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Judy Garland's Iconic Ruby Slippers From "The Wizard Of Oz" Auctions For $32.5 Million
The auction, conducted by Heritage Auctions, saw the shoes achieve a final price of $32.5 million, including auction fees - almost 11 times higher than their pre-auction estimate of $3 million.
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World's Most Expensive Dinosaur Fossil 'Apex' Returns To NYC Museum
The Stegosaurus, nicknamed Apex, will be available for public viewing for the next four years at an NYC museum.
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French Museum Invites Public To Visit Art Exhibition Naked, Here's Why
The collection, comprising 600 pieces from both public and private collections, offers a rich exploration of the history and cultural significance of naturism.
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"It Survived Combat But Not Golf": US Man Reunited With Lost Ring After 54 Years
David Lorenzo, an 82-year-old veteran and 1964 US Naval Academy graduate from Florida, was recently reunited with his lost graduation ring after more than five decades.
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Author Jhumpa Lahiri Declines Award Over New York Museum's Keffiyeh Ban
Pulitzer Prize winning author Jhumpa Lahiri declined to accept an award from New York City's Noguchi Museum after it fired three employees for wearing keffiyeh head scarves, an emblem of Palestinian solidarity, following an updated dress code.
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Oldest Photo Of US First Lady Acquired By National Portrait Gallery
According to the museum, this recently discovered photograph likely dates back to 1846.
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US Police Detain Dozens From Pro-Palestinian Protest At Brooklyn Museum
New York City police said on Saturday they had taken into custody more than two dozen people in connection with Friday's pro-Palestinian protests at the Brooklyn Museum.
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This US Couple Shock World With Rs 1,223 Crore Art Heist
The Harwood Museum is urging anyone who may have information on the whereabouts of the two missing paintings to come forward.
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Pro-Palestine Protesters Rally Outside Met Gala Event, Several Arrested
As stars and celebrities ascended the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York for the Met Gala event, another scene unfolded on the streets surrounding the iconic venue.
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US Museum Attempts Underwear-On-Head World Record For Local Holiday
The museum will provide (presumably clean) undergarments for participants and will have an official Guinness World Records adjudicator on-site to verify the count.
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US Museum Returns Ghana's First Batch Of Looted Gold Regalia
A U.S. museum has returned a batch of royal regalia to Ghana that was looted by British colonial soldiers 150 years ago, marking the first major return of stolen artefacts to the West African nation.
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'Hump WWII' Museum Opens In Arunachal With US Aircraft Wreckage On Display
India paid tribute Wednesday to the hundreds of US servicemen killed during World War II with the opening of a museum near its strategic border with China honouring the dramatic Himalayan airlift dubbed "The Hump".
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US Museum Puts Satanic Christmas Tree On Display, Faces Flak
A museum in the US is facing backlash for its annual Christmas tree festival. The National Railroad Museum in Ashwaubenon has put on display a tree representing the Satanic Temple of Wisconsin.
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US Tourist Damages Statues In Israel Museum Due To Religious Offence
The arrested US tourist remains in custody and will appear in court in Jerusalem. Israel is currently seeing a surge in tourists for the week-long Jewish holiday of Sukkot.
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North America's 1st Gandhi Musuem Opens In US' Houston
A long-awaited dream of having the first free-standing Gandhi Museum in North America, dedicated to the life and legacy of Mahatma Gandhi, the apostle of peace, is finally a reality and open for the public in the US city of Houston in Texas.
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Judy Garland's Iconic Ruby Slippers From "The Wizard Of Oz" Auctions For $32.5 Million
The auction, conducted by Heritage Auctions, saw the shoes achieve a final price of $32.5 million, including auction fees - almost 11 times higher than their pre-auction estimate of $3 million.
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World's Most Expensive Dinosaur Fossil 'Apex' Returns To NYC Museum
The Stegosaurus, nicknamed Apex, will be available for public viewing for the next four years at an NYC museum.
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French Museum Invites Public To Visit Art Exhibition Naked, Here's Why
The collection, comprising 600 pieces from both public and private collections, offers a rich exploration of the history and cultural significance of naturism.
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"It Survived Combat But Not Golf": US Man Reunited With Lost Ring After 54 Years
David Lorenzo, an 82-year-old veteran and 1964 US Naval Academy graduate from Florida, was recently reunited with his lost graduation ring after more than five decades.
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Author Jhumpa Lahiri Declines Award Over New York Museum's Keffiyeh Ban
Pulitzer Prize winning author Jhumpa Lahiri declined to accept an award from New York City's Noguchi Museum after it fired three employees for wearing keffiyeh head scarves, an emblem of Palestinian solidarity, following an updated dress code.
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Oldest Photo Of US First Lady Acquired By National Portrait Gallery
According to the museum, this recently discovered photograph likely dates back to 1846.
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US Police Detain Dozens From Pro-Palestinian Protest At Brooklyn Museum
New York City police said on Saturday they had taken into custody more than two dozen people in connection with Friday's pro-Palestinian protests at the Brooklyn Museum.
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This US Couple Shock World With Rs 1,223 Crore Art Heist
The Harwood Museum is urging anyone who may have information on the whereabouts of the two missing paintings to come forward.
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Pro-Palestine Protesters Rally Outside Met Gala Event, Several Arrested
As stars and celebrities ascended the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York for the Met Gala event, another scene unfolded on the streets surrounding the iconic venue.
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US Museum Attempts Underwear-On-Head World Record For Local Holiday
The museum will provide (presumably clean) undergarments for participants and will have an official Guinness World Records adjudicator on-site to verify the count.
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US Museum Returns Ghana's First Batch Of Looted Gold Regalia
A U.S. museum has returned a batch of royal regalia to Ghana that was looted by British colonial soldiers 150 years ago, marking the first major return of stolen artefacts to the West African nation.
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'Hump WWII' Museum Opens In Arunachal With US Aircraft Wreckage On Display
India paid tribute Wednesday to the hundreds of US servicemen killed during World War II with the opening of a museum near its strategic border with China honouring the dramatic Himalayan airlift dubbed "The Hump".
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US Museum Puts Satanic Christmas Tree On Display, Faces Flak
A museum in the US is facing backlash for its annual Christmas tree festival. The National Railroad Museum in Ashwaubenon has put on display a tree representing the Satanic Temple of Wisconsin.
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US Tourist Damages Statues In Israel Museum Due To Religious Offence
The arrested US tourist remains in custody and will appear in court in Jerusalem. Israel is currently seeing a surge in tourists for the week-long Jewish holiday of Sukkot.
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North America's 1st Gandhi Musuem Opens In US' Houston
A long-awaited dream of having the first free-standing Gandhi Museum in North America, dedicated to the life and legacy of Mahatma Gandhi, the apostle of peace, is finally a reality and open for the public in the US city of Houston in Texas.
