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Playwrights envision a post-pandemic future guided by hopeAs part of a new audio series, a Boston theater has commissioned works from playwrights with an eye to a post-pandemic future that includes hope.聽
Cover StoryArt in the forbidden zone: Inside the Saudi cultural awakeningWhy Saudi Arabia, one of the world鈥檚 most culturally restrictive societies, is suddenly embracing art, music, and movies.
Opera alfresco: How a Seattle singer shares his gift during COVID-19Seattle Opera tenor Stephen Wall鈥檚 at-home concerts are one more example of artists getting creative to share their gifts amid COVID-19 lockdowns.
Tired of Netflix? Museums and theaters bring the arts home.As arts organizations figure out next steps amid pandemic closures, some are finding creative ways to embrace fans and newcomers alike.
What if curators were teens? Museums try it.As museums look ahead, incorporating a wide range of views 鈥� especially those of young curators 鈥� is becoming more of a priority.聽
An artist embraces her Iranian past and her American presentIranian American artist Shirin Neshat calls on the experience of being an exile to create compelling images of people living on the margins.
Top picks: A South Korean thriller, classic anime from Japan, and moreMovies from 鈥楶arasite鈥� director聽Bong Joon-ho and聽anime legend Satoshi Kon, and music from The Comet Is Coming offer a gateway to international fare.聽
First Look'Same stage as the Louvre': Google digitizes Puerto Rican artThis is the first time Google used its high-tech "art camera" to preserve and showcase work from Puerto Rico, where museums are struggling to survive.
Can art help unite a diverse society? Museums aim to find out.The reopening of the Museum of Modern Art in New York shows a trend toward diversity, with more attention paid to women and artists of color.聽
Please touch the fine art: Museums embrace a hands-on approachMuseums and artists are collaborating with visually impaired individuals to create multisensory exhibits that go beyond sight.聽
One woman鈥檚 quest: Use art to bring focus to marriage (video)The beautiful designs of聽Nushmia Khan鈥檚聽nikahnamas 鈥� Islamic marriage contracts 鈥� help draw attention to each partner鈥檚 rights and responsibilities.
Honoring Leonardo da Vinci, the master who never stopped experimentingThis year, museums across Europe are celebrating Leonardo da Vinci鈥檚聽unparalleled achievements with exhibitions that glimmer with life.
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Welcome to the museum. Did you bring a spoon?To generate discussion around exhibits, museums add something unexpected: food. In Washington, the Hirshhorn serves up Thai food 鈥� and protest art.
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Top Picks: 鈥楢 Silent Voice,鈥� 鈥楥rosby, Stills, Nash & Young,鈥� and moreAnd check out 鈥榃e Are Witnesses: Becoming an American,鈥� a short film series that breaks away from the partisan debate about immigration.
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Through an African lens, 鈥榓 story for the world鈥�Priya Ramrakha, one of the first African photographers for Time and Life magazines, was an insider to the independence era of the 1950s and 鈥�60s.
Top Picks: Dido's 'Still on My Mind,' PBS's 'Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People,' and moreThe film 'Burning'聽is available on DVD and Blu-ray,聽producer聽Andrew Huang makes聽enjoyable, interesting music using fireworks, shaving supplies, and Legos, and more top picks.
Top Picks: 'The Guilty,' 'Diana Ross: Her Life, Love, and Legacy,' and moreNils Landgren has single-handedly made playing the trombone cool, the Criterion Channel is聽the Criterion Collection鈥檚 first native video streaming site, and more top picks.
