No matter what image the name Cleopatra conjures up - a seductress who swayed two Roman rulers, the actress Elizabeth Taylor or the tragic heroine in a play by William Shakespeare - Egypt's last queen continues to fascinate and intrigue more than 2,0

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Exhibit Highlights Butterfly's Beauty, Diversity, Value to Ecosystem Flying Canvases They are gentle, colorful creatures that move with grace and flair. And in a warm and humid enclosure at the Smithsonians National Museum of Natural History in Washi

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Nuts and Bolts of Art in Brooklyn Screws and metal washers are typically used in construction. But a customer at Brooklyns Crest Hardware store used them to create this image of company founder, Manny Franquinha. This month, the store is doubling as

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France, Algeria: Two Lenses on the Past Algeria's war of independence from France has been retold many times - in movies and in history books on both sides of the Mediterranean. Today, the French Army Museum in Paris offers the latest narrative - cas

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By Amanda Cassandra New York 02 October 2006 Modern music icon Bob Dylan's original song lyrics and other artifacts are on display alongside original 18th century manuscripts by Mozart and Beethoven at New York's Morgan Library. Bob Dylan, May 2, 20

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Miro's Political Side on Display This is the kind of fantasy painting that Miro is known for. But for the first time, a museum in the United States is showing what's less known about Miro, that many of his paintings were a response to history - espec

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By VOA News 11 July 2006 Noguchi museum exhibit Visionary 20th century designer-inventor Buckminster Fuller and modernist sculptor Isamu Noguchi collaborated to bridge the gap between art and technology to create works that challenged the status quo

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By Zuli Palacio Washington, D.C. 13 June 2006 Watch Exhibit Report World Cup live broadcasts are part of the exhibit To celebrate the popularity of football, or soccer as it is called in the United States, and to coincide with the World Cup, the Nat

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By George Dwyer Washington 28 March 2008 The city of Washington is widely known for a keen appreciation of the social arts: Politics, for example or the fine art of diplomacy. But an important development in the history of the visual arts had its ori

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By Amanda Cassandra New York 29 November 2006 Gold prices have reached record highs this year, fueling new interest in gold as an investment. But the allure extends far beyond its monetary value. Its importance as a natural resource, as a commodity

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By Zulima Palacio Washington 20 June 2006 Watch Art and Politics report An exhibit now showing at American University's Art Gallery in Washington, D.C. blends visual art with political statement. It includes statements against war and violence, raci

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Two exhibits mark the king's 75th birthday Susan Logue Koster | Washington, DC 15 July 2010 Watch: Logue Koster Video Report MP4 The exhibit at the Newseum features clothing worn by Elvis, which is on loan from Graceland. Related Links National Portr

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Human skulls on display at the Smithsonian Institution's Natural Museum of Natural History Scientists writing in the journal Science report that two skeletons found in a cave in South Africa belong to a previously unclassified species of hominid or e

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Archeologist: Mayans Did Not Predict Apocalypse The Maya 2012 exhibit greets you with fictionalized images of the apocalypse. So many of the objects in this gallery came from excavations carried out by our museum, said Loa Traxler, the exhibit's cura

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Political Cartoons Thrive in Heated US Presidential Campaign 政治漫画演绎激烈的美国总统竞选 Political cartoons have been around for hundreds of years. Matt Wuerker, a cartoonist for the multimedia news organization Politico, said they

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Ndebele Artist Popularizes Traditional Technique 恩德贝勒艺术家推广传统技术 JOHANNESBURG Esther Mahlangu is almost 80 but she's still going strong. For decades, she has practiced the traditional art of her tribe, the Ndebele, located in

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By Tabinda Naeem Washington 17 April 2007 Visitors to The Smithsonian Museum's Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in Washington, D.C. are experiencing the beauty and splendor of Asian gardens without taking a step outside. The exhibit, called East of Eden: Ga

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By Stephanie Ho Washington 08 January 2006 The inaugural exhibit at the new Loyola University Museum of Art in Chicago is raising questions about art and the value of copies of art. The show features

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'The Art of Gaman' features works by Japanese-Americans who were imprisoned in camps during World War II Susan Logue Koster | Washington, DC 09 April 2010 Photo: Dorothea Lange, Manzanar Relocation Center, Manzanar, Ca., 1942, National Archives An ar

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Smithsonian Museum opens new window on human origins Rosanne Skirble | Washington, DC 02 April 2010 Photo: Chip Clark, Jim DiLoreto, Don Hurlbert, Smithsonian Institution Five fossil human skulls show how the shape of the face and braincase of early

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