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‘The Ungovernables,’ the New Museum’s Triennial Show	Art	2/14/2012 6:57 PM
Adrián Villar Rojas’s work is among some hard-to-describe showstoppers at “The Ungovernables,” the New Museum’s Triennial, opening on Wednesday.
Lillian Bassman, Fashion and Fine-Art Photographer, Dies at 94	Bassman, Lillian	2/14/2012 11:37 AM
In the 1990s, reinterpretations of Ms. Bassman’s photographs found a new generation of admirers, and a full-fledged revival of her career ensued, with gallery shows and international exhibitions.
Museum Review: Mob Museum Opens in Las Vegas	Museums	2/14/2012 4:30 PM
In a city the lords of organized crime once ruled, they are finally getting something close to the museum they deserve: the Mob Museum.
ArtsBeat: Senator Requests Smithsonian Travel Records	Smithsonian	2/14/2012 5:27 PM
Senator Grassey has requested travel documents for the Smithsonian Secretary G. Wayne Clough.
ArtsBeat: J. Paul Getty Museum Appoints New Director	Getty Museum	2/14/2012 3:50 PM
Timothy Potts, a specialist in ancient art and a veteran museum hand, will be its new director.
ArtsBeat: Darwin's Papers Show the Evolution of His Ideas	American Museum of Natural History	2/13/2012 8:20 AM
Just in time for Charles Darwin's 203rd birthday on Sunday, the American Museum of Natural History is unveiling the first phase of its online Darwin Manuscripts Project.
Portrait of Mary Todd Lincoln Is Deemed a Hoax	Lincoln, Mary Todd	2/14/2012 1:00 AM
The serene portrait of Mary Todd Lincoln that hung for 32 years in the Illinois governor’s mansion, and the touching tale accompanying it, are false.
Art: Jim Linderman Collects It All, Vintage Sleaze to Baptism Photos	Photography	2/12/2012 9:28 AM
Jim Linderman trolls flea markets, eBay and antiques stores, mining the margins of vintage popular culture. Some of his finds wind up in New York museums.
Architecture: A Proposal for Penn Station and Madison Square Garden	Architecture	2/12/2012 4:22 PM
Remedying the calamity that is Penn Station by moving Madison Square Garden to the Javits Center site is a way to bring back light and airy glory to New York’s transportation hub.
Makers: Who Made That Rubik’s Cube?	Puzzles	2/9/2012 6:00 AM
How a Hungarian architect designed an iconic Gen X toy.