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Looking at hell's door! Bosch art work study reveals hell fascination
According to a study by Madrid’s El Prado museum and the Miguel Hernandez University Elche, viewers of the 16th century “The Garden of Earthly Delights” by Hieronymus Bosch look longer and harder at the panel representing hell compared with heaven.
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Istanbul Modern Art Museum moves to new Renzo Piano designed building
Türkiye's Istanbul Modern Art Museum has moved back to its original location on the banks of the Bosphorus in a new building designed by Italian-born architect Renzo Piano, whose most notable buildings include the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris and London's Shard skyscraper.
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Inside the relaunch of Berlin contemporary museum Hamburger Bahnhof
For decades, the Hamburger Bahnhof Museum has been a central part of Berlin's contemporary art scene. Little has changed... Until now. The new museum directors have taken artworks down, rebuilt the space, and revamped the permanent exhibition.
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The world's best restaurant El Bulli becomes a gastronomy museum
Spain's El Bulli, repeatedly voted the world's best restaurant before it closed over a decade ago, is set to reopen as a museum dedicated to the culinary revolution it sparked. The museum is dubbed "elBulli1846", a reference to the 1,846 dishes that were served in the eatery.
