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Museum’s Benin Bronzes Are Reclaimed by Wealthy Collector
The royal leader of the Kingdom of Benin sought the return of artifacts displayed at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The ...
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Getty Museum Revives a Long-Overlooked Gem by a 16th-Century Spanish Master
The Getty Museum has bolstered its collection of Spanish works with a painting by 16th-century master Luis de Morales.
Lauren Buxbaum Gordon Can Take on Any Renovation Project—And Live to Tell About It
You have to be somebody who’s done this for a couple of decades to survive it.” Buxbaum Gordon stands by the bar room's ...
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Heritage Highlights | Galveston Mill in the Nineteenth Century
Both publications are quoted in the book “Pittsylvania’s Nineteenth Century Grist Mills” by late county historian Herman Melton (1991). The origin of the name Galveston, according to local legend, ...
Why Pope Francis’ signet ring will be destroyed following his death
As tradition dictates, the late pontiff’s signet ring will be destroyed — or defaced, at least — within the walls of the ...
How a 19th-century treaty shaped the modern world's measurements
On May 20, 1875, delegates from a group of 17 countries gathered in Paris to sign what may be the most overlooked yet ...
El País in English14d
The event that heralded a globalized world in the 19th century (and is still going strong)
Despite the disappearance of their original, practical purpose — which was on display in London in the 19th century, at the Great Exhibition of the Products of the Industry of All Nations — these ...
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Honolulu Museum of Art to display ‘rarely accessible’ 19th-century paintings
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Starting April 16 at the Honolulu Museum of Art, you can view three 19th-century paintings with deep cultural and historical importance to Hawaii that are rarely ...
Times of Malta16d
How women dressmakers influenced society in 19th-century Malta
The presentation, titled ‘Women and Style in the 19th to early 20th century Malta’, will be delivered by fashion historian Caroline Tonna.
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What’s up with Trump’s fascination with two obscure 19th-century presidents?
He has an unusual fascination with two obscure 19th-century presidents — James K. Polk and William McKinley. Both championed what many consider outdated policies that Trump is now trying to ...