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Rejected by Museums Around the World, This New Art Exhibition Explores the Historical Roots of the Term 'Homosexual'
In 1868, the Hungarian writer and activist Karl Maria Kertbeny coined the terms “homosexual” and “heterosexual” in a letter ...
Museum facilitates return of Mayan artifact from Chicago philanthropist's collection
A Chicago family purchased the artifact, a limestone frieze that was most likely once part of an ancient Mayan building, in a ...
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Court Halts Schiele Restitution Order for Art Institute of Chicago—For Now
Judge grants emergency stay for Art Institute of Chicago as museum appeals order to restitute allegedly Nazi-looted Egon ...
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The National Museum of Mexican Art Touches Lives Beyond Chicago
The museum carries out its multifaceted mission to celebrate and cultivate the arts, all while keeping the Mexican-American community of Pilsen at its center.
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Art Institute of Chicago’s director on leave amid investigation into airplane incident
James Rondeau, the museum’s president and director, is on voluntary leave after reportedly removing his clothes on a flight ...
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President of Art Institute of Chicago on leave after alleged incident on United Airlines flight
CHICAGO (WGN) – The president of the Art Institute of Chicago is on voluntary leave from the museum after an alleged incident ...