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March 20, 2020

As the Art World Shuts Down Over COVID-19, Uncertainty Plagues Hourly Workers

Part-time and freelance cultural workers are asking themselves the same question: will we be paid?

Valentina Di Liscia

What Hyperallergic Is Watching Right Now

While we all self-isolate at home, we thought we’d share what movies, shows, and other things we’ve been watching to keep ourselves entertained.

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SITE Santa Fe Presents DISPLACED: Contemporary Artists Confront the Global Refugee Crisis

The museum’s latest major exhibition illuminates complexities surrounding the global crisis to reignite a sense of common humanity. On view March 21–September 6.

News

American Alliance of Museums Asks Congress to Allot $4B for Nonprofit Museums

“Nationwide, our museums are losing at least $33 million a day due to closures as a result of COVID-19,” explains a letter to House and Senate Leaders by museum association leaders.

Curators Impacted by COVID-19 Can Apply for This Emergency Grant

The Kinkade Family Foundation grants will award up to $5,000 for “unexpected emergencies related to the COVID-19 epidemic.”

Though NY Public Library Is Closed, You Can Now Access Its Research Databases Online

NYPL has made several of its most popular research databases, previously only available for use at its 92 locations, accessible to all library cardholders remotely during its closure.

Swann Galleries Sees Highest-ever Presence of Online Bidders; Schomburg Acquires Harry Belafonte Archive

Also, Art Basel viewing rooms open to the public on March 20, and more.

Behind the Scenes of Restaging Merce Cunningham for 3D

Hyperallergic has an exclusive clip from the upcoming DVD release of the dazzling documentary Cunningham.

Dan Schindel

The Golden Age of Arcade Game Typography

A vividly illustrated survey of typeface design, Tosh Omagari’s Arcade Game Typography is a satisfying compendium for anyone occasionally gripped with nostalgia at the sight of a lone Ms. Pac-Man machine.

Sarah Rose Sharp

Dozens of Museums and Libraries Offer Free Downloadable Coloring Books

Since 2016, the New York Academy of Medicine invited libraries, archives, and cultural institutions to provide free coloring pages based on their collections.

Hakim Bishara

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