3D Printing Artist Gives New Life to Artifacts and Sculptures Destroyed By ISIS
ISIS may be trying to destroy Iranian heritage and history, but one artist is fighting back by using technology and respect for the past.
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New Releases For 'Record Store Day' This Weekend Will Have You Spinning
This year's Record Store Day has everything from charity efforts to re-releases and ground-breaking new collaborations from artists across every genre.
You and a Friend Could Win a Once-in-a-Lifetime Slumber Party With Mona Lisa at the Louvre
AirBnb and the Musée du Louvre are hosting a contest for two lucky guests to win a once-in-a-lifetime sleepover experience at the museum.
Walk Through This Giant Stunning Exhibit Where Van Gogh's Artwork Comes to Life in Light
This new music and art display in southern France uses 50-foot walls to immerse you in the life and work of Vincent Van Gogh.
Dog Goes From Digging Through Trash to Being Featured in a Hollywood Movie-and Happy Ever After
No one imagined a malnourished mutt would go from sifting through trash to being adored on the silver screen with millions of new fans.
Watch Diver Perform Expressive 6-Minute Dance Underwater in World's Deepest Pool
Julie Gautier performed this entire 6-minute dance in a single breath at the bottom of Y40, the world's deepest swimming pool.
Lin-Manuel Miranda and Friends Rescue Struggling Theater Business From New York City Rent Prices
The "Hamilton" star has become more than just a star on stage – he has also become a hero to a historic drama store of New York City.
Rapper's Insistence on Featuring Homeless People in Music Video Results in Family Reunion
An English musician wanted to feature real people in his music video, rather than paid actors – and it led to a mother's reunion with her homeless son.
"LandFill Harmonic" Orchestra Plays With Instruments Made of Trash
A youth orchestra in Paraguay whose players live in a town surrounded by a garbage landfill play instruments fashioned from scrap by the town elders. With the children inspired by a new passion and purpose, Beethoven never sounded so good.
Artist Paints Homeless Portraits, Donates Money Toward Their Care
Brian Peterson was moved to make a difference by painting portraits of Santa Ana's homeless, and selling them to help pay for the person's housing.
Inspired by Sister's Death, Girl Helps Young Brain Tumor Patients Make Films
Angelight Films is a non-profit production company that gives children with brain and spinal cord tumors the opportunity to express themselves by creating and even starring in their own short film. Inspired by her sister who died of a brain tumor at age 5, Stephanie Angel founded Angelight Films as a creative outlet that helps children heal and recognize their inner light.
Orchestra Brings Joy In Midst of Desperate Congo
For decades, everything to come out of the Democratic Republic of Congo has not been good: civil war, child soldiers and atrocities against women. The fact that an orchestra managed to exist in the midst of all of this was remarkable. 200 musicians defy the poverty of their war-torn country in a symphony orchestra that moves the hearts of all who hear.
Aging Better With Art: Low-Income Seniors Thrive in Artists Colony
Tim Carpenter is changing the way elderly Californians experience aging by turning low-cost senior housing communities into vibrant centers for learning and creativity. The 13-year-old Los Angeles-area program, EngAGE, provides arts, theater and wellness classes for some 5,000 people — the vast majority of them low-income — living in senior apartment communities.
Flash Mob Cheers Unemployment Office in Spain
A flashmob brought Smiles returning to the faces of crowds in an employment office in Madrid, Spain. Musicians planted themselves among the jobless, hiding their instruments, until one lone oboe began to play the opening notes to Here Comes the Sun by the Beatles. Little darling, it's been a long, cold, lonely winter.
Happiness Booster for the Public: Playing Harmonica Together
English villagers were invited to learn to play harmonicas together for a short film created as a metaphor for health and happiness. As part of the Happy Healthy Gateshead Project, the project aims to promote Britain's 5 Steps to Wellbeing
Little Boy Transforms As Superhero in Comic Book For Kids w/ Asthma
A regular six-year-old kid with asthma has become the lead superhero in a new comic book written by doctors, and for kids.
Aging Better With Art: Low-Income Seniors Thrive in Artists Colony
Tim Carpenter is changing the way elderly Californians experience aging by turning low-cost senior housing communities into vibrant centers for learning and creativity. The 13-year-old Los Angeles-area program, EngAGE, provides arts, theater and wellness classes for some 5,000 people — the vast majority of them low-income — living in senior apartment communities.
North Korean Orchestra Visits Paris for First European Concert Ever
In a warming of ties between North and South Korea, a North Korean orchestra arrived in Paris today for a rare performance with a South Korean conductor. A joint-performance Wednesday with a French Philharmonic Orchestra will be the first concert by a North Korean orchestra in Europe.
Orchestra Plays Hero to 4th Grade Student
Aidan Milligan's home will be alive with the sound of music once again. The Philadelphia Orchestra has stepped in to offer a replacement trombone to a 9-year-old with Down syndrome, whose instrument was taken from the curb outside his house Thursday morning.
Tribute: Marshall Amps Creator Leaves Legacy of Loudness (1923-2012)
Rock and Roll became loud when Jim Marshall, a British electrical engineer, and owner of Marshall Amplification, began producing one of the most iconic pieces of equipment in popular music from his small West London shop.
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