Poland trumpets its Van Gogh, once peddled for a beer
By Anna Maria Jakubek WARSAW (AFP) - Poland opened an art show Friday to celebrate its only Van Gogh painting,…
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Arts and Culture
Louvre says Mona Lisa could get a room of her own
PARIS, April 27, 2024 (AFP) - The Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci, the world's most famous portrait, could get…
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Michelangelo’s scribble sells for $200,000 at New York auction
NEW YORK, April 17, 2024 (AFP) - A square scribbled on a yellowed piece of paper by Renaissance genius Michelangelo…
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Tokyo’s cherry blossoms in full bloom draw crowds
TOKYO, April 4, 2024 (AFP) - Tourists and residents packed Tokyo's top cherry blossom spots on Thursday to enjoy the…
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Five not-so-famous things about the Impressionist movement
By Olivier THIBAULT and Emilie BICKERTON PARIS, March 24, 2024 (AFP) - As the art world marks 150 years since…
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Paris museum takes visitors back 150 years to Impressionism’s birth
By Eric RANDOLPH PARIS, March 24, 2024 (AFP) - The Orsay Museum in Paris is marking 150 years of Impressionism…
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‘Dragon Ball’ theme park planned in Saudi Arabia
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Spring’s splendor: Celebrating 75 years of blooms at Keukenhof
LISSE, Netherlands, March 22, 2024 (AFP) - The world's biggest tulip garden opened to the public on Thursday for its…
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Dutch art fair reports ‘record’ prices for Van Gogh, Picasso
THE HAGUE, March 15, 2024 (AFP) - Europe's largest art fair closed its doors on Friday with organisers saying…
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‘Sacred job’: Iraq Kurds digitise books to save threatened culture
By Khazan Jangiz Huddled in the back of a van, Rebin Pishtiwan carefully scans one yellowed page after another, as…
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