This painting at the Met is hidden to remind us of what refugees have done for us

Get the Full StoryMarc Chagall s The Lovers is shrouded as a statement about what we re missing by not taking in refugees.

The nonprofit International Rescue Committee wants people to envision what the world would lose without the talent and creativity of the world s growing population of refugees. So they ve worked with the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art to display French refugee Marc Chagall s iconic abstract oil painting The Lovers at its Fifth Avenue location. There s just one catch: The entire work is covered up.Read Full Story

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