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London exhibition explores pain and pleasure of shoes

Shoes of all shapes, sizes and styles have gone on show at a new exhibition in London. From the silk and leather footwear of Britain’s Queen

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A-bomb exhibition: Hiroshima-Nagasaki, 70 years on

It is a story of devastation. An event that woke the world to the awful power of the atomic bomb. Hiroshima and Nagasaki entered the world’s

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Kosovo exhibition of dresses and skirts in Pristina to remember women who suffered sexual violence in wartime

Over 5,000 skirts and dresses have been hung out on washing lines in Kosovo in the heart of a male preserve, Pristina’s main football stadium. Many

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'Capa in Color' beautifies Budapest

The colour work of famed photographer Robert Capa. is celebrated in a new book and exhibition in Budapest, the place of his birth in 1913. One of the

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Renovated Berlinischer opens in style with "Art in Berlin" 1880-1980

One hundred years of Berlin’s vibrant arts scene – 1880-1980 is the period covered in the show opening at the newly-renovated Berlinischer Galerie

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Renaissance man Da Vinci celebrated in major Milan exhibition

The Palazzo Reale in Milan is celebrating the archetypal Renaissance man Leonardo Da Vinci with the largest ever exhibition of his works organised in Italy.

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Milan's Universal Expo looks at how we will feed ourselves in the future

The latest Universal Expo has brought 145 countries to Milan where they have erected pavilions to show off the best they can offer in modern design

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Young British artist elevates Plasticine to art

From a distance, his artworks look just like oil paintings on giant canvases. But get closer, and you will notice Henry Hudson’s works are made of

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Met Gala: A-listers stun on New York fundraiser red carpet

It was clad as an omelette that Rihanna attended the Met Gala, the annual fundraising event for the benefit of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s

Italy

Milan Expo opens as Pope Francis warns it must 'globalise solidarity'

Italy's six-month global fair has opened in Milan under the slogan 'Feed the Planet, Energy for Life'. Among protesters who see the event as a front for big business, some turned violent outside.

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Paris exhibition marks centenary of Edith Piaf's birth

An exhibition dedicated to French singer Edith Piaf, whose ballads about love and sorrow turned her into an international icon, has opened in Paris

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Berlin exhibition investigates post-WWII Europe

How did Europe deal with post-war life? That’s the question a new exhibition in Berlin tries to answer. Coinciding with the 70th anniversary of the

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Another side of Marilyn on show in new Wroclaw exhibition

Poland opens its Milton Greene fashion photo archive to reveal a fresh and personal new look at the Hollywood icon and many of her friends and colleagues of the period in over 3000 shots

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Food and Arts: Rituals since 1851 exhibition

A new exhibition, Arts and Foods: Rituals Since 1851, has opened at the Triennale Centre in Milan, Italy. The mix of food, art, and kitchen

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Napoleon's love affair with Paris on show in the French capital

A major Parisian exhibition celebrates the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo with a look at the monumental impact Napoleon had on the life

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Grand Palais hosts unprecedented Velázquez retrospective

In what it does best, Paris’ Grand Palais is showcasing one of the most comprehensive displays of works by Spanish artist Diego Velázquez. Appointed

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Ancient Greek statues still excite in new British Museum show

The British Museum in London has a new exhibition examining Ancient Greece’s preoccupation with the body beautiful, and the influence sculptures have

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Dalí and Picasso hang side-by-side in unprecedented Barcelona exhibition

Works by two of the 20th century’s greatest artists are currently on show side by side in a unique exhibition in Barcelona that explores the

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ZERO art retrospective brings light to Berlin

An exhibition has begun in Berlin in honour of ZERO, the German avant-garde art movement. ZERO focused on light and dynamism and sought to give art

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20 years of Björk at MoMA

‘Björk’ is a new exhibition at New York City’s Museum of Modern Art which chronicles the career of the iconic Icelandic artist. Her experiments with