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Woman with shoulder-length dark hair in burgundy chiffon and purple latex gloves smiles at camera, holding folio on table.
Ornate and Sacred: Burmese Kammavācā Manuscripts
The museum holds five Kammavācā manuscripts, each with a blend of sacred text and visual splendor that come together in devotion and artistry.
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Blue bridge from overhead.
These Are the Top Ten ‘Endangered’ Buildings and Bridges in England and Wales—and They Tell Us a Lot About Life in the Victorian Era
Structures remaining from the height of the British Empire reveal changing economic, medical, and education trends from the 1800s and early 1900s. But their legacy is at risk as they fall into disrepair.
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New Banksy statue of a man marching with a flag that is covering his face.
Attributed to Banksy, a New Statue of a Suited Man, Blinded by a Flag and Walking Off a Ledge, Appeared in Central London
The artwork was installed under the cloak of night this week, less than two months after a journalism investigation into Banksy’s true identity was published.
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Forged artwork with trees in the background and hues of green, pink, orange, and purple.
A Father and Daughter Forged More Than 200 Artworks by Warhol, Banksy, Picasso and Others—and Sold Them for $2 Million
The New Jersey residents, who face up to 20 years in prison, commissioned an artist in Poland to create the fakes. They got special penalties for forging paintings by Native American artists.
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Bronze artworks stand in a see-through case. A person kneels beside it to insert a small white package into the case's base.
Art’s Tiny Habitats - National Museum of Asian Art
We create microclimates inside some of our cases to protect sensitive artworks. Odds are high you’ve seen one hiding in plain sight.
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Rectangular mirror adorned with gilded twigs and leaves as a border.
Known for Her Amusing Surreal Sculptures, This French Artist’s Sinuous Set of Mirrors Just Shattered Auction Records
Claude Lalanne created the reflective ensemble for designer Yves Saint Laurent. Experts say it’s second in importance only to the famous mirrors at the Palace of Versailles.
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Painting of Girls Watering Flowers by Edvard Munch from 1922.
Stained by Nicotine and Cocoa Powder, These Edvard Munch Paintings Hung in a Chocolate Factory Cafeteria for a Century. Now, They’re Going on Public Display for the First Time
Three decades after “The Scream,” the Norwegian artist painted scenes of daily life for the Freia chocolate factory. The artworks will be on display in his namesake museum in Oslo this spring.
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Sculptor Alexander Calder and one of his colorful, abstract mobiles.
Alexander Calder Thought ‘It Would Be Fun’ to Set Abstract Art in Motion. His Mesmerizing Mobiles Transformed the Definition of Sculpture
A new exhibition at the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris spotlights 300 of the sculptor’s groundbreaking kinetic artworks, large-scale public sculptures, paintings, drawings and wire portraits.
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