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How scientists recreated the smell of an ancient Egyptian mummy

What if you could smell history? Well researchers at Germany's Max Planck Institute have unraveled the ancient scent of mummification used on a prominent Egyptian woman, Senetnay, around 1,450 BC.

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Inside Anish Kapoor's spellbinding new exhibition in Florence

Kapoor's trippy mirror sculptures, hotly-debated Vantablack artworks, and a giant cube-shaped pavilion invite visitors to question reality in a new blockbuster exhibition at the Palazzo Strozzi in Florence.

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Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson’s new waxwork unveiled in Paris

Billy Zane, is that you?

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How actress Sharon Stone rediscovered herself through art

Stone's second exhibition, "Welcome to My Garden," features 19 colourful, abstract paintings, showcasing her remarkable artistic growth since her debut.

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‘We love a big opening!’ Inside the relaunch of London's Vagina Museum

Thanks to a successful crowdfunding appeal, the world's first museum dedicated to vaginas is relaunching in November.

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National museums in Wales are missing nearly 2,000 items

Though mostly unvaluable household items, the missing objects recorded by Museum Wales include ancient coins, tiles, jewellery and tools.

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ICYMI: German museum worker avoids jail over fake painting swops

In Case You Missed It: A German museum worker was sentenced for stealing and selling paintings from Munich's Deutsches Museum, replacing the originals with fakes.

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Israeli police arrest American tourist smashing museum statues

The tourist was caught breaking Roman statues in the Israel Museum in Jerusalem.

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Pokémon and Van Gogh: A very unlikely love story

Amsterdam's Van Gogh museum wants to tap into the Pokémon fandom with its new collaboration - but it may have 'Pikachued' off more than it can stomach.

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France opens its first museum dedicated to maths

How can France get its students to love maths again? Researchers hope a new Paris museum dedicated to the discipline could be the key.

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Rome's ancient 'power palace' reopens to tourists after half a century

The nearly 2000-year-old Domus Tiberiana was home to rulers in the city's Imperial era.

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'A completely different kind of exhibition': Leiko Ikemura's animals

In a new exhibition at Berlin’s Feuerle Collection, Leiko Ikemura’s sculptures and paintings are juxtaposed with her beloved stuffed animal collection.

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WATCH: Serge Gainsbourg's house opened to the public

An undisputed star of the francophone music industry, the artist died in 1991, in this building on Rue Verneuil in Paris.

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Maison Gainsbourg opens its doors to the public in Paris

After years of planning, Charlotte Gainsbourg, the daughter of the late singer-songwriter Serge Gainsbourg, has opened up her Parisian childhood home to the public.

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Danish artist ordered to repay €67,000 for empty frame artworks

58-year-old Danish artist Jens Haaning has been ordered by a Danish court to repay the Kunsten Museum after he delivered blank canvasses to them in 2021.

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European Heritage Days: What to see and do for free this September

You can visit museums free of charge and participate in fascinating cultural workshops in 50 European countries.

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This French gallery to re-open as a dedicated space for female artists

The Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins has closed its doors temporarily before it will reopen as a museum dedicated to female artists next year.

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How has Chanel stayed so popular? Exhibition explores the phenomenon

Visitors to London's V&A museum will be taken on a trip through the beginnings of the fashion house'at the turn of the 20th century, with a particular focus on the legendary Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel's role in the building of the style behemoth.

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An 'Indiana Jones of the art world' recovers stolen van Gogh painting

Dubbed The Netherlands' 'Indiana Jones of the art world', Arthur Brand recovered Vincent van Gogh's "Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring" three years after it was stolen.

Design

What will Rome’s new Science Museum look like?

The construction will cost around €75 million and will start in 2025.