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A Diego Rivera mural is the San Francisco Art Institute’s prize asset – but that doesn’t mean it should be sold
The work is central to the identity of the cash-strapped school
Keeping time – the Tunisian clock monuments that tell of a bygone regime
A decade after the uprisings that led to the downfall of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, the clocks he loved remain
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The Apollo 40 under 40 podcast: Mohamad Hafez
The Syrian-born, US-based artist talks to Gabrielle Schwarz about his sculptural dioramas of cities ravaged by war – and offers a message of hope for the future
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The week in art news – world’s oldest animal painting found in Indonesia
Plus: Smithsonian scales back $2bn redevelopment plan | Naomi Beckwith appointed deputy director and chief curator of Guggenheim | and Champs-Élysées to be turned into ‘extraordinary garden’
The week in art news – Indian Supreme Court approves plans for new parliament complex
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court of India dismissed objections to the construction of a new parliament complex in New Delhi. The plans, announced…
Bill restituting artefacts to Benin and Senegal passes into French law
The French parliament has finalised the restitution of 26 artefacts to the Republic of Benin and one to Senegal. Speaking…
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The real secret London? It’s down in the river mud
The muddy foreshore of the Thames has been an unlikely treasure trove for amateur archaeologists
Period pieces – the fashion for putting dates on domestic objects
From commemorative wares to ordinary utensils, inscribing dates on household objects was once common practice
The Week’s Muse: 26 July
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A round-up of recent news and comment from the Muse Room
The Irish Cabinet Reshuffle
ZERO Group co-founder Otto Piene has died
Are encyclopaedic museums concentrating too much on contemporary art?
Magnus Renfrew leaves Art Basel for Bonhams Asia
Manifesta 10 in St Petersburg
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