The National Wax Museum Plus apologized to O’Connor’s family and said it would immediately begin creating a more accurate representation of the singer.
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Director of British Museum steps down amid controversy over thefts of ancient items
Hartwig Fischer had planned to leave the post next year but said his presence had become a distraction after questions were raised recently about whether the museum took warnings seriously.
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Long before Bean Boots, Mainers were on the forefront of fashion
Maine Historical Society has three exhibits that merge history and fashion, including ‘Northern Threads,’ which features Maine clothes from the society’s collection spanning 200 years.
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Of Black History month and their work, Black and brown artists say, ‘it’s complicated’
The annual tribute is a double-edged sword. Maine artists wrestle with whether it’s a celebration or maybe a sidelining.
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Chris Newell resigns after 18 months as Abbe Museum director
The first tribal member to lead the museum of Wabanaki art, history and culture cites personal reasons and returns to his family and consulting work in Connecticut.
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Augusta’s First Amendment Museum gets grant funds for exhibition design
Exhibitions are expected to highlight the freedoms protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution.
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Owls Head museum to open new exhibit Feb. 7
Road to Vacationland will include immersive displays and historic artifacts.
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Children’s museum receives $500,000 gift, stays course for spring opening
The donation from Peter and Paula Lunder leaves less than $1 million of the $14 million needed to build the 30,000-square-foot Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine on Thompson’s Point in Portland.
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Chief curator leaving Portland Museum of Art
Jessica May, who joined the museum in 2012, will be replaced by Shalini Le Gall.
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Portland Museum of Art to reopen Wednesday, free of charge
Closed since mid-March, the museum will require visitors to use timed-entry tickets, wear masks and keep their distance.