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A new study compares painted versus photographed depictions of lightning bolts' offshooting branches
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New audio recordings by the museum feature roughly 40 instruments, from Ming dynasty lute to the world’s oldest surviving piano
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The late activist helped organize the Birmingham marches and educated the disenfranchised about their constitutional rights
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The 1938 show celebrated works by German Expressionists, defended artists on world stage
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The gem, which was was recently bought at auction, was likely found in China in the 1700s and was once owned by Russia's Catherine the Great
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The Whitney Museum has been gifted 400 works by the famed pop artist, while the Smithsonian Archives of American Art will receive half a million documents
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The Welsh fashion designer pioneered high street fashion, popularizing bright patterns, miniskirts and hot pants
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Archaeologists uncovered the enigmatic two-inch head at Abel Beth Maacah, site of an ancient crossroads
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Portal AR allows users to traverse Britain’s highest peak, roam the halls of Edinburgh Castle and enjoy whiskey at Highlands distillery
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The Obsidian Collection is collaborating with Google Arts & Culture to ensure the journalism is preserved for many years to come
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A new study of "La Soupe" reveals it underwent as many as 13 layers of revision
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<i>Both Directions At Once</i> was recorded in 1963 by the classic quartet and reveals Coltrane's journey from melodic standards to avant-garde jazz
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But more than 1700 remain, including 772 monuments, more than 300 of which are located in Georgia, North Carolina and Virginia
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The Vienna Beef company is celebrating its 125th anniversary with a meaty display of memorabilia
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Visitors can view more than 300 relics from the Abbey’s 1,000-year history <i>and</i> peer out at one of the best views in Europe
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About 45,000 women are expected to participate in four-city procession—projected to be one of the largest collective art events in British history
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The museum's newest exhibition explores how British, German and French artists struggle to comprehend bloody conflict
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The pageant was founded as a 'bathing beauty' contest. But even in its earlier days, contestants did not always conform to the swimsuit portion happily
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The nativity scene taken from Sicilian chapel in 1969 may have ended up in Switzerland
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Fromage fiends have been participating in this unusual tradition for centuries
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