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Spain

Spanish & American police recover stolen Columbus letter

Document one of 16 copies of a 1492 letter to the Spanish king & queen detailing his first impressions of the new world, and his voyage of discovery to the "Indies".

World

Rewriting history: Sharjah exhibits a modern approach to calligraphy

A modern Arabic calligraphy exhibition at the Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization brings to light how the practice, that dates back to the 7th century, is moving with the times.

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World's first exhibition dedicated to motorbike customisation opens in Los Angeles

Peterson Automotive Museum hosts exhibition featuring dozens of hand crafted morotorycles

Living

A visit of Martin Margiela's Retrospective Exhibition at Palais Galliera

Inside the first retrospective devoted to Belgian fashion designer Martin Margiela, tracing back his career from spring-summer 1989 to spring-summer 2009

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World's first Sausage Dog museum

The first Sausage Dog museum in the world has opened in Germany

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Hope to Nope: how graphic design influences our world view

Alongside traditional posters and banners, the Design Museum's new exhibit charts the rise of digital media and social networking.

USA

Museum of failure starts 1st US tour in Los Angeles

Swedish collection comes to Hollywood to show off the near-misses or downright lost causes of creative capitalism.

United Kingdom

World's oldest tattoos found on 5,000-year-old mummies

World's oldest tattoos found on 5,000-year-old mummies

Living

The Louvre in Tehran

Iran's National Museum hosts Louvre exhibition for the first time

Austria

Facebook 'sorry' after banning picture of nude figurine

A picture of a nude, prehistoric figurine was banned from Facebook and called a "dangerous pornographic image". Now the social media giant has apologised.

Italy

Run like hell...Pink Floyd exhibition opens in Rome

The exhibition will run until July

France

Bayeux Tapestry set for loan to UK after 950 years in France

France is to loan to Britain the embroidery illustrating the Norman conquest of England, President Macron is expected to announce during a UK visit on Thursday.

Living

The NY Met Museum is charging for entry - how does it compare with the

$25 for a NY Met Museum pass: what else could you get?

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A mammoth goes under the hammer in Lyon

The skeleton of a woolly mammoth has sold at auction for 430,000 euros in Lyon, France

United Arab Emirates

Sold out opening day for the Louvre Abu Dhabi

The opening day of the Louvre Abu Dhabi was sold out as visitors flocked to see over 900 works of art housed under its honeycombed dome.

United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi celebrates the opening of the Louvre museum

French President Emmanuel Macron was the guest of honour at the event

United Arab Emirates

French president opens Louvre Abu Dhabi

French president Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte joined Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince and Dubai's ruler at the official opening of the Louvre Abu Dhabi.

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Madame Tussauds unveils British Prime Minister Theresa May as their latest waxwork figure

Madame Tussauds has unveiled their latest waxwork figure, a confident and relaxed looking version of the British Prime Minister, Theresa May.

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Louvre Abu Dhabi opens its doors

It's taken ten years but the Louvre Abu Dhabi is finally open. It sits under a honeycombed dome of eight layers of Arab-style geometric shapes and draws in the lapping waters of the Persian Gulf.

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Azerbaijan's fifth carpet symposium opens in Baku

The symposium welcomes experts and academics from across the globe for lectures, presentations and exhibitions on Azerbaijan's main tradition.