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He went undercover to catch art thieves. Now he’s using tech to stop forgeries

Fast Company Tech

His Palm Beach gallery peddled fakes—Georgia O’Keeffe, Keith Haring, and Banksy among them— marketing inexpensive reproductions as originals, aided by bogus provenance documents and falsified signatures. It no longer required sophisticated training or access to museum archives. Walker knew how that line worked.

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Thousands of miles of federal lands in the U.S. could be up for sale. Here’s where Western governors stand on the issue

Fast Company Tech

. “On a piece-by-piece basis where states have the opportunity to craft policies that make sense … we can actually allow for some responsible growth in areas with communities that are landlocked at this point,” he said at a news conference outside the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe.

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Before Labubu, these toys took over the world

Fast Company Tech

A Cabbage Patch Kid museum named BabyLand General Hospital still exists in Cleveland, Georgia. They were relaunched in 2004 amid the successful return of other popular 1980s toys including Strawberry Shortcake, Care Bears, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The dolls were inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame in 2023.

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Hack the Museum Camp Part 2: Making Magic, Reality TV, and Risk as a Red Herring

Museum 2.0

Last week, my museum hosted Hack the Museum Camp , a 2.5 day adventure in which teams of adults--75 people, of whom about half are museum professionals, half creative folks of various stripes--developed an experimental exhibition around our permanent collection in our largest gallery.

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Forum One Wins 12 Davey Awards!

Forum One

Align for Health is an initiative of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and the Georgia Health Policy Center that aims to build stronger partnerships across the health care, public health, and social services sectors to improve the health and wellbeing of people and communities. Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts.

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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Arts & Culture

Bloomerang

The arts and culture focus areas in this list include performing arts, artists, art education programs, museums, visual arts, and beyond. Areas served: Atlanta/Georgia. So, while there are a few global and national options below, most are targeted to their communities. Areas served: Houston/Texas. Texas Instruments Foundation.

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Forum One Wins 12 Communicator Awards

Forum One

The Frist Art Museum. The Frist Art Museum is a destination for art, culture, and community in the heart of Nashville, TN. The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History DIY Exhibits. Excellence – Website for Cultural Institutions. Excellence – Website for Cultural Institutions.