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10 memorable museum shows from the year everyone wants to forget Murray Whyte © Provided by The Boston Globe "Six Crimee" by Jean‑Michel Basquiat, 1982. The year seemed normal enough when it started, with a slate of exciting openings in January and February and a laundry list of more big things for the year ahead. But who could have imagined a year like this? Over many months of pandemic disruption, museums closed, re-opened, and some closed again this month, pitching in to...