Archeologists find ancient Peruvian fresco, lost for a century
LIMA, Peru (AFP) - Archeologists have rediscovered a pre-Hispanic fresco depicting mythological scenes in northern Peru that they had only seen in…
1 year ago
Arts and Culture
The art world’s female revolution
by Alexandra DEL PERAL / Sandra BIFFOT-LACUT Agence France Presse Paris, France (AFP) -- It was a relatively promising start…
1 year ago
Banksy unveils Ukraine mural in town bombed by Russia
Borodyanka, Ukraine (AFP) Banksy, the elusive British street artist, has painted a mural on a bombed-out building outside Ukraine's capital,…
1 year ago
Warhol piece sells for $85 mn at New York auction
New York, United States (AFP) Andy Warhol's iconic 1960s painting "White Disaster" sold for $85 million at auction Wednesday…
1 year ago
Chagall painting stolen by Nazis sells for $7.4 mn at US auction
New York, United States | AFP | A painting by Marc Chagall, which was among 15 works stolen by…
1 year ago
Handshakes, shoes and coffee cups: Qatar etiquette essentials
DOHA, Qatar (AFP) - Home to gleaming skyscrapers and upmarket shopping malls, World Cup host Qatar is also a conservative Muslim…
1 year ago
Paul Allen’s art collection tops $1 bn at Christie’s
New York, United States | AFP | Paintings and sculptures from the collection of late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen were…
1 year ago
Life imitates tart: Japanese shop mistakenly sells plastic pastries
Tokyo, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's plastic food samples are a multi-million-dollar industry, but one pastry shop's fake egg tarts are…
2 years ago
Lost 17th-century warship found in Sweden
Stockholm, Sweden (AFP) -- Swedish maritime archaeologists have discovered the long-lost sister vessel of the iconic 17th-century warship "Vasa", which…
2 years ago
Israel to spend millions on Einstein museum
Jerusalem, Undefined (AFP) -- The Israeli government decided on Sunday to allocate millions of dollars for a museum to house…
2 years ago
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