Arts & Culture

Hannah Batya Penet without veil only for her groom

The biggest event of the Ultra orthodox world in 2013 was the wedding of the grandson of the leader of…

10 years ago

Phil Collins donates Alamo artifacts collection to Texas

Phil Collins has donated his extensive collection of Alamo memorabilia to the Battle of the Alamo historic site in San…

10 years ago

Kazakhstan removes selfie statue

Authorities in Kazakhstan have removed a monument after locals likened the figures on it to hobbits taking a "selfie", reports…

10 years ago

Lucas Museum of Narrative Art to be built in Chicago

George Lucas has selected Chicago as the future site of a museum of his movie memorabilia and prized art collection.…

10 years ago

Chauvet Cave: Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc gains World Heritage status

A prehistoric cave in southern France dubbed Sistine Chapel has been added to UNESCO's World Heritage list. The 1,000 drawings…

10 years ago

Qhapaq Nan: Inca Empire’s road system wins World Heritage status

Inca Empire’s Qhapaq Nan road system has been granted World Heritage status by the UN cultural agency, UNESCO. The Qhapaq…

10 years ago

Unpublished Pablo Neruda poems found among manuscripts

Pablo Neruda Foundation in Chile has found more than 20 previously unknown poems by the Nobel Prize winner. Poems were…

10 years ago

Horace Silver dies aged 85

Jazzman Horace Silver has died at the age of 85, National Public Radio (NPR) said on Wednesday. NPR said Horace…

10 years ago

Hidden portrait dicovered beneath Picasso’s Blue Room

A hidden portrait has been found by scientists beneath the brush strokes of The Blue Room, a 1901 Picasso artwork.…

10 years ago

British Guiana one-cent magenta stamp fetches record $9.5 million at New York auction

A rare 19th Century one-cent magenta stamp from a British colony in South America has sold for a record $9.5…

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