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Metropolitan Museum of Art cancels John Galliano exhibit after controversy

Met Museum Cancels John Galliano Exhibition Following Backlash

The Costume Institute's planned 'John Galliano: Horizons' show will not proceed following weeks of criticism over the designer's antisemitic past.

Sep 1

Thieves raid bronze age collection in ‘super-fast’ Spain museum heist

Culture

Thieves steal Treasure of Villena in four-minute Spanish museum heist

Bronze Age gold collection worth at least €1.7m taken from Spanish museum after a diversionary alarm, leaving the town 'devastated'

Aug 28

V&A workers hold ballot to strike over pay and heatwave conditions | V&A | The Guardian

Business

V&A workers ballot for 'heatwave' strike over pay and water access

More than 300 staff across four London sites vote on industrial action after temperatures soar and union demands for living wage accreditation go unmet.

Jul 26