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Unesco Names New World Heritage Sites
Rock art, irrigation and education add to the organization’s growing list of sites worthy of protection
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Anyone Can Contribute to This Giant Poem…if You Can Find This Typewriter
A roving typewriter tries to capture New York’s subconscious
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Did Rembrandt Have Help With His Most Famous Paintings?
A new study suggests the old master also knew his optics
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Meet William Merritt Chase, the American Master Coming Back into Fashion
At the turn of the century, Chase was one of the most well-known painters and teachers in the United States. A new exhibit revisits his revolutionary skill
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The Girl Scouts’ Newest Badges Bring Art Outside
Scouts designed and voted on the new badges
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The Revolutionary Infographics of W.E.B. Du Bois And Booker T. Washington
Data visualizations shed light on the living conditions of black people decades after the end of slavery
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Britain’s Most Famous Plundered Art Could Finally Go Home
There’s a new attempt to return the Parthenon marbles to Greece
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Van Gogh Cut Off a Lot More Than His Earlobe
The self-inflicted wound was even worse than most thought
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Six Monumental New Outdoor Art Installations to See This Summer
Skip the museum and head to one of these large-scale installations instead
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A Seattle Dump Just Got Some Clever Public Art
Recycled rebar will make the Seattle North Transfer Station more beautiful
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This Exhibit Captures the Magic of Being a Kid
The Metropolitan Museum of Art peeks into the idealized lives of kids past
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This Renaissance Sculptor Is Getting His First U.S. Show
Luca della Robbia is finally getting a showcase in the States
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These Beatrix Potter Illustrations Were Found Tucked Inside a Mansion’s Books
The children’s book author found inspiration on vacation
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The World Is Finally Ready to Understand Romaine Brooks
An early 20th-century artist, Brooks was long marginalized, her work overlooked, in part because of her fluid sexual and gender identity
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Captain America Is Getting a Real-Life Statue, But Some Say It’s in the Wrong Place
Did Steve Rogers grow up in Brooklyn or the Lower East Side?
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Explore Frida Kahlo’s Mexico City
Here are four places with connections to the late Mexican artist to visit on her birthday, July 6, and beyond
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A Maze of Palatial Icebergs Has Floated Into a Washington, D.C. Museum
The new exhibition touches on design, landscape architecture, the life of icebergs and climate change
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This Pass Might Help Get More Toddlers Into New York City’s Museums
The Cool Culture pass helps low-income families introduce their children to cultural institutions
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The Poster That Started the “Keep Calm” Craze is on Sale
Learn about the print that launched a thousand memes
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Take a Peek Inside the International Center for Photography’s New Home
The Center’s newest exhibition explores what it means to be constantly in front of the lens
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