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"Life Just Stopped For 15 Minutes": Woman Breaks Priceless Sculpture
The witnesses said that the woman poked the balloon dog sculpture, which shattered into at least 100 pieces after falling to the ground.
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Venice Floods Threaten Priceless Art And History, Submerge 70% Of City
Earlier this week, Venice faced another monumental "acqua alta," or "high water," this time coming just inches shy of the 1966 record. Dispatches from the scene described people tromping around in cheap rain boots as they walk single-file on footbridges elevated over flooded piazzas or wade through knee-high water.
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The Majnu Bhai Effect: Anil Kapoor Shares ROFL Edit Of World Cup Captains Pic
Anil Kapoor's ROFL Twitter post will make you laugh and how
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Air India's Artefacts To Be Handed Over To Culture Ministry For Upkeep
National carrier Air India is in talks with the Ministry of Culture to hand over its priceless art collection to them for their display in the National Gallery of Modern Art in various metros, said officials today.
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16th Century Sculpture Restored By Art Teacher. Result Is 'Frightening'
Some things are best left to the experts - as one Spanish church learnt this week after outsourcing restoration of a 16th century sculpture to a local arts and crafts teacher. The church is now under fire by locals, experts and Internet alike as the finished product looks more like a cartoon figurine than a priceless piece of history.
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Vase Found In Shoebox Is "Major Work Of Art" Worth Half A Million Dollars
A Chinese vase discovered in a battered shoebox stuffed in an attic in France is set to be the star of a Sotheby's auction next month. Experts have identified the find as an exquisite porcelain vessel made for the 18th century Qing dynasty Emperor Qianlong and the guide price for its auction on June 12 starts at a modest 500,000 euros ($590,000).
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Fate Of Air India's Art Collection To Be Decided By Group Of Ministers
The fate of the priceless artwork collection of Air India, acquired over the past 60 years, will be decided by a group of ministers which is looking into the proposal for the air carrier's disinvestment, official sources said.
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Art, Idols Stolen After Break-In At Home Of Actor Nutan
Mumbai police have arrested six people, including a minor, for robbing artefacts and idols from yesteryear actor Nutan's bungalow in Parsik Hills. In the wee hours of Friday, eight robbers entered the bungalow and threatened the security guard with a knife and sword, before fleeing away with the valuables worth R48,500, police said, adding they are...
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Spanish Museums Invite Blind to Touch Masterpieces
Staff at the Prado, Spain's top art museum, usually prevent visitors from touching its priceless treasures.
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Swiss museum to inspect inherited Nazi-era art hoard
A Swiss museum that unexpectedly inherited a disputed hoard of priceless paintings, some likely plundered from Jews during World War II, plans to send a team to Germany to inspect the treasure.
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"Life Just Stopped For 15 Minutes": Woman Breaks Priceless Sculpture
The witnesses said that the woman poked the balloon dog sculpture, which shattered into at least 100 pieces after falling to the ground.
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Venice Floods Threaten Priceless Art And History, Submerge 70% Of City
Earlier this week, Venice faced another monumental "acqua alta," or "high water," this time coming just inches shy of the 1966 record. Dispatches from the scene described people tromping around in cheap rain boots as they walk single-file on footbridges elevated over flooded piazzas or wade through knee-high water.
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The Majnu Bhai Effect: Anil Kapoor Shares ROFL Edit Of World Cup Captains Pic
Anil Kapoor's ROFL Twitter post will make you laugh and how
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Air India's Artefacts To Be Handed Over To Culture Ministry For Upkeep
National carrier Air India is in talks with the Ministry of Culture to hand over its priceless art collection to them for their display in the National Gallery of Modern Art in various metros, said officials today.
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16th Century Sculpture Restored By Art Teacher. Result Is 'Frightening'
Some things are best left to the experts - as one Spanish church learnt this week after outsourcing restoration of a 16th century sculpture to a local arts and crafts teacher. The church is now under fire by locals, experts and Internet alike as the finished product looks more like a cartoon figurine than a priceless piece of history.
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Vase Found In Shoebox Is "Major Work Of Art" Worth Half A Million Dollars
A Chinese vase discovered in a battered shoebox stuffed in an attic in France is set to be the star of a Sotheby's auction next month. Experts have identified the find as an exquisite porcelain vessel made for the 18th century Qing dynasty Emperor Qianlong and the guide price for its auction on June 12 starts at a modest 500,000 euros ($590,000).
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Fate Of Air India's Art Collection To Be Decided By Group Of Ministers
The fate of the priceless artwork collection of Air India, acquired over the past 60 years, will be decided by a group of ministers which is looking into the proposal for the air carrier's disinvestment, official sources said.
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Art, Idols Stolen After Break-In At Home Of Actor Nutan
Mumbai police have arrested six people, including a minor, for robbing artefacts and idols from yesteryear actor Nutan's bungalow in Parsik Hills. In the wee hours of Friday, eight robbers entered the bungalow and threatened the security guard with a knife and sword, before fleeing away with the valuables worth R48,500, police said, adding they are...
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Spanish Museums Invite Blind to Touch Masterpieces
Staff at the Prado, Spain's top art museum, usually prevent visitors from touching its priceless treasures.
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Swiss museum to inspect inherited Nazi-era art hoard
A Swiss museum that unexpectedly inherited a disputed hoard of priceless paintings, some likely plundered from Jews during World War II, plans to send a team to Germany to inspect the treasure.
