Around the world, MUSEUMS have been sites of pro-Palestinian demonstrations – including a recent one where artists draped and spray painted protest messages onto their own works at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco.

And just across the street, at the Contemporary Jewish Museum, or C-J-M ... there’s been another debate ... after a group, called California Jewish Artists for Palestine, recently withdrew their work from an upcoming exhibition.

KQED’s arts and culture editor Nastia Voynovskaya reports.

Around the world, MUSEUMS have been sites of pro-Palestinian demonstrations – including a recent one where artists draped and spray painted protest messages onto their own works at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco.
And just across the street, at the Contemporary Jewish Museum, or C-J-M ... there’s been another debate ... after a group, called California Jewish Artists for Palestine, recently withdrew their work from an upcoming exhibition.
KQED’s arts and culture editor Nastia Voynovskaya reports.

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KQED serves the people of Northern California with a community-supported alternative to commercial media. We provide citizens with the knowledge they need to make informed decisions; convene community dialogue; bring the arts to everyone; and engage audiences to share their stories.

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