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NYT – A philanthropist who quit ARTDAILY – Barbie Expo, a Montreal-based exhibit, puts the iconic
the board of the Cooper Hewitt doll in the limelight and boasts more than 1,000 variations of the doll.
Smithsonian Design Museum to protest As the largest permanent exhibition of Barbies
the termination of its Director, Caroline in the world, Barbie Expo (referred to by many
Baumann said that she was rescinding her as a Barbie Museum) has plenty of Barbie
$5 million bequest to the Upper East fashions and other collectibles celebrating
Side institution. Judy Francis Zankel sent the icon, like Andy Warhol’s Barbie
an email to Lonnie Bunch, the top official, painting. Can’t make it to Montreal? You’re
stating “I find your treatment of Caroline not necessarily out of luck. Another Barbie
Baumann to be unconscionable and exhibit is set to tour North America this
disgraceful.” Six other board members— year. According to USA Today, “Barbie: You
frustrated at not having been informed of the investigation in advance— Can Be Anything” will begin its journey at
have resigned along with Zankel. Baumann was forced to resign Feb. 7 the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis in
after a Smithsonian inspector general’s report concluded that she had May, 2020, where it will remain for a year. It
created the appearance of a conflict of interest in connection with her will travel the continent after that.
2018 wedding. Baumann last week called the report a “sham.”

FOX 8 – The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is now home
WASHINGTON POST – to a piece of the original Woodstock stage. Steve Gold, owner of the
The 2020 117th Annual Toy stage portion, donated the artifact to the Rock Hall. Gold went to the
Fair New York featured a iconic music festival as a teen. After, his then-girlfriend’s father bought
few character trends to keep plywood panels from the stage to build
in mind this coming Holiday a paddleball court. Three years ago,
Season: Baby Yoda, Moji the Gold got the panels and started Peace of
Lovable Labradoodle, Barbie Stage, a website where people can buy
Fashionistas (featuring the jewelry and other collectibles made
most diverse dolls of all from the repurposed wood. The Rock
shapes, sizes, colors, and dolls who are bald, have vitiligo, and one Hall kicked off its Woodstock at 50
with a gold prosthetic leg), Minecraft figures, Pixles’ Crystal Flyers, and celebration with an exhibit last year.
Mattel’s Hot Wheels debuted its three-inch Tesla Cybertruck remote
control toy, complete with broken glass driver-side windows. Also on
the hot list – Lego is offering a new 2-D tile-based toy called Dots. STANDARD.CO.UK – East Yorkshire,
England has recently suffered severe
flooding that affected homes and
PORT-AU-PRINCE – At the Olde Good Things antique store on businesses throughout the region including
Manhattan’s Upper West Side, a French crystal chandelier sells for tens Yorkshire Classic Cars, where 25
of thousands of dollars, a marble mantel for more than $20,000, and hand- vintage models suffered serious damage
carved dinner tables are priced even higher. The beneficiary of these prices and will require a lot of work. Owner
is the nonprofit Church of Bible Understanding, based in Scranton, PA, Chris Marlowe, 53, said up to 30 local
that runs two orphanages in Haiti, one of which just suffered a horrific people in the village waded in to the
fire killing 13. Even though they rising waters and helped save almost
claim in IRS filings to be spending three-quarters of his stock. Without
around $2.5 million annually, the their help he would have lost 60 percent
home for boys and girls was so dirty of his cars. He kept the shop open
and overcrowded during recent despite it being under around 7 feet
inspections that the government of water.
said it shouldn't remain open – a far
cry from COBU founder Stewart
Traill’s $2 million compound in REPUBLICWORLD.COM – Fashion is
Coral Springs, FL. In 2017, the a growing collectible. Usually, Beyoncé
Church—which some deem a dresses up in rather glamorous outfits and
“cult”—received $6.8 million from the stores, but only $1.1 million went to manages to bring out a different type of
support its Haiti operation. Olde Good Things, which has five stores in glam to any event she goes to. The Halo
New York, two in Los Angeles, and a warehouse in Scranton, PA referred star is also a huge sneakerhead and
comment to Manhattan publicist Temi Sacks, who refused to answer keeps herself updated with the latest and
questions or provide a copy of the church’s latest tax filing, which the trendiest kicks in town. In a picture posted
IRS requires it to make public. by her, she is casually posing next to her
enormous collection of shoes.

DAT – The Concord Museum and the Decorative Arts Trust have
announced that Erica Lome will be joining the Museum’s curatorial SPRINGFIELD MUSEUMS – As of press
staff as part of a two-year Curatorial Internship Grant funded by the time the Museums are only about 280
Decorative Arts Trust. As part of the New Museum Experience, the applications away from getting the Dr. Seuss
Concord Museum is implementing a 16-month initiative to redesign, License Plate into production in
fabricate, and install 14 new galleries. As Curatorial Associate, Erica will Massachusetts. Proceeds from this license
be involved in this exciting undertaking and will assist with collections plate benefit the Springfield Museums, home
research, writing and editing text, installation, maintaining project of the Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum.
schedules, and analyzing visitor experience. Theodore “Dr. Seuss” Geisel is from Springfield.

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