’ tournament, opening this weekend at an arts store and continuing later at bars and restaurants, with an ultimate cash prize of $1,000 or more.

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The Belgian painter Luc Tuymans never spends more than one day on an artwork. After completing it, he once told the BBC, he leaves his studio, returns the following day, and decides whether it’s good enough to keep. If so, it goes to his dealer; if not, he destroys it.

Most recently, Georgina Kleege led tours at the Contemporary Jewish Museum, where visitors handled materials that artists had used in their work.

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Artificial intelligence is everywhere these days and humans can’t seem to decide whether to be creeped out by [how far it might go or laugh at how far it still has to go.

That’s part of what made the viral Google Arts and Culture feature allowing users to compare their faces with a work of art so fun. It played up our natural vanity, for sure, but it also gave us a chance to test out what AI is capable of.

The Web giant has added a 'new and experimental' feature to its Google Arts & Culture app, which will match your selfie with a museum portrait.

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Google has a fun new way to get people interested in fine arts.

The Web giant has added a "new and experimental" feature to its Google Arts & Culture app, which will match your selfie with a museum portrait.

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Today, we present artwork inspired by the cultural reckoning — made by you, our readers.

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Art imitates life, life imitates art -- as social media becomes more ubiquitous than ever, we're beginning to see how the power of the virtual lens shapes the way we experience culture. A study by Kelton Global goes as far as saying the definition of culture is changing and broadening so rapidly it might hold little significance in the future

The City of Boston joined The National Arts Program® in 2017 in what we hope will be a long lasting relationship. The Boston City Hall already has the capability to hang artwork in many places, and it’s a good thing, as 225 pieces of artwork found wall space throughout the building for their First Annual National Arts Program® Exhibit. Employees brought their artwork out in full force to be judged and John Crowley, Visual Arts Coordinator for the City of Boston, was excited by not only the quality of work, but by the many different departments that participated.

Carilion Clinic closed out 2017 with their second successful NAP exhibition of the year.  This time around, the exhibit featured artwork from 120 different patients who had been treated by a Carilion provider during either 2016 or 2017.  Although this was only Carilion’s second year displaying patient artwork, word about the opportunity has spread throughout the hospital system as they experienced a 23% increase in participation.

The National Arts Program® Director of Operations, Maren Reid and Director of Programs, Robyn McGinley were thrilled to attend the Fifth Annual University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) NAP Exhibit on October 12th. Coordinator Lauren Davis and the UMMC C2X Healing Arts Team did a phenomenal job of making the entire experience top notch. The work was professionally displayed and the reception included live music, food, and a fantastic awards presentation.