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Watch: Giant graffiti appears on the slope of Mont Blanc

Known internationally for his monumental artworks, French artist Saype's latest piece, depicting a child and an elderly person, is located at more than 2,000 metres above sea level, in the northwestern Italian region of Aosta.

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What if children decided what museums should be like?

In East London, a new museum dedicated to children is opening its doors. Young V&A is the younger sibling of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

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Walking in movie scenes: Studio Ghibli exhibition opens in Bangkok

The iconic scenes from Studio Ghibli's famous animations are brought alive at an exhibition in Bangkok. Visitors are immersed in the 3D world of ten movies including Spirited Away.

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Bach and Hip-hop dancers battle stereotypes in French performance art

Dancers in balaclavas surprised the audience in Marseille with a performance filled with Bach classics mixed with hip-hop music.

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Guitar maker Fender opens its 'first flagship store' after 77 years

Favourite of Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton, guitar maker Fender is opening a store in Tokyo. The brand sees the Asia Pacific region as the biggest market for music in the coming years.

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Klimt's last portrait tipped to break European auction record

The last portrait painted by Gustav Klimt, "Dame mit Facher" (Lady with a Fan) is up for auction today and it could fetch more than €75 million.

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A new pathway allows people to walk in the last steps of Julius Caesar

Tourists and Romans can now stand for the first time in the sacred area where Julius Caesar was stabbed to death, thanks to a brand new walkway.

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High art to body art: Rembrandt's house turned into a tattoo parlor

Amsterdam's Rembrandt House Museum has transformed one of its rooms into a tattoo parlor for a week-long residency it calls “A Poor Man’s Rembrandt,” featuring some of the city's top tattoo artists.

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Protesters welcome Rammstein to Bern with middle fingers in the air

Around 150 protesters gathered outside a Bern stadium Saturday, trying to out-shout thousands of Rammstein fans pouring in to see their favourite band, despite a wave of sexual assault claims levelled at frontman Till Lindemann.

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AI-generated 'impossible statue' exhibited at Stockholm museum

The "impossible statue", created entirely by artificial intelligence (AI), fuses the signature styles of five master sculptors including Michelangelo, Rodin and Takamura.

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Mummy dating back 3,000 years found in Peru

The individual is thought to have been sacrificed on a temple site.

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Ukrainian patriot plays saxophone to flooded Kherson

The Ukrainian national anthem sounded among the flooded houses of Kherson... A volunteer took to this saxophone to give hope to his fellow Ukrainians living in the shadow of bombings.

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Paws and popcorn: Thai cinema goes pet-friendly

Dozens of four-legged film-goers arrived in strollers for the opening of Thailand's first pet-friendly cinema on the fringes of the capital.

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Japanese artist Takashi Murakami's monumental art comes to France

The exhibition 'Understanding the New Cognitive Domain' marks the debut of a monumental new 5-by-23-meter painting by celebrated Japanese artist Takashi Murakami.

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Meet the robot dog 'pooping' art critiques

The robot terrier is an art piece itself, built to trigger a debate about the use of AI in consuming art.

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How VR is keeping Holocaust memories alive

This is the first AI and metaverse Holocaust education experience in Germany. It is a collaboration between StoryFile, the World Jewish Congress, and Meta.

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Artificial cooking: How a robot is learning to become a salad chef

Researchers from the University of Cambridge have programmed their robotic chef to learn eight simple salad recipes - just by demonstrating how they were done. The new AI cook even proposed a recipe of his own...

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Offering ritual sacrifices on an active volcano in Indonesia

Worshippers from Tengger tribe climb the active Mount Bromo volcano in East Java, to toss livestock, food, candy and even cash into the abyss in a centuries-old religious ceremony.

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Watch: From rural Afghanistan to high fashion

Traditional Afghan clothes and jewellery are making their way into high fashion with the help of a young designer who wants to help Afghan women.

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A poem from humanity is going to fly on NASA's Jupiter moon mission

“In Praise of Mystery: A Poem for Europa,” is part of NASA’s “Message In a Bottle Campaign” as the space agency prepares for a years-long journey to explore Jupiter’s moon Europa.

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