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The Russian exhibition exploring the country's rich Christmas history

Hundreds of trinkets and decorations from three centuries of Christmas and New Year celebrations are on display at the Kolomenskoye Museum-Reserve in Moscow.

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Chopin's last piano gets its 19th century magic back

The last piano Frederic Chopin ever played is currently being restored in the Polish capital. The historic instrument is being given back its original mid-19th century characteristics using expert knowledge and a lot of patience.

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Killing time with Pakistan's lonely clock collector

Hundreds of antique clocks fill a small hall in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta, where collector Gul Kakar swears he will spend all the time he has left caring for them.

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Green-eyed 'Afghan Girl' star of Steve McCurry exhibition in Paris

Inside a new retrospective exhibition of Steve McCurry's most beautiful photographs as it opens at the Musée Maillol in Paris.

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Find out why a medieval Spanish king was known as 'Alfonso the Wise'

These works gather the ancient knowledge of different cultures which visited the Iberian Peninsula: from texts by Aristotle and Ptolemy to Latin, Arabic and Hebrew works, and of contemporary contributions developed both in the Latin West and the Islamic world

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Russian plastics factory becomes popular street art museum

A functioning plastics factory in St. Petersburg is the home of a popular street art museum and gallery enticing locals, creatives and tourists from all over the world.

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Iranian museum showcases vintage cars once owned by royal family

Luxurious vintage cars once belonging to the last Shah of the Pahlavi Dynasty, Mohammad Reza Shah, have gone on display at the Iran Historical Car Museum.

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Europe's biggest gingerbread competition displays marvellous creations

Stockholm’s festive gingerbread competition has been running for 31 years makes a return to ArkDes museum.

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Art Trends 2022: Oslo and Glasgow museum openings spotlight N. Europe

With notable openings set to continue across Europe in 2022, we look at two key developments that will shift attention to the north, marking significant milestones for the art scenes of Norway and Scotland.

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Pinball Museum in Russia

It's one of the most unusual museums in Moscow, the Russian capital's pinball museum is based on the private collection of owner Alexander Kazmin.

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Famed Hermitage Museum stages virtual NFT exhibit V1

This is 'The Ethereal Aether', an exhibition held by Russian State Hermitage Museum.

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Uffizi Gallery exhibition highlights violence against women

Titled 'Lo sfregio' ("The scar") the exhibition opened in advance for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. It will be on view through December 19 at the Uffizi Galleries in Florence.

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This Russian Exhibition is encouraging people to touch its art

Russia's Hermitage Museum's 'Invisible Art' exhibition is considered a milestone in the St. Petersburg museum's quest to include visually impaired art lovers.

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Lubaina Himid: Exhibition of Black postmodernist opens at Tate Modern

Lubaina Himid became Britain's first ever Black Turner Prize winner in 2017. London's Tate Modern is about to open the largest ever display of her world-changing works.

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Amy Winehouse exhibition opens in London 10 years after singer's death

The first major retrospective exhibition on the brilliant but troubled British musician opens on 26th November at the Design Museum in London.

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Over 650 unseen Gaudí items arrive at architect's Catalonia exhibition

Barcelona's Catalonia National Museum will present a collection that spans architect Antoni Gaudí's entire career with more than 650 rare pieces.

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Christmas at the Dickens Museum: Festive joy from a master storyteller

The Charles Dickens Museum has been a reflection of life in middle-class Victorian London since 1925. Each year it embraces the author's love for Christmas by putting on festive events and displaying new collections.

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Why Kylie Minogue's gold hot pants now belong to a museum

The singer revealed that much of her early 00s wardrobe resides at an Australian performing arts centre, along with a preservation project at London's Victoria & Albert Museum.

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Fabergé's exquisite eggs go on display at V&A

'Fabergé in London: Romance and Revolution' celebrates the world-famous Russian jewellery house that has created luxury items for royals and aristocrats.

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Talks stall between Greece and UK over return of ancient Elgin marbles

The marbles — 17 figures and part of a frieze that decorated the 2,500-year-old Acropolis monument — were taken by Lord Elgin, the British ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, in the early 19th century.