Iraqi Man Rescues Artifacts in Looted Antiquities Museum
Namir Ibrahim Jamil, watched looters in Baghdad ransacking the Museum of Antiquities and loaded up two full vans with precious artifacts. He lovingly stored them for 11 days.
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Painting for Peace in Ferguson
While most of the headlines have depicted scenes of unrest and riots, many positive things have been going on in Ferguson. Missouri — stories the national headlines missed. Painting for Peace is one of them.
How Art Helps Us Communicate Love and Forgiveness to the World
JUSTIN ST. VINCENT talks about his new book, "LOVE LIVE FORGIVE: Insights from Artists."
German's Son Returns Stolen Treasures to Russia from WWII
Treasures stolen from a Russian museum during WWII have found their way back home. Two crates with hundreds of rare exhibits stolen in 1941 were voluntarily returned to Russia by a Wehrmacht doctor's son.
Hardware Store Recreates Van Gogh's Starry Night With Door Knobs
Looking at a warehouse full of discontinued door knobs, the folks at Union Hardware in Maryland wondered what they could possibly do to put all those products to better use. So, in 2011 the third-generation, family-owned business began a project to bring to life Vincent Van Gogh's masterpiece Starry Night using the tools of the hardware trade -- door knobs, levers and plates.
Woman Recreates 'The Last Supper' in Laundry Lint
Using only dryer lint, Laura Bell of Roscommon, Michigan created a 14-foot replica of Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper. She spent seven months doing 800 hours of laundry to get the lint she needed, buying towels of varying colors to supply the right tint.
Woman Recreates 'The Last Supper' in Laundry Lint
Using only dryer lint, Laura Bell of Roscommon, Michigan created a 14-foot replica of Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper. She spent seven months doing 800 hours of laundry to get the lint she needed, buying towels of varying colors to supply the right tint.
Google Unveils New Virtual Tours of Top Art Galleries in the World
Google unveiled a new website that allows virtual tours of some of the world's most famous art galleries, featuring paintings photographed with extremely high-resolution gigapixel technology.
Diary Details Production Launch of The Hobbit
The first videl production diary from The Hobbit, as posted by Peter Jackson on his facebook page.
Enchanted Makeovers Transform Women's Shelters Inside and Out
Enchanted Makeovers is celebrating its fifth year working in women's shelters to transform interior spaces -- drab bunks and windows -- with cheery designs, but, ultimately, the non-profit organization wants to transform the inner hearts of people by genuinely caring for their souls.
Hiker Finds Stolen Picasso in the Woods
A hiker in the hills found a Pablo Picasso lithograph worth tens of thousands of dollars. It had been missing since teens broke into a California mansion, home of a Ukrainian diplomat.
She Buys $10 Art Canvas to Repaint, Discovers Abstract is worth $20,000
A shivering local artist in North Carolina ran to the thrift store to get a sweater during an outdoor showing of her artwork. While there, she spied 2 large paintings for $10, perfect items to paint over and thus save herself the expensive cost of wholesale canvas.
Picked Up for 3 Bucks, Chinese Bowl Goes for $2.2 million at Auction
A Chinese bowl that a New York family picked up for $3 at a garage sale turned out to be a 1,000-year-old ceramic treasure by a Chinese master. The bowl — 5 inches in diameter with a saw-tooth pattern etched around the outside — was sold at auction for $2.2 million at Sotheby's auction house in New York on Tuesday.
Photo of the Day - Artists Document Lost Tasmanian Wilderness
When conservationist and philanthropist Rob Purves decided to preserve a lost Tasmanian wilderness, he also wanted to share it. He arranged for 11 artists to camp out and capture the Australian experience.
DC Comics Responds To Girl's Letter By Making Her A Superhero
Rowan Hansen, 11, has always loved reading comics and watching superheroes on TV and in films. But she has always been bothered by the lack of female superheroes. Last month, after writing a letter to DC Comics, she got an answer from the company that thrilled her -- and a piece of art that sent her over the moon.
Blind Artist Survives Cancer to Donate $1Mil Before 20th Birthday
Two days short of his 20th birthday, this young painter reached his goal of donating one million dollars worth of his art to charities. Impressive, especially because he is a cancer survivor, and he's legally blind.
Surprise! Museums in the U.S. Outnumber Starbucks and McDonald's-Combined
Here's a marvelous reason to admire America. These cultural hubs outnumber Starbucks and McDonald's Combined...
Peruvian Sisters Carve Gourds into $800 Works of Art
A pair of sisters spent years learning their craft that turns pumpkins, squash and other gourds into $800 works of art.
The Force is Strong in This Village: Star Wars Images Grown in Rice Paddy
A Japanese village has created giant images from Star Wars using different colored rice plants growing in a paddy.
Van Gogh Painting Recreated As Actual Bedroom to Rent on Airbnb
Van Gogh's "Bedroom In Arles" painting has been rebuilt in detail for an Art Institute of Chicago exhibit–and rented for $10 a night.
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