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Ubud, Indonesia

Blanco Renaissance Museum

Visitors to this museum will find architectural oddities, an art gallery, and an unlikely bird sanctuary.
Oil painting by Eugen Ransonnet-Villez based off his submersible sketches, housed at the Natural History Museum Vienna.
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The Astonishing Underwater Landscapes Sketched Inside a Diving Bell

Eugen von Ransonnet-Villez descended into the ocean, pencil in hand.
The Public Domain Review December 28, 2020
Ruckersplaats Hands Monument
Antwerp, Belgium

Ruckersplaats Hands Monument

Hidden along this old street in Antwerp is a surreal monument of a bronze arm sprouting four hands.
Hypnotic Turtle DreamBox
Broomfield, Colorado

Hypnotic Turtle DreamBox

This drive-by, rotating mini-gallery is nestled in the suburbs of Colorado.
The Sockman
Loughborough, England

'The Sockman'

This bare, bronze lad in a lone sock sits in the middle of Loughborough’s town center.
Looking to the inner courtyard.
Pisa, Italy

The Camposanto

Next to the Leaning Tower of Pisa is a cemetery home to ancient sarcophagi and disturbing murals.
'Shetland Receivers'
Lerwick, Scotland

'Shetland Receivers'

This audio art installation pays tribute to the weather and unique linguistic history of the archipelago.
The Paolozzi's Studio
Edinburgh, Scotland

The Paolozzi Studio

A recreation of pop art pioneer Eduardo Luigi Paolozzi's London studio.
Nazih Ghadban plays one of his ouds. These fretless instruments date back centuries and remain at the center of Arab and Middle Eastern music.
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The Captivating Curves of the Guitar's Arab Ancestor

In a workshop in Lebanon, an oud maker continues an ancient tradition.
Jenny Gustafsson December 7, 2020
National Museum of San Matteo
Pisa, Italy

National Museum of San Matteo

Inside features a display of how artistic crucifixes transformed throughout the centuries.
Hermes, back on the surface after ages amid the filth.
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We Shouldn’t Have Been Surprised to Find a Sculpture of Hermes in a Sewer

Filthy infrastructure has long been a site of artistry and civic pride.
Jessica Leigh Hester December 4, 2020
Statue and cedar-shaped memorial in Veracruz.
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9 Places That Celebrate Mexico's International Connections

Exploring the impact of immigration on art and culture with one of our top contributors.
Jonathan Carey December 4, 2020
Pirgi, Greece

Pyrgi

This medieval "painted village" is famous for its geometric facades.
Borromini's Perspective Gallery of Palazzo Spada
Rome, Italy

Borromini's Perspective Gallery of Palazzo Spada

This gallery commissioned by Cardinal Spada is known for its magnificent optical illusion.
The Long Bench shelter.
West Sussex, England

The Long Bench

This multicolored meandering masterpiece is Britain's longest bench.
The completed painting.
Villahermosa, Mexico

'La Ceiba' Water Tank

The majestic, sacred tree is represented on this piece of public infrastructure.
One of da Vinci's self-portraits in the laboratory.
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Zooming in on the Microbiome of Some da Vinci Masterpieces

A new study found plenty of bacteria, fungi, and insect remains, but nothing to be alarmed about.
Matthew Taub November 25, 2020
'Tamiški Kralj' ('King of Tamis')
Sutjeska, Serbia

'Tamiški Kralj' ('King of Tamis')

A large concrete replica of a 12th-century figurine.