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Museums

Crime

The Dresden Job

When a rash of sensational museum robberies stunned Europe, police zeroed in on a fearsome crime family—and a flashy new generation of young outlaws.

Joshua Hammer GQ Aug 2021 25min Permalink

Crime Religion

A Biblical Mystery at Oxford

A renowned scholar claimed that he discovered a first-century gospel fragment. Now he’s facing allegations of antiquities theft, cover-up, and fraud.

Ariel Sabar The Atlantic May 2020 35min Permalink

The Breakup Museum

Strangers want their past relationships witnessed, and other strangers come to Zagreb to witness them.

Leslie Jamison Virginia Quarterly Review Feb 2018 25min Permalink

History

The Great American Press Release

A white friend admitted that she had never seen a single photo of a lynching. I was shocked, but not surprised. A lynching was a warning. She didn’t need to be warned.

Maurice Carlos Ruffin Oxford American Sep 2019 15min Permalink

Arts

Clip-On Tie

The author recalls his time as a security guard at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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David Berman died Wednesday.

David Berman The Baffler Dec 1994 15min Permalink

Arts Crime

The Great Chinese Art Heist

Is the Chinese government behind one of the boldest art-crime waves in history?

Alex W. Palmer GQ Aug 2018 20min Permalink

History

How to Be a Stuffed Animal

The history and meaning of taxidermy in American museums.

Frances Stonor Saunders Lapham's Quarterly Mar 2013 Permalink

Arts Science

The Private Lives of the Cryptozoologists

A visit to a Maine museum devoted to Bigfoot and other mythical creatures.

Martin Connelly The Morning News Mar 2013 10min Permalink