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Moments of faith, drawn in lines

As dusk settles and families gather to break their fast, Ramadhan often reveals itself in quiet, intimate moments. For Muscat-based visual artist and conceptual photographer Rachel Eapen, these gentle scenes have become...

Rachel's illustration on iftar celebrations by a family

Vroom! Touring Italy’s Supercar Factories

A worker tests one of the cars distinctive scissor doors at the Lamborghini factory in Sant'Agata Bolognese, Italy, in February 2025. (Federico Borella/The New York Times)

'Image whisperers' help the blind at Red Cross Museum

Waltraud Quiblier (R) touches a sculpture of a giant foot next to her image whisperer Cecile Crassier Mokdad (L) as they take part in a guided tour for visually impaired people at the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum in Geneva. - AFP

The Art of Al Talli: Weaving tradition into Eid fashion

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In Taipei, a Mother and Daughter Reflect on the Island’s Art Scene

Shelly Wu, left, who runs the gallery TKG , stands in the gallery of her mother, right, at Tina Keng Gallery in Taipei, Taiwan, March 11, 2025. (Lam Yik Fei/The New York Times)

Snoopy the fashion icon celebrated in Paris exhibition

A woman looks at jerseys with Snoopy and other characters from "Peanuts", displayed as part of the "Snoopy In Style" exhibition to mark the Peanuts comic strip's 75th anniversary in Paris, France, March 20, 2025. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

French museum uncovers in storage picture by Renaissance woman master

This photograph taken on March 21, 2025, shows a recently discovered painting by Italian artist Lavinia Fontana, titled “Portrait of a Gentleman, his Daughter and a Maid” on display at the Museum de la Chartreuse in Douai, northern France. On March 21, 2025, the Museum de la Chartreuse in Douai presented an unprecedented discovery: a painting by Lavinia Fontana, one of the most important artists of the Italian Renaissance, which had been kept incognito in the museum's storerooms. (Photo by Sameer Al-DOUMY / AFP)

Historic fantasy 'Assassin's Creed' sparks bitter battles

(FILES) Visitors wait in line to play the "Assassin's Creed Shadows" action role-playing video game developed by "Ubisoft Quebec" and published by Ubisoft during the Paris Games Week fair in Paris, on October 23, 2024. The worldwide release of Ubisoft's video game "Assassin's Creed Shadows" which takes place in 16th-century feudal Japan, replete with imposing fortified cities and tranquil temples crafted by developers, is set for March 20, 2025. The game is adored for painstaking historic accuracy, but also sparks controversy with heavy use of artistic license, most recently with a black samurai in the latest instalment, "Shadows". (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP)

Rare iconic movie posters to be auctioned in US

Rare iconic movie posters to be auctioned in US

Ancient sculptures were scented, Danish study shows

Ancient sculptures were scented, Danish study shows

Bringing a Persian Epic to the World, With Help From 483 Puppets

A shadow puppet of warriors used in “Song of the North” at the New Victory Theater in New York, March 11, 2025. (Gavin Doran/The New York Times)

Hong Kong museum puts Picasso in cross-cultural dialogue

Hong Kong museum puts Picasso in cross-cultural dialogue

Kung fu girl group puts fresh spin on ancient Chinese art

This photo taken on February 21, 2025 shows Duan Ruru (L), a founding member of the Emei Kung Fu Girls, and Liu Qiao demonstrating their martial art movements at the Zhongfei temple in Emeishan, China's southwestern Sichuan province. The ancient Emei school in the mountains of Sichuan is thought to have welcomed a higher proportion of women and girls, but has struggled in recent years to raise its profile. That is now changing thanks to a group of women from Generation Z, who mesh skilful swordwork with social media smarts to help put the sect back on the map. - To go with 'CHINA-WOMEN-KUNG FU, FOCUS' by Mary YANG (Photo by Adek BERRY / AFP) / To go with 'CHINA-WOMEN-KUNG FU, FOCUS' by Mary YANG

Capturing soul of Ramadhan

'Waiting for the First Drop of Divine,' acrylic on canvas by Sheffy

Van Gogh Museum presents LEGO bricks version of Sunflowers

Van Gogh Museum presents LEGO bricks version of Sunflowers

How artist Hassan Meer helps shape the landscape of contemporary Omani art

How artist Hassan Meer helps shape the landscape of contemporary Omani art
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