U.S. Air and Space Museum launches 40th anniversary bash

Inside the Museum of Broken Relationships
ABC News’ Lesley Messer gives us a tour of the Museum of Broken Relationships in Hollywood, CA.

Settlement: NY art collector owns 1931 Picasso sculpture
NEW YORK (AP) — The settlement of a New York court case calls for a 1931 sculpture of Picasso’s mistress to be owned by New York art collector Leon Black rather than the royal Qatari family.

Rights Available! Rising Opera Star’s Rags-to-Riches Story Detailed in New Biography
Daniel Bergner’s ‘Sing for Your Life,’ along with Carl-Johan Vallgren’s ‘The Merman,’ are both ripe for optioning.

US author Richard Ford wins Spanish literature prize

MADRID (AP) — U.S. writer Richard Ford, author of the widely acclaimed novel “Independence Day,” has won Spain’s prestigious Asturias prize for literature in recognition of his contribution to American letters.

Tony Awards: This Is How Saoirse Ronan’s Makeup Artist Accentuated Her Baby Blues
Here’s how to get the romantic beauty look at home.

Cindy Sherman Storms L.A.’s Broad: Iconic Artist Explains Her Hollywood State of Mind
In a rare interview, the icon explains her movie-minded process as her show, the Broad’s first single-artist retrospective, comes to Los Angeles.

Smithsonian, Victoria and Albert Museum to collaborate
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Smithsonian and the Victoria and Albert Museum will collaborate on permanent gallery space in London.

‘The Humans’ wins Tony Award for best play
NEW YORK (AP) — ‘The Humans’ wins Tony Award for best play .

A Prince wish, Paisley Park eyed for museum like Graceland

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Long before Prince died, he told close friends he wanted to turn his Paisley Park home and studio complex into a museum. Now, the trust company overseeing his estate — likely with the backing of Prince’s siblings — is exploring the idea to open it up as a tourist attraction that some have compared with Elvis Presley’s Graceland.

Barbra Streisand, Anne Hathaway and Daisy Ridley Sing “At the Ballet”
Streisand directs her fellow actresses for the ‘Chorus Line’ song.

Inside The Hammer Museum’s Biennial Exhibition
The show, which opens this weekend, features unique works from 26 L.A.-based artists.

French artist discovers US by painting a stranger a week

BOSTON (AP) — New to Boston, Parisian artist Aurélie Galois took a deep breath, gathered her oil paints and ventured forth on a unique mission to get acquainted with her adoptive city: Every Friday, for an entire year, she painted a portrait of a stranger.

New York Museum to Honor Michael Keaton
The George Eastman Museum in Rochester will present the ‘Spotlight’ actor with an award Thursday evening.

Turkey’s hard-hit tourism industry hopes soap opera can woo wealthy Arabs

By Ceyda Caglayan ANTALYA, Turkey (Reuters) – He’s not a trained actor, but Turkish businessman Serdar Ali Abet hopes his television debut – and a mix of cliff-hangers, melodrama and lavish sets – can win fans across the Arab world and help revive Turkey’s moribund tourist industry. Abet, a travel agency owner, had an idea that a soap opera set in the Mediterranean province of Antalya might lure Arab tourists. With a budget of $3 million, “Big House” began airing this week on TRT Al Arabiya, the Arabic language channel of Turkey’s state broadcaster.

Museum to honor actor Michael Keaton for film contributions

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — A New York museum is honoring actor Michael Keaton for his contributions to the art of film.

Russian court fines artist who set security service HQ door ablaze

By Alexander Reshetnikov MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian performance artist arrested for setting fire to the door of Russia’s domestic intelligence service was freed on Wednesday after a court decided against jailing him. Pyotr Pavlensky came to prominence in 2013 when he nailed his scrotum to Moscow’s Red Square, a gesture he described as a metaphor for the political apathy of Russian society. On Wednesday, Pavlensky was released from a metal cage in a district court in Moscow and his handcuffs were removed after the judge fined him 481,462.83 rubles ($7,558) for damaging “a cultural heritage site”.

Louvre reopens after flooding, as cost of rain damage mounts
PARIS (AP) — The Louvre and the Orsay, the premier museums of Paris, have reopened after an emergency closure last week to move masterpieces to higher ground during the city’s worst flooding in decades.

Artist Christo walks on water with “Floating Piers”

ISEO, Italy (AP) — It’s taken nearly 2,000 years, but regular folks will soon get to feel what it is like to walk on water thanks to a project by the artist Christo, who may or may not have had his namesake in mind when envisioning his latest project: “The Floating Piers.”

Denmark museum removes colonial terminology from collection
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The National Gallery of Denmark has replaced the word “negro” with “African” in titles and descriptions of artworks in an effort to remove colonial terminology from its collection.

Story of Sydney Opera House to hit the big screen

The story behind the Sydney Opera House and its Danish architect Jorn Utzon is to be made into a movie, with the Swedish producer behind “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” on board. The Danish/Swedish/Australian production will tell the story of how Utzon upset the conservative Australian architectural establishment by winning an international competition to design the building and his battles to push through his radical ideas. “Utzon was a great Danish architect and the story of how he created the Sydney Opera is both fascinating and scary.

Story of Sydney Opera House to hit the big screen

Tresses Reach New Heights at La Brea Tar Pits and Museum’s Ice Age Hair Ball
“This is totally about L.A.; the Tar Pits themselves are a key part of the city,” said actress Dana Delany. “We know about the big art museums, but this is the museum that’s been here for a l-o-o-o-ng time.”

Orlando orchestra’s leader leaps from cellist to conductor

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — As a young classical music conductor in a town known more for Mickey Mouse than Mahler, Eric Jacobsen faces a double challenge: Live up to the promise of his youth and innovative background, and somehow discover the magic formula to lure young audiences to the concert hall.

Paris museum reopens as French floods slowly ease

PARIS (AP) — The riverside Grand Palais exhibition hall in Paris reopened Sunday as floodwaters slowly receded from the French capital, though risks remain for other regions.

Eater’s Video Team Seeks Associate Producer, Motion Graphics Artist, More

Eater’s video and social teams are growing, and we’re looking for talented candidates for three positions. These hires will join a hardworking, knowledgable team and contribute to Eater’s evolving video program. Interested? Check out the open roles below, and see more current job listings at Vox Media here.

Artist Shantell Martin Draws Live on the (RED) Supper Carpet
Chefs, celebrities, social media creators and food fans gather to kick off the month-long EAT (RED) SAVE LIVES campaign.

Canadian Nezet-Seguin named director of New York’s Met Opera

Canadian conductor Yannick Nezet-Seguin was named Thursday as music director of New York’s Metropolitan Opera, succeeding James Levine who served 40 years in one of opera’s most prominent roles. A relative upstart at just 41 years old, Nezet-Seguin will start as interim director in the 2017-18 season before taking over fully three years later. “Becoming the music director of the Metropolitan Opera is the fulfillment of a lifelong dream for me,” Nezet-Seguin said in a statement.

The Latest: Louvre to shut down, move art to higher floors

PARIS (AP) — The Latest on the flooding that’s affected parts of Europe. (all times local):

Nezet-Seguin to become Met Opera music director in 2020-21

NEW YORK (AP) — Yannick Nezet-Seguin will succeed James Levine as music director of the Metropolitan Opera but will not take over until the 2020-21 season.

Canadian Nezet-Seguin named director of New York’s Metropolitan Opera

Meet Tony Award nominee Cynthia Erivo, ‘a force of nature’

NEW YORK (AP) — Actors are rarely like their characters, but few actors these days are as far apart from them as Cynthia Erivo.

Paris shuts down metro line, Louvre might follow as Seine rises
PARIS (Reuters) – Paris prepared to close an underground metro line as water levels in the river Seine kept rising, and staff at the Louvre museum were told the venue was likely to close too. The RER C suburban metro line will be closed within Paris from 4 p.m. (10 a.m. ET), the SNCF rail operator said on Twitter. “It is highly likely that we will have to shut the museum and ask for volunteers’ help this afternoon,” Louvre museum chief Jean-Luc Martinez told employees in an internal email seen by Reuters. (Reporting by Michel Rose; Writing by Ingrid Melander; Editing by Richard Lough)

Comedians’ Holograms to Headline National Museum of Comedy
Comedy historian and museum curator Kliph Nesteroff on why most old comics aren’t funny, the museum’s adults-only comedy Blue Room and the holograms.

WWE Superstar Enzo Amore Said He Got His Concussion Because Wrestling ‘Isn’t Ballet’

Enzo Amore and Big Cass [last name redacted] were Jonathan Coachman’s guests on Tuesday’s weekly “Off the Top Rope” segment on ESPN SportsCenter. As usual, they brought the thunder with Enzo’s trademark gift of gab (although his gift of jab remained mercifully unused).

A day in the life of Picasso: artist’s same-day works up for sale

LONDON (Reuters) – Two still life works by Pablo Picasso painted on the same day are among offerings at an upcoming London auction that also features works by Amedeo Modigliani, Claude Monet, Wassily Kandinsky and Paul Klee. Picasso’s “Nature morte” and “Nature morte aux volets verts”, from Dec. 29, 1946, are each are estimated at 2 million pounds-3 million pounds ($2.89 million-$4.33 million) and will go under the hammer at Christie’s auction on June 22. …

Ballet dancer in Russian acid attack released on parole

MOSCOW (AP) — A Bolshoi dancer convicted in 2013 for his role in an acid attack that scarred the face and eyes of the famed Russian ballet’s artistic director has been paroled, his lawyer said Wednesday.

George Carlin Hologram to Headline $50M National Museum of Comedy
Comedy historian and museum curator Kliph Nesteroff on why most old comics aren’t funny, the museum’s adults-only comedy Blue Room and that hologram: “George will be onstage, performing like old times.”

The Museum of Broken Relationships to open in June in California

If you’ve ever had your heart broken, it’s time to commiserate at the Museum of Broken Relationships, opening on June 4 in Los Angeles. Founded by John B. Quinn, the museum will house some 300 pieces in over 3,500 feet of exhibition space. The concept for the museum originated in Zagreb, Croatia, where a Museum of Broken Relationships was created by former artist couple Olinka Vištica and Dražen Grubišić in 2010.

Hip Hop Ballet: Ballerinas Take on Jason Derulo Routine
Video of the Chicago Multi-Cultural Dance Center dancers’ “hiplet” routine fusing hip hop and ballet has gone viral, and the dancers are live in Times Square to show off their moves.

‘Jurassic Park’ paleontologist retiring from museum he built

BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Jack Horner, the paleontologist who discovered the world’s first dinosaur embryos, found that dinosaurs had nests and that they cared for their young, is leaving the Montana museum he spent decades filling with fossils from across the globe.

‘Hiplet’ Has Ballet Dancers Getting Down to Hip-Hop
The dance style was created by Chicago-based instructor Homer Hans Bryant.

Tokyo museum exhibits Issey Miyake’s constant innovations

TOKYO (AP) — Although he’s behind one of the biggest fashion brands to come out of Japan, Issey Miyake detests being called a fashion designer. Maybe a designer, even a sculptor, but not that frivolous, trend-watching, conspicuous consumption known as fashion.

Makeup Monday: Reese Witherspoon’s Makeup Artist Shares the Secrets of Her Beauty Kit
Molly R. Stern dishes on the products she’s most excited about at the moment.

Rosanna Huffman, Actress and Voiceover Artist, Dies at 77
She appeared on Broadway and on TV’s ‘Columbo’ and ‘Murder, She Wrote,’ two series co-created by her late husband, Richard Levinson.

Museum of Russian impressionist art opens in Moscow

A museum of Russian Impressionist art opened in Moscow on Saturday amid efforts to promote the country’s little-known art movement to a global audience. Housed in a historic former chocolate factory, the private museum features a permanent exhibition of some 70 works by Russian artists of the late 19th and early 20th centuries including Konstantin Korovin, Valentin Serov and Pyotr Konchalovsky. It is based on the personal collection of entrepreneur and philanthropist Boris Mints, who invested some $20 million into a project seeking to help both Russians and foreigners learn more about Russia’s contribution to a movement which originated in France in the 19th century.

After nuclear deal, Iranian art auction sees $7.4M in sales

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An annual art auction in Tehran drew record sales of $7.4 million Friday, a sign of Iran’s emerging arts market that buyers hope will be buoyed by the recent nuclear deal with world powers.

France’s Newest Museum Is Dedicated to Bordeaux Wine

If there was ever a doubt that France or Bordeaux takes its wine seriously, a new development settles it. A £63 million (about $92.4 million) wine museum called La Cité du Vin is set to open next week ahead of the 10th Bordeaux Wine Festival, according to the Telegraph, which snagged an early look inside the building’s exhibits, tasting rooms, and wine shop. The museum is designed to be an immersive experience, according to its website, and the building itself appropriately bears strong resemblance to a wine decanter.

Georgia O’Keeffe Museum buys artist’s rarely seen 1926 work

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The Georgia O’Keeffe Museum in New Mexico now owns a rarely seen painting by the artist who helped usher in American modernism.

Dakar biennale fuels new life into Africa’s contemporary art
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Videos projected onto massive buildings, pop up art galleries and installations in an old courthouse are features of the Dakar Biennale, Africa’s largest contemporary art festival currently enlivening Senegal’s capital.

Police: 1 dead, 3 others wounded in shooting inside New York City concert venue where hip-hop artist T.I. was scheduled to perform

Police: 1 dead, 3 others wounded in shooting inside New York City concert venue where hip-hop artist T.I. was scheduled to perform.