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London’s Smaller Museums Are Hidden Jewels Worth Searching Out

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A gallery employee looks at the artwork “The Holy Trinity with Saints Mary Magdalen and John the … [+] Baptist” by Italian painter Sandro Botticelli during a photocall ahead of the reopening of The Courtauld Gallery at Somerset House in London on November 10, 2021. – The Courtauld Collection, which is known for its Impressionist … Read more

Kharkiv Museum Destroyed in Fire Caused by Air Strike

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Workers sifted through debris after an airstrike destroyed a museum in the village of Skovorodynivka, in the Kharkiv Region on May 7. According to Suspilne, shelling hit the National Literary and Memorial Museum of Hryhorii Skovoroda, causing a large fire that destroyed the building. This footage shows crews removing a large statue of Skovoroda, the … Read more

Chinatown’s Museum Reopens With Much-Anticipated ‘We Are Bruce Lee’ Exhibit – CBS San Francisco

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SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — Closed for months due to the pandemic, the Chinese Historical Society of America is renovated and ready to reopen with the much-anticipated exhibit, ‘We Are Bruce Lee: Under The Sky, One Family.’ Often called Chinatown’s Museum, here visitors will get the chance to see rarely displayed artifacts, including his exercise equipment, … Read more

Groundbreaking Held In Arlington For Medal Of Honor Museum – CBS Dallas/Fort Worth

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ARLINGTON, Texas (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Ground was broken Friday, Mar. 25 for a new museum in Texas to honor those who have been awarded the nation’s highest military honor. The National Medal of Honor Museum will be built in Arlington and will tell the stories of the recipients of the medal, which is awarded by Congress … Read more

Two Employees Stabbed At Museum Of Modern Art By Man Denied Entry: NYPD

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New York City’s Museum of Modern Art was evacuated Saturday after a man who was denied entry stabbed two members of the staff multiple times, police said. The two female employees were in stable condition after being rushed to a nearby hospital, NYPD’s Deputy Commissioner for Intelligence and Counterterrorism John Miller said at a press … Read more

A large metal safe just mysteriously appeared at a Toronto museum

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A safe metal has just appeared in front of a downtown Toronto museum and people are wondering where it came from. The well-worn safe, a Cashguard brand with an old-style combination dial lock, appeared in front of Mackenzie House on Bond Street this week, according to Carlos E. Tovar Schoener, who snapped a photo of … Read more

Chinese Canadian Museum finds permanent space in Vancouver’s Chinatown

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The Millennium Gate on Pender Street, marking one entrance to Chinatown in Vancouver in 2017.DON MACKINNON/Getty Images The Chinese Canadian Museum will have its first permanent home in Vancouver’s Chinatown – in the historic building that now houses Bob Rennie’s private art museum. In a deal announced by the province on Friday, the Chinese Canadian … Read more

Local African American History Museum Starts Campaign To Move Into Bigger Building – CBS Tampa

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (CW44 News At 10) – The Carter G. Woodson African American History Museum is kicking off Black History Month by receiving a donation that will help with its mission to bring black history to the forefront. The current museum is only 4,000 square feet, but museum employees say if they can raise … Read more

How does Miami Herald’s Curious305 work?

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Curious305 What do you wonder about Miami? Curious305 investigates to give you the answers By February 09, 2022 5:00 AM Curious305 is a community-powered reporting series that answers questions submitted by readers like you about Miami-Dade, South Florida and the rest of the Sunshine State. Miami Herald reporter Michelle Marchante explains how it works.