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Des Moines Arts Festival, one of city's biggest, will be back with some changes for ...
The festival in past years has typically drawn upward of 200,000 people. ...
Long-Lost Viking Bones Found In Denmark Museum Basement
The remains of a man thought to be related to Viking King Harald Bluetooth have been found in the basement of a Denmark museum, more than a century after going missing. ...
Helmut Jahn leaves architectural legacy in Chicago and around the world
The eminent architect, who was killed yesterday while riding his bike, made significant contributions to the built environment in his more than 50 years of design. Dennis Rodkin Helmut Jahn in 2018. Eminent architect Helmut Jahn was killed while riding his
Helmut Jahn's architectural legacy remains in Chicago and around the world
The eminent architect, who was killed yesterday while riding his bike, made significant contributions to the built environment in his more than 50 years of design. Dennis Rodkin Helmut Jahn Eminent architect Helmut Jahn was killed while riding his bike in a
South Africa losing cultural landmarks like Apartheid Museum to COVID
A pair of boxing gloves worn by Nelson Mandela at the height of the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa lie under a thick layer of dust in a darkened room, the silence broken only by the thud of moths nose-diving onto the glass display case. The gloves
Windsor Museum’s Call to Artists for Upcoming Forces of Nature Exhibition
Whether it is beauty, chaos, symmetry, or destruction, the forces within nature inspire us to create, and they leave us in awe. This explains the powerful imagery Windsor’s Art & Heritage Center is hoping to display at its next community art exhibition,
14 Henrietta Street museum providing outdoor tours of Dublin's north side
An award-winning museum that tells the story of
Its Credibility Gone, Vermont Performing Arts League to Dissolve, Board Says
The Vermont Performing Arts League, which manages the operations and assets of North End Studios, plans to dissolve as a nonprofit in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations against cofounder Ben Bergstein. The move comes just days after landlords of
New Wyoming museum displays hundreds of military vehicles
DUBOIS, Wyo. — In 2010, Dan Starks got a patriotic idea. He wanted to participate in the Fourth of July parade in Dubois, the small northwest Wyoming town he retired to after a successful career in the medical device industry. So Starks purchased a worn-down
Norwegian Sound Artist Jana Winderen Has Perfected The Art Of Listening Underwater
The Oslo-based Norwegian artist, Jana Winderen, champions the well-being of the planet through her immersive soundscapes. ...
Tripadvisor removes insensitive review of Auschwitz Museum
Travel website Tripadvisor has removed an insensitive review of the Auschwitz Museum after initially saying it complied with its submission guidelines. The museum at the site of the Nazi concentration camp in Poland on Thursday tweeted that it had asked the
To infinity and beyond: the spectacular sensory overload of Ryoji Ikeda’s art
Incandescent light, the thud of Kyoto nightclubs, particle physics it all goes into Ryoji Ikeda’s extraordinary sensory symphonies. He talks about his upcoming show at 180 The Strand Ryoji Ikeda has delivered some dazzling assaults on the senses over his
Egypt’s Theater Art House to present numerous plays during Eid al-Fitr holidays
CAIRO – 9 May 2021: Head of the Theater Art House Ismail Mukhtar said that this year the Theater Art House offers its audience 10 theatrical performances between Cairo and Alexandria, starting from the second day of Eid al-Fitr. The
Feature: Young Botswanan shares benefit of Chinese martial arts culture
GABORONE, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Despite the deadly COVID-19 pandemic, Bethuel Chillito Mmoloki, a Botswanan enthusiast of Chinese culture is teaching Wushu, or Chinese martial arts, to local teenagers in Gaborone, Botswana's capital city. Mmoloki runs his
Researchers advocate for safer alternative to paint stripper chemical
An alternative to a potentially deadly chemical found
British Museum to show how Thomas Becket’s murder shook Europe
Rare exhibits on display for first time will reveal widespread impact of archbishop of Canterbury’s death The murder of Thomas Becket in 1170, cut down inside Canterbury Cathedral by knights of King Henry II’s retinue, sent shock waves throughout England and
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BMW's New Art Cars Were Designed Using Artificial Intelligence
These new works have been projection-mapped onto a virtual rendition of BMW's range-topping 8 Series Gran Coupe. ...
Tripadvisor removes ‘fun for the family’ review of Auschwitz Museum, a site of Nazi concentration camp
Tripadvisor’s reluctance to remove the review of Auschwitz Museum, the site of the former Nazi concentration camp, sparked a huge backlash on social media. PUBLISHED ON MAY 09, 2021 04:25 PM IST Travel website Tripadvisor removed an offensive review of the
Dublin museum to tell story of city’s north side streets
An award-winning museum that tells the story of Dublin’s north side is preparing to take to the streets as Ireland moves further out of lockdown. Last week, 14 Henrietta Street landed a prestigious gong at the European Museum of The Year 2020 awards, scooping
Beirut art project hangs worthless banknotes to show devaluation of Lebanese pound - in pictures
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Outgoing finance chair paints a rosy picture for Saint John after years of cuts
The city was on the edge of a financial crisis with a budget that was $9 million short. Council and committee had to cut, and cut deep, to avoid falling off the cliff to bankruptcy. ...
The Art of Femininity in Louisa May Alcott’s Eight Cousins and Rose in Bloom
Little Women is so beloved (quite deservedly) that many readers forget Louisa May Alcott’s other delightful stories for young people. Jo’s Boys continues the treasured story of the March sisters, An Old-Fashioned Girl is charmingly quaint, and Jack and Jill is
Egypt’s National Museum of Egyptian Civilization undergoes a regular sanitization, disinfection process
In order to comply with established health safety regulations and provide maximum protection to keep tourism and antiquities workers,
Celebrating commercial flops at the Museum of Failure
The Museum of Failure in Los Angeles celebrates ideas that failed to get off the ground for some of the biggest companies in the U.S. CBS News correspondent Jamie Yuccas gives us an inside look. ...
Confederate statue in Tennessee vandalized with pink paint
A Confederate statue on private property along an interstate in Tennessee has been painted pink in the latest act of vandalism there. ...
'I was in darkness': How a Saskatoon safe house helped a woman find healing through art
One woman shares her story of how the support at a Saskatoon safe house — and its art classes — gave her the tools she needed to transform her life after escaping a toxic past. ...
Cleveland artist Michelangelo Lovelace savored big-time art world success briefly before his death in April
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Big-time art world success came late for Cleveland painter Michelangelo Lovelace, and it was very sweet when it did. But he scarcely had time to savor it before his life was cut short last month by an illness. One of the city’s most important
UK government’s heritage culture war is stifling museums, say trustees
Ministers are facing mounting anger over claims that they are deliberately stifling “honest and open debate” as part of a culture war, with a concerted campaign to purge dissenting voices from positions in Britain’s leading museums, galleries and major
China to mark International Museum Day with heritage exhibition
BEIJING, May 9 (Xinhua) -- An exhibition on China's achievements in cultural heritage preservation will be held in Beijing in celebration of the upcoming International Museum Day (IMD).
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Art attack: Israeli ex-sniper blasts paint in mental health message
Former Israeli army sniper David Roytman has turned his hand to action painting, using guns and live-fire ranges instead of brushes and studios to blast colours onto canvases. In Israel, Roytman uses a
British street artist destroys own mural to create crypto-artwork
Peterborough: British street artist Nathan Murdoch contemplates the mural he has just spray-painted, a giant image of two hands wearing rainbow-coloured gloves and joined in prayer, then hurls a large dollop of white paint straight at it from an open tin. The
Kamdhenu eyes Rs 1,000-crore revenue from paints section in next 5 years: CMD
The paint industry in India is witnessing
Dubai based Mouhajer International Design sets the standard in luxury interior design
(MENAFN - Mid-East.Info) From its conception in 1999, the Mouhajer International Design team has set the standard for interior design. Based in Dubai, the company was founded by Maher Mouhajer, ... ...
Museum, music academy to be erected in honour of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Musical legend Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan will be honoured with
Grinder and Paint Make me the Welder I aint - Stick welding and rust converting repair EP88
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Do You Know The Message Of World War I? - Lost Arts Radio Live 5/8/21
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Lesley Long’s journey in art driven by vivid imagination
Lesley Long’s animal menageries merge with Marc Chagall’s whimsical imagery and children’s illustrations to form a visual wonderland all her own. Originally from Bellingham, Washington, the artist has lived in Albuquerque since 2015. She
Museum’s iconic O’Keeffe out on loan to European institutions
The iconic, early oil on canvas is on its way to a survey exhibition in Paris, Madrid and Basel, Switzerland. “Then it will go to more of a U.S. tour in an exhibition with the San Diego Museum of Art,” curator Josie Lopez said. ADVERTISEMENTSkip
Mason City pioneer museum reopens after long closure
MASON CITY, Iowa - For folks who work with the Kinney Pioneer Museum near the Mason City Municipal Airport, living history has been a little less alive over the past year. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the museum, which has operated for 53 years, hasn’t been
'You have to let the paint dry before you sit on the bench': ICU doctor ...
Staff in Edmonton intensive care units are treating patients for COVID-19 even after they’ve received a dose of a vaccine. ...
Road line painting could be delayed in North Bay
The City of North Bay says road line painting may be delayed or cancelled due to a paint shortage. ...
Art exhibits become popular selfie spots
Unique art exhibits like "Infinity Mirrors" are being used by selfie-loving fans who want the settings as their backgrounds on Instagram. Jamie Yuccas reports from Los Angeles. ...
Your pictures on the theme of 'outdoor art'
A selection of striking images from our readers on this week's theme. ...
New museum in Hainan to offer visual feast in art show
An exhibition featuring works by 94 artists from 24 countries will open on May 18 at the Ocean Flower Island Museum in Danzhou, Hainan province, to offer tourists a visual feast. The
The bold and the beautiful: Rubik's Cube colours are the fun, bright interiors trend we didn’t know we needed
Recently, when out on my suburban walks, I’ve started seeing large, bright, red and yellow circles painted on the roads outside local schools. Part of a ‘School
Artist Hughie O'Donoghue’s hyperlink painting pushes the frontiers of the nature of art
Hughie O’Donoghue A Ploughed Field Blue Moon When the 32-year-old crypto investor Vignesh Sundaresan, aka Metakovan, paid US$69.3m at Christie’s for a Beeple work of art in March, there was, suddenly, something new under the sun: NFTs, or non-fungible tokens.
Tripadvisor removes 'fun for the family' Auschwitz Museum review
Tripadvisor has removed a review that called the Auschwitz Museum "fun for the family," after backlash and a complaint by the museum. The review read "This place was great went there with my newborn babys (sic) to test the chamber but they came
Exclusive: UAE general invites ‘The National’ on a tour of his private museum
In the personal museum of Maj Gen Obaid Al Ketbi, each corner tells a story. The life of the former ambassador and army and police general has been rich in experiences, from serving in Kosovo and Iraq to becoming the chairman of Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. What many
Online forum documenting Black history in Waterloo Region on display at UW art gallery
An online forum documenting the rich history of Waterloo Region’s Black community has partnered with the University of Waterloo Art Gallery to go on display in a safe and unique way. ...
You can be the first (and) only person to see these works of art
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Decolonizing Rodin: America’s racial reckoning comes to a San Francisco art museum
The racial reckoning that has swept the US for the last year has touched many institutions, high and low. But it’s only now, as the country reopens, that the results are becoming visible. Fine arts museums have grappled with questions of representation and
How creative of the Tories to invent a culture war to disguise arts cuts
The arts are being screwed over. Again. If we keep allowing this to happen, there will be an atrophying of the national soul the like of which the UK has never seen. The added insult is that this latest round of cultural vandalism is being wreaked under the
Wingsuit Basejumping - The Need 4 Speed - The Art of Flight
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Interiors: Green is so this season
Cacti – real and ceramic – and spider plants are easy to care for and make a great display. Table by Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec for hay.dk. For similar planters try conranshop.co.uk Gardens are often referred to as ‘extra rooms’, but none of us could have
Waterbury Walkabout: Terrace at Mattatuck Museum ready for use
Moms Are Special The rooftop terrace at the Mattatuck Museum will host outdoor events as warmer weather comes in. Michele Morcey Republican-American The Mattatuck Museum has
Native Africa Republic/ Chad - Vintage Photos/ Art
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Capcom Celebrates Resident Evil Village Launch With Giant Lycan Chalk Artwork
Resident Evil Village�is finally out, and players are once again loving the direction that Capcom is taking the classic survival horror franchise. The reviews for Resident Evil Village are quite�positive, with many praising the overall quality of life
Calgary Police thugs have arrested Dawid Pawlowski/ Pastor Art Pawlowski
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'I am not a bigot in any shape or form': Art historian accused of racism ...
An art historian accused of racism for referring to the Duchess of Sussex as ‘the dreaded Meghan’ has warned that academics must be able to express their opinions freely. Dr Anne Anderson, a 64-year-old honorary associate professor at the
For Mother’s Day, two artists honor the ‘magical puzzle’ of Mother Nature with floral sculpture in River Park Square
Sarah Edwards teared up Saturday when she considered what the Mother’s Day flower sculpture in River Park Square mall represents to her. Edwards and Ava Barany, The Botanical Alchemists, spent the last week putting the sculpture together. It’s Mother Nature —
Blue Jays go to bat for Bedeque as community builds 'state-of-the-art' diamond
It doesn’t look like much now, but baseball players in Bedeque, P.E.I., could be hitting home runs and catching fly balls at a fancy new baseball field by the end of the summer thanks in part to the Toronto Blue Jays. ...
Art exhibits in the Lima area
COLUMBUS Columbus Museum of Art 480 E. Broad St. Open to all visitors 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday to Sunday and 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday with timed tickets required at columbusmuseum.org. Adults $18, seniors and children $9. • Tara Booth Columbus Comics
Art vs. soccer? Future of Chattanooga's Montague Park to be decided
Art or soccer. That's a decision that Chattanooga officials face concerning the future of the 110-year-old Montague Park. On Monday, supporters of the Sculpture Fields at Montague Park said they plan to try to convince city planners to see their vision to
Akufo-Addo signs University of Media Arts and Communication Bill
A new Bill which seeks to merge the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ), the Ghana Institute of Languages (GIL) and the National Film and Television Institute (NAFTI) into a single university has received Presidential Assent. ...
Manish Tewari | The architecture of hubris
Fascism has a strange fascination with architecture. The moment the Nazis rode to power in 1933 Herr Hitler started unveiling his plans for building a new capital for his thousand-year Reich. To be named Germania it envisaged the grand redevelopment of Berlin.
PHOTOS: Xavier University College of Arts and Sciences graduation
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Black Lives Matter Plaza in D.C. to become permanent art installation: Mayor Bowser
Black Lives Matter Plaza near the White House
Painting by renowned Kiwi artist found in staircase of Auckland home to go under the hammer
A artwork by one of New Zealand's most recognised master painters Michael Smither is about to go under the hammer, but not in the way you may think. Your playlist will load after this ad The artwork was found on the wall of a
Trump speaks at civil rights museum opening despite protests
President Trump spoke at the opening of a civil
Downtown Phoenix's First Friday art walk brings creatives to the streets
Musicians, artists and attendees walk down Roosevelt Row for the First Friday art walk on May 7, 2021. ...
Cariboo museum awarded for preserving early history of Chinese Canadians in B.C.
Lorna Fandrich and her husband established the Lytton Chinese History Museum in May 2017. ...
Judges in upstate New York order mom to remove rock painted with Confederate flag from ...
A mom from upstate New York has been ordered to remove a rock painted with a Confederate flag from her driveway or risk losing custody of her mixed-race daughter. Judges from the Appellate Division's Third Department in Albany said that the flag was 'a symbol
Bad Box Art? ✅ Blood & Guts? ✅ SUPER Fun? ✅ Abadox is an Underrated GEM
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Aboriginal arts and culture hub opens in Pingtung
By Lo Hsin-chen and Jason Pan / Staff reporters Government officials and Aboriginal community leaders yesterday celebrated the opening of a center in Pingtung City to showcase Aboriginal arts and culture. The Pingtung Harvest (屏東原百貨) in the Victory Star VIP
President assents to University of Media Arts and Communication Bill
A new Bill which seeks to merge the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ), the Ghana Institute of Languages (GIL) and the National Film and Television Institute (NAFTI) into a single university has received Presidential Assent. The government commenced processes
The pandemic captured in patchwork art – in pictures
In Pinochet-era Chile, a group of women known as the Arpilleristas denounced the violent regime by creating patchwork images out of scraps. That movement is the inspiration behind a new show, All in the Same Storm: Pandemic Patchwork Stories ( 19 May-30
Art reimagined: NFTs are changing the collectibles market
With professionals stepping into the NFT space, the market is set to mature, making digital art a part of traditional collectibles. ...
Painting an idyllic scene of perfect contentment
The popcorn was light on the salt and heavy on the butter. The root beer was ice cold. I was wearing my favorite sweatshirt … two sizes too big and thick as a bathrobe. Carla and Steven would be home in the morning, and the house had gone silent. Even the
Shafer Gallery creates virtual world for local high schoolers’ art show
The Shafer Gallery crew knew that everyone had been getting
If I could go anywhere: Florence' s San Marco Museum, where mystical faith and classical ...
(MENAFN - The Conversation) In we pay tribute to the art we wish could visit � and hope to see once travel restrictions are lifted. In 1981, I visited the on my very first visit to Italy. I had ... ...
Spotlight on Qatar's museums at Arabian Week
(MENAFN - The Peninsula) Doha: Museums in Qatar will be one of the highlights of the second edition of the annual Arabian Week being organised online by the Arabic Studies Research Group at the ... ...
Waterloo 11-year-old discovers passion for painting this pandemic
11-year-old Talia O’Neill has completed more than 50 landscape paintings inspired by images she’s seen in YouTube videos or movies she’s watched. ...
Essential Arts: How Paul Pescador uses cartoons to explore intimate and civic spaces
The weekend is young, and I’m feeling partial to patty melts and Bloody Marys (with gobs of horseradish, por please). I’m Carolina A. Miranda, arts and urban design columnist at the Los Angeles Times, with the week’s essential culture news — and chihuahua
Arts and culture: a superpower to help people and places prosper
Chris Koney column On my business card it says: “Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) – Helping people and places prosper.” Community development organizations like LISC have learned that if we just help individuals and families, but fail to improve
Art Has a Money Laundering Problem. NFTs Could Make It Worse
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs), blockchain-based title deeds tied to digital or physical items, have exploded into the art world like an upstart rebel fresh
Manitoba Museum to temporarily close under new health orders
Manitoba Museum to temporarily close under provincial new health orders. ...
Ramadan Art Exhibition in Dubai - in pictures
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Greece to reopen museums next week, ahead of tourism
Museums in Greece will reopen to visitors next week, a day before the official start of the tourism season on May 15, authorities said on Friday. Venues such as Athens’ Acropolis museum, housing archaeological treasures found near the ancient citadel
Trolley Museum in Washington, Pa., breaks ground on Welcome and Education Center
The Pennsylvania Trolley Museum in Washington, Pa., has been a destination for trolley fans for decades. But now, the museum is embarking on construction of an imaginative expansion project for which over $14 million has been raised. Ground broke Thursday for
How my love for photography helps me see art in the mundane
Art lies in every nook and cranny of the Earth. In my family's case, we like to capture these moments of
National Museum of Egyptian Civilization receives multiple foreign public figures including Russian, Japanese, Belgian ambassadors in Cairo
CAIRO - 8 May 2021: The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization continues to receive visitors, who are keen to visit it to see the history of Egyptian civilization
Exhibit of artwork by Guantanamo Bay prisoners sparks criticism
An art exhibit at New York City's John Jay College of Criminal Justice is stirring up controversy. It features artwork by current and former Guantanamo Bay prisoners. They are, or were suspected terrorists. Kenneth Craig reports. ...
