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"Black History Is US History": Trump's Cultural Power Grab Draws Criticism
Washington's Smithsonian is a sprawling chain of museums dedicated to both celebrating and scrutinizing the American story -- and the latest cultural institution targeted by President Donald Trump's bid to quash diversity efforts.
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Tarantula Causes Vehicle Crash In California, Motorcyclist Hospitalised
The incident is unusual because it is very rare to find a tarantula above the ground.
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Thomas Edison's Last Breath Is Preserved In Test Tube In This Museum
American industrialist Henry Ford also idolized the inventor and is believed to have asked Mr Edison's son to bottle his father's last breath to remember him.
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Thomas Edison's Last Breath Is Preserved In Test Tube In This Museum
American industrialist Henry Ford also idolized the inventor and is believed to have asked Mr Edison's son to bottle his father's last breath to remember him.
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Artwork Of Indian American Student To Be Displayed At US Capitol
Sraddha Karthik, a Grade 11 student from a Tampa high school in Florida, has been declared the winner of the annual Congressional Art Competition at the Tampa Museum of Art.
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Princess Diana's Car, A Gift From Prince Charles, Sells For $72,000
A Ford Escort that once belonged to Diana, princess of Wales, was sold on Tuesday to a South American museum for more than 50,000 pounds ($69,200, 58,100 euros).
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Oxford Professor Allegedly Stole Oldest Bible Fragments And Sold Them
Since 2012, scholars and University of Oxford officials have been trying to trace a rumor that the oldest Bible fragment ever discovered not just existed but had been mysteriously stolen and sold to American arts-and-crafts giant Hobby Lobby.
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"Wall Of Spies": New Museum You Can't Visit Dedicated To US Turncoats
In November 2007, Russian President Vladimir Putin raised a glass with his military intelligence officials to honor and celebrate an American named George Koval.
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IM Pei, The Architect Behind Louvre Pyramid, Dies At 102
I.M. Pei, an American modernist architect regarded as one of the world's leading designers of civic centers and cultural institutions, including the National Gallery of Art's East Building, the glass pyramid at the entrance to the Louvre in Paris and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, died May 16 at a hospital in Manhattan. He ...
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US Repatriates 2 Antique Statues, Worth $500,000, Stolen From India
Two antique statues worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, stolen from India and displayed at two American museums have been repatriated to India by the US.
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French, American First Ladies View 19th Century Paintings On Museum Outing
Melania Trump and Brigitte Macron split off from their husbands on Tuesday after a colorful welcoming ceremony at the White House to visit a Paul Cezanne exhibit at the National Gallery of Art.
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Lotus Blooms: 2,405 People Set Record For World's 'Largest Human Flower'
An American art museum managed to get over 2,400 people to come together to set the Guinness World Record for the world's largest human flower formation. The Asian Art Museum, in San Francisco, California, offered pink and green plastic ponchos to the 2,405 participants, who stood patiently in the shape of a lotus flower on Sunday for five minutes.
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This Is The New BMW Art Car For the 21st Century
Technology evolves the world and everything in it. And art evolves with it. The BMW art car has seen an evolution from its inception back in 1975 through the decades with greats like Alexander Calder, Sandro Chia and of course, Andy Warhol all the way to 2017. To mark the 100th year of BMW, the German luxury car-maker had commissioned two art cars,...
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American Writers Museum Puts Modern Spin On Literary History
At Chicago's newly-opened American Writers Museum, Jack Kerouac's biographer tells an audience how the Beat Generation's bible was inspired by the author's deep affection for his country.
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Is Ivanka Trump Building Bridges - Or Walking A Tightrope?
On Tuesday morning, Ivanka Trump put on a navy turtleneck and heels that appeared to be from her own besieged collection, and accompanied her father to the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
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"Black History Is US History": Trump's Cultural Power Grab Draws Criticism
Washington's Smithsonian is a sprawling chain of museums dedicated to both celebrating and scrutinizing the American story -- and the latest cultural institution targeted by President Donald Trump's bid to quash diversity efforts.
-
Tarantula Causes Vehicle Crash In California, Motorcyclist Hospitalised
The incident is unusual because it is very rare to find a tarantula above the ground.
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Thomas Edison's Last Breath Is Preserved In Test Tube In This Museum
American industrialist Henry Ford also idolized the inventor and is believed to have asked Mr Edison's son to bottle his father's last breath to remember him.
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Thomas Edison's Last Breath Is Preserved In Test Tube In This Museum
American industrialist Henry Ford also idolized the inventor and is believed to have asked Mr Edison's son to bottle his father's last breath to remember him.
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Artwork Of Indian American Student To Be Displayed At US Capitol
Sraddha Karthik, a Grade 11 student from a Tampa high school in Florida, has been declared the winner of the annual Congressional Art Competition at the Tampa Museum of Art.
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Princess Diana's Car, A Gift From Prince Charles, Sells For $72,000
A Ford Escort that once belonged to Diana, princess of Wales, was sold on Tuesday to a South American museum for more than 50,000 pounds ($69,200, 58,100 euros).
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Oxford Professor Allegedly Stole Oldest Bible Fragments And Sold Them
Since 2012, scholars and University of Oxford officials have been trying to trace a rumor that the oldest Bible fragment ever discovered not just existed but had been mysteriously stolen and sold to American arts-and-crafts giant Hobby Lobby.
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"Wall Of Spies": New Museum You Can't Visit Dedicated To US Turncoats
In November 2007, Russian President Vladimir Putin raised a glass with his military intelligence officials to honor and celebrate an American named George Koval.
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IM Pei, The Architect Behind Louvre Pyramid, Dies At 102
I.M. Pei, an American modernist architect regarded as one of the world's leading designers of civic centers and cultural institutions, including the National Gallery of Art's East Building, the glass pyramid at the entrance to the Louvre in Paris and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, died May 16 at a hospital in Manhattan. He ...
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US Repatriates 2 Antique Statues, Worth $500,000, Stolen From India
Two antique statues worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, stolen from India and displayed at two American museums have been repatriated to India by the US.
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French, American First Ladies View 19th Century Paintings On Museum Outing
Melania Trump and Brigitte Macron split off from their husbands on Tuesday after a colorful welcoming ceremony at the White House to visit a Paul Cezanne exhibit at the National Gallery of Art.
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Lotus Blooms: 2,405 People Set Record For World's 'Largest Human Flower'
An American art museum managed to get over 2,400 people to come together to set the Guinness World Record for the world's largest human flower formation. The Asian Art Museum, in San Francisco, California, offered pink and green plastic ponchos to the 2,405 participants, who stood patiently in the shape of a lotus flower on Sunday for five minutes.
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This Is The New BMW Art Car For the 21st Century
Technology evolves the world and everything in it. And art evolves with it. The BMW art car has seen an evolution from its inception back in 1975 through the decades with greats like Alexander Calder, Sandro Chia and of course, Andy Warhol all the way to 2017. To mark the 100th year of BMW, the German luxury car-maker had commissioned two art cars,...
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American Writers Museum Puts Modern Spin On Literary History
At Chicago's newly-opened American Writers Museum, Jack Kerouac's biographer tells an audience how the Beat Generation's bible was inspired by the author's deep affection for his country.
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Is Ivanka Trump Building Bridges - Or Walking A Tightrope?
On Tuesday morning, Ivanka Trump put on a navy turtleneck and heels that appeared to be from her own besieged collection, and accompanied her father to the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
