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      <title>Who Actually Pays For The Public Library — And Why Washington Barely Does</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Roughly 86 cents of every public library operating dollar is raised within a few miles of the building, which explains almost everything about how the institution behaves when money gets tight.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 08:39:18 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Oliver Grant</dc:creator>
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      <title>Why the Museum Store Matters More Than You Think</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>How Conservators Date a Painting Without a Signature</title>
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      <title>Public Art Controversies: A Field Guide</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Oliver Grant</dc:creator>
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      <title>The Churches That Became Art Spaces</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[How deconsecrated churches become art galleries and studios: adaptive reuse of sacred buildings, tax credits, and what conversion preserves or erases.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>What NAGPRA Means for Museums Now</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[NAGPRA explained: the 1990 repatriation law, the 2024 regulations requiring tribal consent, and why museums are covering Native American displays now.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Imani Brooks</dc:creator>
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      <title>The Rise of the Regional Art Museum Changes the Map</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[How Crystal Bridges and the regional art museum boom — from Bentonville to Miami — redrew the geography of American art beyond New York.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Oliver Grant</dc:creator>
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      <title>The Museum Free Day Economy, Quietly Underwriting Culture</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[How museum free days work: Bank of America Museums on Us, pay-what-you-wish hours, and the cross-subsidies behind free museum admission in America.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Imani Brooks</dc:creator>
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      <title>Who Restores America&apos;s Depression-Era Murals</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>The Deaccessioning Debate, Explained Without Shouting</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Deaccessioning explained: AAMD rules, the Berkshire and Baltimore museum cases, and why selling museum art stays controversial.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Oliver Grant</dc:creator>
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      <title>How Art Museums Live Off Their Endowments</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[How museum endowments work: the 5 percent spending rule, AAMD guidance, and why endowment income quietly decides what art museums can afford.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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