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Exhibition reflects on humanity’s relationship with nature

A missing artwork became an unexpected reminder of the fragility of the natural world at the opening of Flora & Fauna, Matti Sirvio Art Gallery’s Autumn Salon in Muscat. The group exhibition opened on October 3 at ABCN...

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Italian 'sphere within sphere' sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro dies at 98

Italian 'sphere within sphere' sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro dies at 98

In New York, Vermeer show reveals art of the love letter

In New York, Vermeer show reveals art of the love letter

Utopia and fragile democracy at Art Basel fair

Visitors walk next to artworks displayed at Art Basel, in Basel, Switzerland, June 17, 2025.

How an Omani artisan crafts stories in clay bringing tradition into the future

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An Omani artist uncovering the hidden beauty in Oman’s old architecture

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Lost Donatello Sculpture Discovered in Slovakia Raises Questions About Authenticity and Heritage

Lost Donatello Sculpture Discovered in Slovakia Raises Questions About Authenticity and Heritage

In Search of Anyplace but the ‘Most Charming Village in France’

The novelist Joyce Maynards four-day road trip in the south of France was guided by pure spontaneity, which is how she ended up in Le Love Room. (Victoria Tentler-Krylov/The New York Times)

A Celebration of Heritage and Friendship

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Ancient Myanmar ball game battles for survival in troubled nation

This photo taken on May 8, 2025 show a man weaving cane into a chinlone ball, used in the ancient Myanmar game considered a blend between sport and art, at a workshop in Hinthada township in the Irrawaddy delta region. Mastering control of the rising and falling rattan chinlone ball teaches patience, says a veteran of the traditional Myanmar sport -- a quality dearly needed in the long-suffering nation. - To go with 'MYANMAR-SPORT-CULTURE-CONFLICT-CHINLONE,FOCUS' by Lynn MYAT and Hla-Hla HTAY (Photo by Sai Aung MAIN / AFP) / To go with 'MYANMAR-SPORT-CULTURE-CONFLICT-CHINLONE,FOCUS' by Lynn MYAT and Hla-Hla HTAY

Distinctive visual identity rooted in heritage

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Van Gogh Museum features African artist for first time

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Sebastiao Salgado, photojournalism elevated to art

Sebastiao Salgado, photojournalism elevated to art

A dreamweaver of Omani heritage through digital art

A dreamweaver of Omani heritage through digital art

Russians pay last respects to ballet maestro Grigorovich

Participants of a memorial ceremony carry a portrait of Russian ballet choreographer Yuri Grigorovich, who died at the age of 98, at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, Russia, May 23, 2025. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina

Century-old Tokyo geisha festival revives dying art

This picture taken on May 20, 2025 shows Shinbashi geishas rehearsing at the Shinbashi Enbujo Theatre before the 100th Azuma Odori festival in Tokyo. Geishas are a rare sight in modern Japan, but some of the few still working in Tokyo glide with measured steps across a wooden stage, offering a glimpse of a long-misunderstood tradition. - TO GO WITH Japan-culture-tradition-dance-geisha,REPORTAGE by Caroline GARDIN (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP) / TO GO WITH Japan-culture-tradition-dance-geisha,REPORTAGE by Caroline GARDIN
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