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This weekend, saber-toothed cats, giant armadillos, and a creature called the "hell pig" invade the Museum of York County. We talk with curator Dr. Steve Fields about the Carolinas’ prehistoric past.
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The Smithsonian has issued a statement supporting Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch following President Trump's claim that he fired the director of the National Portrait Gallery.
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Since taking office, President Trump has aggressively tried to reshape cultural institutions. Last month, he claimed he was firing the director of the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery.
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Her name may not be well known, but Bessie Stringfield’s prowess, antics and bravado on a motorcycle are legendary. Stringfield taught herself to ride a motorcycle as a teen. She went on to become the first African American woman to travel across country solo on a motorcycle in the 1930s. WFAE’s Gwendolyn Glenn has more on North Carolina native Bessie Stringfield, mentioned in a current exhibition at the Gantt Center in uptown Charlotte.
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About two dozen people gathered outside the Eastern Cabarrus Historical Society Museum in Mount Pleasant on Monday for a Memorial Day ceremony.
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The Mint Museum Randolph’s African art galleries are open again after closing for an extensive, multi-year renovation. The galleries have expanded from two spaces to three and curators say they represent a broader and more honest depiction of the African art in the Mint’s collection.
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Happening this February: Three Bone Theatre and Lee St. Theatre debut new plays; big canvases ask big questions at the Bechtler and the Gantt Center; and Charlotte gets lit at Black Trivia Night and a nostalgic hip-hop concert.
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The name Belle da Costa Greene might not ring a bell, but New York's renowned historic Morgan Library and Museum is trying to change that.
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A new art exhibit is open in downtown Salisbury with works by Picasso, Monet and Renoir all displayed side by side. The collection was owned by a wealthy man who grew up in Salisbury, and every student in Rowan County will have a chance to see it this school year.
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After a 4-year-old boy broke a 3,500-year-old vase, a museum in Israel viewed it as an educational opportunity and invited him and his family back to learn about how they would restore the item.