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This Lagos museum is challenging the traditional ‘Eurocentric’ model
The John Randle Centre for Yoruba History and Culture is a bold and colorful challenge to traditional ideas of a what a ...
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The 8 Must-See Rooms at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art (the Met) is home to one of the world’s most spectacular collections of art, sculpture, ...
Tantalising echoes of everyday city
The Roman Empire has never ceased to fascinate the world, even after the fall of its western half 1½ millennia ago. And with ...
The Best Places to Visit in Greece Beyond Island Hopping off Mykonos
The island hopping is incredible, but Greece's ancient ruins, ski resorts, wineries, thermal pools, and pristine beaches ...
Dutch museum showcases 60 contemporary takes on Vermeer’s 'Girl with a Pearl Earring'
After receiving over 2,700 submissions for new takes on Vermeer’s 'Girl with a Pearl Earring', the Mauritshuis museum is ...
The Greek showdown: Culture v the beaches
Greece's beaches have stories, too. Dionysus, god of wine, wooed Ariadne on the sandy shores of Naxos. Kolovri Rock, off Corfu's Palaiokastritsa, is said to be Odysseus' ship turned to stone by ...
We visit the home of the most famous Greek poet you’ve never heard of
Travellers to Alexandria in Egypt can visit the restored apartment of Constantine Cavafy, the favourite bard of Jackie ...
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Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says
Ancient Greek and Roman statues didn't originally look like they do now in museums. A new study says they didn't smell the ...
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An ancient bronze griffin head is returned to Greece from New York in a major repatriation move
is displayed at the Archaeological Museum of Olympia in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on Friday, March 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis) The head of a griffin, that was repatriated from New York’s ...
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Beyond Form: How Light and Shadow Define Architectural Atmosphere
From the ancient temples of Egypt and Greece to modernist masterpieces, light has always been an integral part of architectural design. The Pantheon in Rome, with its oculus filtering daylight ...
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Ancient Egyptian soldiers and Greek mercenaries were at 'Armageddon' when biblical king was killed, study suggests
Ancient city The ruins of Megiddo are now in a national park about 18 miles (30 kilometers) southeast of Haifa. Megiddo was a strategically important city at a crossroads on trade and military ...
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What Was Daily Life Like in Ancient Greece?
The temple of Hephaestus, as seen from the Ancient Agora, Athens, Greece. Credit: public domain from Wikimedia Commons. Greek civilization has existed for over 3,000 to 4,000 years and continues to ...