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Adam Schrader

Adam Schrader is the founder of Urgent Matter and a longtime crime and politics reporter. His work has appeared in Artnet News, The Art Newspaper, the New York Post, the New York Daily News, and United Press International.

Location New York
Number of Articles 356
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Adam Schrader's Work 356 Articles
Pop Culture   -   Dec 30, 2025 Cecilia Giménez, painter behind viral ‘Ecce Homo’ restoration, dies at 94
Cecilia Giménez, painter behind viral ‘Ecce Homo’ restoration, dies at 94

Giménez made headlines in August 2012 after she attempted to restore a fresco by Elías García Martínez titled “Ecce Homo."

by Adam Schrader
Government and Cultural Heritage   -   Dec 30, 2025 Trust warns White House ballroom already fixed before federal review
Trust warns White House ballroom already fixed before federal review

New court filings argue subsurface work has moved the project past the point where public review or congressional approval can meaningfully shape it.

by Adam Schrader
Government and Cultural Heritage   -   Dec 30, 2025 Cyprus places culture at the center of its EU Council presidency
Cyprus places culture at the center of its EU Council presidency

The government says exhibitions, performances and public programming will run alongside formal EU business during Cyprus’s six-month term.

by Adam Schrader
Government and Cultural Heritage   -   Dec 30, 2025 UAE Cabinet moves to draft heritage law after landmark year for museums, culture
UAE Cabinet moves to draft heritage law after landmark year for museums, culture

The law comes as the UAE closes out a year marked by major museum openings, new institutions and expanded cultural partnerships.

by Adam Schrader
Shows and Exhibitions   -   Dec 28, 2025 Banksy debuts new mural in London as The Walled Off Hotel reopens in Bethlehem
Banksy debuts new mural in London as The Walled Off Hotel reopens in Bethlehem

An identical mural attributed to the artist was painted at the foot of a tower in central London but the artist did not post images of it.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Dec 27, 2025 Louvre adds bars to window where thieves entered months after museum heist
Workers using a hoist truck to install a new security grille over a balcony window at the Musée du Louvre following the October jewel theft.

The museum has added new barriers on Quai François Mitterrand and will add 100 new security cameras in 2026.

by Adam Schrader
Government and Cultural Heritage   -   Dec 27, 2025 New York’s political leadership backs Met Museum workers ahead of union vote
New York’s political leadership backs Met Museum workers ahead of union vote

The open letter, signed by Zohran Mamdani, calls the union vote a test of New York’s commitment to collective bargaining in its cultural institutions.

by Adam Schrader
Pop Culture   -   Dec 27, 2025 Detroit Institute of Arts remakes beloved 'You Gotta Have Art!' commercial
Detroit Institute of Arts remakes beloved 'You Gotta Have Art!' commercial

Online reaction was overwhelmingly positive, with a single viewer declaring the 1976 original “better.”

by Adam Schrader
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