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When an ancient supercontinent broke apart the Queensland peninsula may have gotten left behind
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Tandem billboards on Sunset Boulevard play host to a fascinating new public art installation
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The two works were drawn during the artist’s formative years in Paris
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The J. Marion Sims statue is the only one the Mayor de Blasio task force recommended to be moved. It will go to the Brooklyn cemetery where he is buried
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The Weimaraner will inspect incoming artwork for beetles, moths and other critters that can damage museum collections
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Conservators spent some 92,400 hours cleaning and protecting the great east window's 311 panels
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A collection of 43 letters relating to the latter years of the queen’s confinement was recently donated to the British Library
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The NEM-2 module would have four cabins, two bathrooms, exercise equipment, WiFi and a lounge with a 16-inch window
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Travelers William and Grace McCarthy really got around, and in nearly 3,000 photos, they captured a unique view of San Francisco, Tahoe and Yosemite
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The end of Belgian telegrams isn’t the end of the service across the world, but it’s getting close
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A new exhibit at the Queen’s Gallery in London features more than 200 items from the collection of the “Merry Monarch”
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Nearby, archaeologists discovered the remains of a 19th-century hut once occupied by convicts
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The center will bring together researchers, artists, historians and philosophers to learn how art museums can promote empathy and understanding
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The property will go up for sale in 2018
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The new museum houses 50 works by the acclaimed artist Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian
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These "poles of inaccessibility" are among the world's most remote places
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The fate of the works has become a point of contention in Catalonia’s bitter push for independence
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The poet’s annual Christmas cards, made in compilation with printer Joe Blumenthal, were not necessarily traditional, but they were always beautiful
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The art of <i>pizzaiuolo</i>, as the craft is known, is a cherished tradition that is not easy as pie
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The 63-year-old, Zanzibar-born contemporary artist becomes the oldest person and first woman of color to win the prestigious award
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