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Art & Culture 3 days agoOpera returns to Vienna with hotel 'window concert'
Deserted by tourists, a hotel in Vienna gave itself a temporary one-night-only makeover, turning its...
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Art & Culture 3 days ago
Holy smoke, researchers say cannabis used in ancient Israelite shrine
The ancient Israelites may have used cannabis to get high as part of their religious ritual, accordi...
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Art & Culture 3 days ago
Virtual no more: Real Michelangelo awes again in Vatican Museums
If you've ever dreamed of being in the Sistine Chapel without feeling like you are craning your ...
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Art & Culture 4 days ago
'Carmen' and coronavirus don't match: NYC's Met Opera closed till Dec. 31
New York's Metropolitan Opera will keep its curtains closed until a New Year's Eve opening g...
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Art & Culture 5 days ago
Artist Christo who wrapped Reichstag in fabric dies aged 84
The artist known as Christo, who made his name transforming landmarks such as Germany's Reichsta...
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Art & Culture 5 days ago
'Dark days' for Venice gondola makers
Already under threat, Venice's traditional gondola shipyards now lie silent apart from the gentl...
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Art & Culture 5 days ago
The 2022 edition of Bucharest Biennial to be curated by robot
While the ninth Bucharest Biennial is migrating online, organizers have recently announced that an a...
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Art & Culture 1 week ago
Italy unearths Roman mosaic after century-long hunt
Archaeologists have discovered an exquisitely preserved Roman mosaic under a vineyard in northern It...
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Art & Culture 1 week ago
Playing to an empty room: Paris orchestra plays Strauss in COVID-19 era
Renaud Capuçon, a French concert violinist accustomed to playing to rooms of 2,000 people and...
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Art & Culture 1 week ago
Asian and Pacific American Heritage Month focuses on unity, resilience
May is Asian and Pacific American Heritage Month, but celebrations have looked a bit different this ...
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Art & Culture 1 week ago
France names first indigenous director of top museum
Emmanuel Kasarherou made history as the first indigenous person ever to head a major French national...
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Art & Culture 1 week ago
Rijksmuseum given unique painting to remember virus victims
Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum will display a famous 16th-century painting donated to commemorate victi...
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Art & Culture 1 week ago
Quebec comes to rescue of struggling Cirque du Soleil
The Quebec government on Tuesday offered a conditional loan of US$200 million to Cirque du Soleil, t...
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Art & Culture 1 week ago
Britain's Turner Prize cancelled, 10 artists to share grants
London's Tate Museum on Tuesday cancelled this year's Turner Prize because of the coronaviru...
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Art & Culture 1 week ago
Lonely Peruvians learn to say 'I miss you' in the language of the Incas
Homesick Peruvians around the world in coronavirus lockdowns have been logging online in rising numb...
