Museums and heritage sites

DePaul Museum of Art closes, leaving collection in limbo

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DePaul Museum of Art closes, leaving collection in limbo

Within days of DePaul University’s announcement on February 26 that it would close its art museums, an open letter initiated by students and faculty opposing the decision garnered more than 3,000 signatures. Nevertheless, the DePaul Art Museum (DPAM) in Lincoln Park is scheduled to close on June 30th. The museum was founded in 1985 and … Read more

A monumental 37-foot-long Indian scroll is on public display for the first time at the Yale Center for British Arts

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A monumental 37-foot-long Indian scroll is on public display for the first time at the Yale Center for British Arts

After two years in storage, the 37-foot-long early 19th-century scroll will be on public display for the first time at the Yale Center for British Art (YCBA) in New Haven, Connecticut. This object known as the Lucknow Scroll is part of the exhibition Painters, Ports and Profit: Artists and the East India Company, 1750-1850 (until … Read more