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National Museum of African American History and Culture Marks the Return of a São José Ship Timber to South Africa After a Decade of Stewardship

Following the conclusion of a 10-year loan to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC), wooden artifacts, including ship timber, from the São José slave ...
Iowa Public Radio

Giant bronze bison to make brief stop in Iowa City on their way to the National Mall

Larger-than-life bison sculptures made of bronze will make a stop at the University of Iowa Museum of Natural History on March 15 as the exhibit heads to Washington, D.C. It's one of several ways Iowa ...
Arizona Daily Star

Early photos of enslaved people in 1850 head home from Harvard to South Carolina museum

Harvard University turned over the photos to the International African American Museum in Charleston after a seven-year legal fight.

Pro wrestling champs create art on another canvas at Miami art museum

AEW Champ Thekla and ROH Champ Lee Moriarty showcase their artwork at GAME TIME: Get in the Game: Sports, Art, Culture on March 19-20 at Perez Art Museum Miami.
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Smithsonian Commemorates the 50th Anniversary of the “Judgment of Paris” and the Nation’s 250th Birthday

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the famous 1976 “Judgment of Paris” wine tasting competition and the nation’s 250th anniversary of the ...

For decades there were rumors of ghost elephants in Angola. This explorer found them

A near-impenetrable plateau in Central Africa allowed elephants to hide from humans for years. The same landscape could also be their savior.

Stream it or skip it: ‘Ghost Elephants’ on Disney+, a nature documentary that Werner Herzog turns into a rumination on dreams

To be fair, Herzog turns every movie he makes into a rumination on dreams.