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Greece promises fall opening for much delayed Acropolis Museum
Greece's long-awaited new Acropolis Museum will open this fall, cultural officials pledged on Wednesday.
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Trial over O’Keeffe art collection begins in Nashville
A long-running dispute over a valuable art collection once owned by U.S. painter Georgia O'Keeffe has moved into a Nashville courthouse.
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Man mistakes Material Girl for Marilyn Monroe
A case of mistaking Madonna for Marilyn Monroe has left a Las Vegas man with egg on his face, after his 'discovery' of a rare nude shot of the dead screen siren turned out to be a published photo of the pop singer.
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Thieves abandoned oversized Monet, van Gogh paintings: museum director
Two Impressionist paintings stolen in one of Europe's largest art thefts have been recovered in good condition, found still under their display glass in an abandoned car left in front of a psychiatric hospital in Zurich, Switzerland.
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Italians recover looted ancient artifacts
Police in Italy announced Tuesday the recovery of dozens of looted artifacts, including a first century fresco and ancient Greek pottery.
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Japan’s highest court allows Mapplethorpe book to be sold
Japan's Supreme Court has made a landmark decision allowing the sale of a book of erotic photographs by the late Robert Mapplethorpe.
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‘Panoramic’ architectural exhibit to represent Canada in Venice
An exhibit celebrating buildings from regions across Canada will represent the country at the 2008 Venice Biennale in Architecture this fall.
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Lohan channels screen siren Monroe for nude photo shoot
Actress Lindsay Lohan, who was in and out of rehab after two alcohol and cocaine-related arrests last year, is paying tribute to another famous actress who battled substance abuse: Marilyn Monroe.
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Van Gogh, Monet paintings in Swiss art heist found
Two paintings stolen in one of Europe's largest art thefts have been discovered in a parking lot in front of a psychiatric hospital in Zurich, Switzerland, according to local media.
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British Underground officials retract ban on nude portrait ad
Transport officials in London, England, have reversed a decision to ban a poster displaying a 16th-century painting of the goddess Venus from the city's Underground train system because it was too sexual.
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