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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    LA’s big art and cultural moments of 2019

    This year, multiple LA museums rallied for a union. Art patrons wanted to hold their institutions accountable, particularly with donations.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Dec 19, 2019 • 1 min read

    This year, multiple LA museums rallied for a union. Art patrons wanted to hold their institutions accountable, particularly with donations. The board of the La Brea Tar Pits chose the studio Weiss/Manfredi to bring a long overdue facelift to the historic museum. We also run through the great cultural shows and happenings in LA this year.

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    The full episode

    3 of 4
    Impeachment fallout and how the DNC will protect Democrats
    1. 0:00Impeaching Trump could hurt Democrats in 2020
    2. 16:13Democratic leader Tom Perez on impeachment fallout and lack of diversity at sixth primary debate
    3. 27:09LA’s big art and cultural moments of 2019You’re reading this
    4. 35:23Director Greta Gerwig on bringing out ‘gems’ nobody noticed in ‘Little Women’
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