Design and Production Incorporated
@dandplorton.bsky.social
We fabricate museum exhibits with precision and purpose.
From concept to install, we bring designs to life—because quality is not an accident.
www.d-and-p.com
From concept to install, we bring designs to life—because quality is not an accident.
www.d-and-p.com
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250 years of the United States Marine Corps.
From the Continental Marines to cake-cutting rituals and “Semper Fi,” November 10 is more than a birthday—it’s a legacy.
250 years of the United States Marine Corps.
From the Continental Marines to cake-cutting rituals and “Semper Fi,” November 10 is more than a birthday—it’s a legacy.
November 11, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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250 years of the United States Marine Corps.
From the Continental Marines to cake-cutting rituals and “Semper Fi,” November 10 is more than a birthday—it’s a legacy.
250 years of the United States Marine Corps.
From the Continental Marines to cake-cutting rituals and “Semper Fi,” November 10 is more than a birthday—it’s a legacy.
2/2 D&P helped bring that legacy to life at the National Museum of the Marine Corps.
We fabricated and installed exhibits honoring the Corps’ history, values, and missions.
No boot camp required—just precision, grit, and a lot of shop visits.
#MarineCorpsBirthday #MuseumFabrication #MilitaryMuseums
We fabricated and installed exhibits honoring the Corps’ history, values, and missions.
No boot camp required—just precision, grit, and a lot of shop visits.
#MarineCorpsBirthday #MuseumFabrication #MilitaryMuseums
November 11, 2025 at 12:48 AM
2/2 D&P helped bring that legacy to life at the National Museum of the Marine Corps.
We fabricated and installed exhibits honoring the Corps’ history, values, and missions.
No boot camp required—just precision, grit, and a lot of shop visits.
#MarineCorpsBirthday #MuseumFabrication #MilitaryMuseums
We fabricated and installed exhibits honoring the Corps’ history, values, and missions.
No boot camp required—just precision, grit, and a lot of shop visits.
#MarineCorpsBirthday #MuseumFabrication #MilitaryMuseums
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The Uffizi was designed for quiet contemplation.
Not cosplay.
But visitors want to interact, even when the museum didn’t plan for it.
Are selfies a bug or a feature?
#MuseumCrime #SelfieFail
The Uffizi was designed for quiet contemplation.
Not cosplay.
But visitors want to interact, even when the museum didn’t plan for it.
Are selfies a bug or a feature?
#MuseumCrime #SelfieFail
November 3, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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The Uffizi was designed for quiet contemplation.
Not cosplay.
But visitors want to interact, even when the museum didn’t plan for it.
Are selfies a bug or a feature?
#MuseumCrime #SelfieFail
The Uffizi was designed for quiet contemplation.
Not cosplay.
But visitors want to interact, even when the museum didn’t plan for it.
Are selfies a bug or a feature?
#MuseumCrime #SelfieFail
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The Director of Florence’s Uffizi is outraged by selfie-seeking tourists.
A man mimicking the subject’s pose tripped over a low platform, damaging an 18th-century painting. The result? A more interactive experience than the museum intended.
#MuseumCrime
The Director of Florence’s Uffizi is outraged by selfie-seeking tourists.
A man mimicking the subject’s pose tripped over a low platform, damaging an 18th-century painting. The result? A more interactive experience than the museum intended.
#MuseumCrime
Uffizi Gallery Visitor Damages Painting in Botched Selfie
A tourist accidentally damaged a painting at the Uffizi in Florence after he tripped while posing for a photograph.
news.artnet.com
November 3, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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The Director of Florence’s Uffizi is outraged by selfie-seeking tourists.
A man mimicking the subject’s pose tripped over a low platform, damaging an 18th-century painting. The result? A more interactive experience than the museum intended.
#MuseumCrime
The Director of Florence’s Uffizi is outraged by selfie-seeking tourists.
A man mimicking the subject’s pose tripped over a low platform, damaging an 18th-century painting. The result? A more interactive experience than the museum intended.
#MuseumCrime
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Ohio knows how to make an impact. We’re proud to help shape the spaces where its stories are told.
#MuseumFabrication
Ohio knows how to make an impact. We’re proud to help shape the spaces where its stories are told.
#MuseumFabrication
November 2, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Ohio knows how to make an impact. We’re proud to help shape the spaces where its stories are told.
#MuseumFabrication
Ohio knows how to make an impact. We’re proud to help shape the spaces where its stories are told.
#MuseumFabrication
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We built the original exhibits at the Rock Hall—where music history lives loud—and the new exhibits at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, where science and storytelling come together in fresh, dynamic ways.
We built the original exhibits at the Rock Hall—where music history lives loud—and the new exhibits at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, where science and storytelling come together in fresh, dynamic ways.
November 2, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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We built the original exhibits at the Rock Hall—where music history lives loud—and the new exhibits at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, where science and storytelling come together in fresh, dynamic ways.
We built the original exhibits at the Rock Hall—where music history lives loud—and the new exhibits at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, where science and storytelling come together in fresh, dynamic ways.
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It’s #NationalOhioDay, and we’re celebrating a state that’s launched astronauts, sparked inventions, and turned up the volume at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
#ClevelandRocks
It’s #NationalOhioDay, and we’re celebrating a state that’s launched astronauts, sparked inventions, and turned up the volume at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
#ClevelandRocks
November 2, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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It’s #NationalOhioDay, and we’re celebrating a state that’s launched astronauts, sparked inventions, and turned up the volume at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
#ClevelandRocks
It’s #NationalOhioDay, and we’re celebrating a state that’s launched astronauts, sparked inventions, and turned up the volume at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
#ClevelandRocks
2/2 Our 2014 map case project required a high-security solution. Built with 1-inch thick glass ordered from a company that supplies prison guard towers.
As projects go, it was a big lift; 12 guys carried the door into the building.
When it comes to big projects: use your knees, not your back.
As projects go, it was a big lift; 12 guys carried the door into the building.
When it comes to big projects: use your knees, not your back.
October 27, 2025 at 11:26 PM
2/2 Our 2014 map case project required a high-security solution. Built with 1-inch thick glass ordered from a company that supplies prison guard towers.
As projects go, it was a big lift; 12 guys carried the door into the building.
When it comes to big projects: use your knees, not your back.
As projects go, it was a big lift; 12 guys carried the door into the building.
When it comes to big projects: use your knees, not your back.
1/2 The Louvre smash and grab was tragic. Thieves cut through a high-security display case. The case was designed to resist forced entry—but not, apparently, a determined team with power tools and a plan.
Museum security teams everywhere: checking their cases twice.
Museum security teams everywhere: checking their cases twice.
2025 Louvre robbery - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
October 27, 2025 at 11:24 PM
1/2 The Louvre smash and grab was tragic. Thieves cut through a high-security display case. The case was designed to resist forced entry—but not, apparently, a determined team with power tools and a plan.
Museum security teams everywhere: checking their cases twice.
Museum security teams everywhere: checking their cases twice.
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Exhibit fabrication isn’t just about building walls and cases. It’s about honoring history, translating design into reality, and making sure every artifact has its moment. Tennessee, thanks for letting us be part of your story.
Exhibit fabrication isn’t just about building walls and cases. It’s about honoring history, translating design into reality, and making sure every artifact has its moment. Tennessee, thanks for letting us be part of your story.
October 26, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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Exhibit fabrication isn’t just about building walls and cases. It’s about honoring history, translating design into reality, and making sure every artifact has its moment. Tennessee, thanks for letting us be part of your story.
Exhibit fabrication isn’t just about building walls and cases. It’s about honoring history, translating design into reality, and making sure every artifact has its moment. Tennessee, thanks for letting us be part of your story.
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The Tennessee State Museum tells the story of the state—from prehistoric fossils to political firsts. D&P had the honor of fabricating and installing exhibits that bring these narratives to life. No fiddles were harmed in the process.
The Tennessee State Museum tells the story of the state—from prehistoric fossils to political firsts. D&P had the honor of fabricating and installing exhibits that bring these narratives to life. No fiddles were harmed in the process.
October 26, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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The Tennessee State Museum tells the story of the state—from prehistoric fossils to political firsts. D&P had the honor of fabricating and installing exhibits that bring these narratives to life. No fiddles were harmed in the process.
The Tennessee State Museum tells the story of the state—from prehistoric fossils to political firsts. D&P had the honor of fabricating and installing exhibits that bring these narratives to life. No fiddles were harmed in the process.
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It’s #NationalTennesseeDay, and we’re raising a virtual glass of sweet tea to the Volunteer State. Home to country music, civil rights milestones, and one very impressive museum.
It’s #NationalTennesseeDay, and we’re raising a virtual glass of sweet tea to the Volunteer State. Home to country music, civil rights milestones, and one very impressive museum.
October 26, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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It’s #NationalTennesseeDay, and we’re raising a virtual glass of sweet tea to the Volunteer State. Home to country music, civil rights milestones, and one very impressive museum.
It’s #NationalTennesseeDay, and we’re raising a virtual glass of sweet tea to the Volunteer State. Home to country music, civil rights milestones, and one very impressive museum.
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Change is rarely linear. Whether it’s a snake shedding legs or a museum rethinking its narrative, transformation is full of surprises. Fossils like this remind us: the path forward is often anything but predictable.
#FossilFriday
Change is rarely linear. Whether it’s a snake shedding legs or a museum rethinking its narrative, transformation is full of surprises. Fossils like this remind us: the path forward is often anything but predictable.
#FossilFriday
October 25, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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Change is rarely linear. Whether it’s a snake shedding legs or a museum rethinking its narrative, transformation is full of surprises. Fossils like this remind us: the path forward is often anything but predictable.
#FossilFriday
Change is rarely linear. Whether it’s a snake shedding legs or a museum rethinking its narrative, transformation is full of surprises. Fossils like this remind us: the path forward is often anything but predictable.
#FossilFriday
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Museums played a key role in the research, helping decode a fossil that didn’t just crawl out of the past—it rewrites part of it. Evolution doesn’t follow a straight line. Sometimes it loops, detours, and leaves behind limbs.
Museums played a key role in the research, helping decode a fossil that didn’t just crawl out of the past—it rewrites part of it. Evolution doesn’t follow a straight line. Sometimes it loops, detours, and leaves behind limbs.
October 25, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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Museums played a key role in the research, helping decode a fossil that didn’t just crawl out of the past—it rewrites part of it. Evolution doesn’t follow a straight line. Sometimes it loops, detours, and leaves behind limbs.
Museums played a key role in the research, helping decode a fossil that didn’t just crawl out of the past—it rewrites part of it. Evolution doesn’t follow a straight line. Sometimes it loops, detours, and leaves behind limbs.
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A Jurassic fossil with a twist. This ancient reptile might be the long-sought missing link between lizards and snakes. With a body built for slithering and limbs that hadn’t quite gotten the memo, it’s a snapshot of evolution mid-transformation.
#FossilFriday
A Jurassic fossil with a twist. This ancient reptile might be the long-sought missing link between lizards and snakes. With a body built for slithering and limbs that hadn’t quite gotten the memo, it’s a snapshot of evolution mid-transformation.
#FossilFriday
Mysterious Jurassic reptile may reveal how snakes lost their legs
Scientists were left stunned by the hook-toothed, 167-million-year-old fossil which blends reptile characteristics.
www.newsweek.com
October 25, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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A Jurassic fossil with a twist. This ancient reptile might be the long-sought missing link between lizards and snakes. With a body built for slithering and limbs that hadn’t quite gotten the memo, it’s a snapshot of evolution mid-transformation.
#FossilFriday
A Jurassic fossil with a twist. This ancient reptile might be the long-sought missing link between lizards and snakes. With a body built for slithering and limbs that hadn’t quite gotten the memo, it’s a snapshot of evolution mid-transformation.
#FossilFriday
2/2 The exhibit was called “Luxe de Poche”—Pocket Luxury.
The items were small enough to slip into a coat pocket.
The payout? Potentially millions.
Turns out, the smaller the object, the bigger the temptation.
#MuseumCrime #LuxuryLoot #ExhibitSecurity
The items were small enough to slip into a coat pocket.
The payout? Potentially millions.
Turns out, the smaller the object, the bigger the temptation.
#MuseumCrime #LuxuryLoot #ExhibitSecurity
October 20, 2025 at 10:44 PM
2/2 The exhibit was called “Luxe de Poche”—Pocket Luxury.
The items were small enough to slip into a coat pocket.
The payout? Potentially millions.
Turns out, the smaller the object, the bigger the temptation.
#MuseumCrime #LuxuryLoot #ExhibitSecurity
The items were small enough to slip into a coat pocket.
The payout? Potentially millions.
Turns out, the smaller the object, the bigger the temptation.
#MuseumCrime #LuxuryLoot #ExhibitSecurity
1/2 #MuseumCrime, pocket edition.
You loan something to a friend, expecting it back.
The British Crown loaned 18th-century luxury items to a Paris museum—snuff boxes, perfume bottles, gold trinkets.
Then thieves showed up for a smash-and-grab with an axe.
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You loan something to a friend, expecting it back.
The British Crown loaned 18th-century luxury items to a Paris museum—snuff boxes, perfume bottles, gold trinkets.
Then thieves showed up for a smash-and-grab with an axe.
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Brazen Paris Museum Heist Triggers $4 Million Insurance Payout
A heist by axe-wielding thieves resulted in the theft of seven highly-prized treasures from a Paris museum, including two royal snuff boxes.
news.artnet.com
October 20, 2025 at 10:42 PM
1/2 #MuseumCrime, pocket edition.
You loan something to a friend, expecting it back.
The British Crown loaned 18th-century luxury items to a Paris museum—snuff boxes, perfume bottles, gold trinkets.
Then thieves showed up for a smash-and-grab with an axe.
🔗
You loan something to a friend, expecting it back.
The British Crown loaned 18th-century luxury items to a Paris museum—snuff boxes, perfume bottles, gold trinkets.
Then thieves showed up for a smash-and-grab with an axe.
🔗
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From the thunder of hooves to the quiet elegance of Shaker design, Kentucky’s history is rich with moments worth preserving. We’re proud to help share those moments—one exhibit at a time.
Here’s to Kentucky: where history and heart meet.
#NationalKentuckyDay #ExhibitFabrication #MuseumExhibits
From the thunder of hooves to the quiet elegance of Shaker design, Kentucky’s history is rich with moments worth preserving. We’re proud to help share those moments—one exhibit at a time.
Here’s to Kentucky: where history and heart meet.
#NationalKentuckyDay #ExhibitFabrication #MuseumExhibits
October 19, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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From the thunder of hooves to the quiet elegance of Shaker design, Kentucky’s history is rich with moments worth preserving. We’re proud to help share those moments—one exhibit at a time.
Here’s to Kentucky: where history and heart meet.
#NationalKentuckyDay #ExhibitFabrication #MuseumExhibits
From the thunder of hooves to the quiet elegance of Shaker design, Kentucky’s history is rich with moments worth preserving. We’re proud to help share those moments—one exhibit at a time.
Here’s to Kentucky: where history and heart meet.
#NationalKentuckyDay #ExhibitFabrication #MuseumExhibits
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Happy National Kentucky Day!
Celebrate the Bluegrass State—where tradition, storytelling, and craftsmanship run deep. At D&P, we’ve had the honor of bringing some of those stories to life as the fabricators and installers of exhibits at the Kentucky Derby Museum.
Happy National Kentucky Day!
Celebrate the Bluegrass State—where tradition, storytelling, and craftsmanship run deep. At D&P, we’ve had the honor of bringing some of those stories to life as the fabricators and installers of exhibits at the Kentucky Derby Museum.
October 19, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Happy National Kentucky Day!
Celebrate the Bluegrass State—where tradition, storytelling, and craftsmanship run deep. At D&P, we’ve had the honor of bringing some of those stories to life as the fabricators and installers of exhibits at the Kentucky Derby Museum.
Happy National Kentucky Day!
Celebrate the Bluegrass State—where tradition, storytelling, and craftsmanship run deep. At D&P, we’ve had the honor of bringing some of those stories to life as the fabricators and installers of exhibits at the Kentucky Derby Museum.
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Uniqueness means more than rarity.
Cera blends scientific value, emotional resonance, and visual impact.
It’s the kind of object that sparks curiosity. Want to learn more? Cera isn’t in a museum (yet), but her brethren are. #FossilFriday #VisitAMusuem
Uniqueness means more than rarity.
Cera blends scientific value, emotional resonance, and visual impact.
It’s the kind of object that sparks curiosity. Want to learn more? Cera isn’t in a museum (yet), but her brethren are. #FossilFriday #VisitAMusuem
October 18, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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Uniqueness means more than rarity.
Cera blends scientific value, emotional resonance, and visual impact.
It’s the kind of object that sparks curiosity. Want to learn more? Cera isn’t in a museum (yet), but her brethren are. #FossilFriday #VisitAMusuem
Uniqueness means more than rarity.
Cera blends scientific value, emotional resonance, and visual impact.
It’s the kind of object that sparks curiosity. Want to learn more? Cera isn’t in a museum (yet), but her brethren are. #FossilFriday #VisitAMusuem
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People gravitate toward rare and extraordinary objects.
They seek the unexpected.
They imagine Cera’s story—a baby dinosaur who roamed 66 million years ago.
A fossil like this invites wonder.
#FossilFriday
People gravitate toward rare and extraordinary objects.
They seek the unexpected.
They imagine Cera’s story—a baby dinosaur who roamed 66 million years ago.
A fossil like this invites wonder.
#FossilFriday
October 18, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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People gravitate toward rare and extraordinary objects.
They seek the unexpected.
They imagine Cera’s story—a baby dinosaur who roamed 66 million years ago.
A fossil like this invites wonder.
#FossilFriday
People gravitate toward rare and extraordinary objects.
They seek the unexpected.
They imagine Cera’s story—a baby dinosaur who roamed 66 million years ago.
A fossil like this invites wonder.
#FossilFriday
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Discovered in South Dakota’s Hell Creek Formation, “Cera” is the first baby Triceratops ever uncovered.
Named after the character from The Land Before Time, little Cera is 14 feet long and was just four years old.
A small dino with a big legacy.
#FossilFriday
Discovered in South Dakota’s Hell Creek Formation, “Cera” is the first baby Triceratops ever uncovered.
Named after the character from The Land Before Time, little Cera is 14 feet long and was just four years old.
A small dino with a big legacy.
#FossilFriday
Rare Baby Triceratops Fossil Poised for Mammoth Sale
The auction house renowned for selling contemporary art says its responding to "client demand" with the sale of a juvenile Triceratops.
news.artnet.com
October 18, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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Discovered in South Dakota’s Hell Creek Formation, “Cera” is the first baby Triceratops ever uncovered.
Named after the character from The Land Before Time, little Cera is 14 feet long and was just four years old.
A small dino with a big legacy.
#FossilFriday
Discovered in South Dakota’s Hell Creek Formation, “Cera” is the first baby Triceratops ever uncovered.
Named after the character from The Land Before Time, little Cera is 14 feet long and was just four years old.
A small dino with a big legacy.
#FossilFriday
2/2 “It’s not the sexiest place to buy,” said one advisor, “but it could present the right opportunity for a savvy buyer.”
Translation: if you don’t mind a little white-collar crime in the provenance, there’s a Basquiat with your name on it.
#MuseumCrime #ArtMarket #ProvenanceWithHandcuffs
Translation: if you don’t mind a little white-collar crime in the provenance, there’s a Basquiat with your name on it.
#MuseumCrime #ArtMarket #ProvenanceWithHandcuffs
October 13, 2025 at 10:44 PM
2/2 “It’s not the sexiest place to buy,” said one advisor, “but it could present the right opportunity for a savvy buyer.”
Translation: if you don’t mind a little white-collar crime in the provenance, there’s a Basquiat with your name on it.
#MuseumCrime #ArtMarket #ProvenanceWithHandcuffs
Translation: if you don’t mind a little white-collar crime in the provenance, there’s a Basquiat with your name on it.
#MuseumCrime #ArtMarket #ProvenanceWithHandcuffs
1/2 #MuseumCrime meets the art market.
Basquiat, Picasso, Diane Arbus—works seized from a financier linked to the 1MDB scandal are now headed to auction via the U.S. Marshals.
When provenance includes federal agents, you know the backstory’s wild.
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Basquiat, Picasso, Diane Arbus—works seized from a financier linked to the 1MDB scandal are now headed to auction via the U.S. Marshals.
When provenance includes federal agents, you know the backstory’s wild.
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US Government to Auction Works by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Pablo Picasso, and Diane Arbus Purchased with Funds from 1MDB Scandal
The artworks by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Pablo Picasso and Diane Arbus were surrendered by actor Leonardo DiCaprio and producer Christopher McFarland.
www.artnews.com
October 13, 2025 at 10:42 PM
1/2 #MuseumCrime meets the art market.
Basquiat, Picasso, Diane Arbus—works seized from a financier linked to the 1MDB scandal are now headed to auction via the U.S. Marshals.
When provenance includes federal agents, you know the backstory’s wild.
🔗
Basquiat, Picasso, Diane Arbus—works seized from a financier linked to the 1MDB scandal are now headed to auction via the U.S. Marshals.
When provenance includes federal agents, you know the backstory’s wild.
🔗
3/3 At D&P, we’ve been fabricating exhibits for 75 years.
Our present is built on the foundation of our forebearers—just like Gdańsk.
Every project we take on is another layer in the strata.
#Archaeology #MuseumMaking #LegacyInTheDetails
Our present is built on the foundation of our forebearers—just like Gdańsk.
Every project we take on is another layer in the strata.
#Archaeology #MuseumMaking #LegacyInTheDetails
October 12, 2025 at 2:36 PM
3/3 At D&P, we’ve been fabricating exhibits for 75 years.
Our present is built on the foundation of our forebearers—just like Gdańsk.
Every project we take on is another layer in the strata.
#Archaeology #MuseumMaking #LegacyInTheDetails
Our present is built on the foundation of our forebearers—just like Gdańsk.
Every project we take on is another layer in the strata.
#Archaeology #MuseumMaking #LegacyInTheDetails