March 10, 2025

European Fine art

European Fine art

Ahsan Manzil without the dome?

Published on 05:00 PM, December 03, 2023 M H Haider Illustration: Ashif Ahmed Rudro;Photo: Ehsanul Siddiq Aranya /Wikimedia Commons “> Illustration: Ashif Ahmed Rudro;Photo: Ehsanul Siddiq Aranya /Wikimedia Commons Ahsan Manzil — the residence of the Nawab family — was completed in 1872 but who knew at that time that a dome would later adorn

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Are Amazon Packages Disrupting Mail Services in Some Small Towns?

100 miles south of the Canadian border, the tiny town of Bemidji, Minnesota “has been bombarded by a sudden onslaught of Amazon packages” since early November, reports the Washington Post, “and local postal workers say they have been ordered to deliver those packages first.” A spokesperson for the U.S. Postal Service tells the Post that’s

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What became of Kate’s mates who walked the catwalk at the fashion show that wowed William and set a royal love story in motion? Meet the models who DIDN’T become princesses

Short in length, long on symbolism, it was the £30 see-through dress that may have changed history. Netflix drama The Crown has recreated the moment Kate Middleton sashayed down the catwalk at a St Andrews University charity fashion show on March 27, 2002 – causing Prince William watching from a £200 front-row seat to remark: ‘Wow!

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Chatting with comic book artist Arnold Arre

Today, we are featuring comic book artist, writer, self-taught animator and short filmmaker Arnold Arre. Arnold took up Visual Communications at the UP College of Fine Arts and graduated in 1994. Multi-disciplinary artist Arnold Arre He won the National Book Awards for his graphic novels “The Mythology Class” (1999), the first to win in the

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Friends, artists remember renowned Navajo artist Baje Whitethorne Sr. | Local News

Flagstaff artist Shonto Begay was in high school, and running with friends through the Navajo Tribal Fair in Tuba City, when something stopped him in his tracks. “It was a windy night, it was kind of dusty and it was nighttime at the Navajo Tribal Fair in Tuba City. The great Western Navajo Fair. I

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Important collection of Jewish items gets new home in Houston

The Montefiore Mainz Mahzor, an illuminated manuscript from Germany dated to around 1310 AD. MFAH The Albert and Ethel Herzstein Gallery for Judaica officially opens to the public on Dec. 3. The small gallery, located near the main lobby of the museum’s Caroline Wiess Law Building, currently contains about 30 items in a collection that

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What Are the 8 Best Art Attractions in Budapest? (local tips)

  Budapest is famous for its bohemian atmosphere and somewhat unconventional culture. That’s why it is a fabulous place to explore art in different ways – from visiting traditional museums to exploring a mural through virtual reality. We take a look through a handful of the most enticing art attractions the city has to offer.

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33 Must-See Exhibitions to Visit This Winter – ARTnews.com

Winter is usually a sleepy season for museums across the world. Fall exhibitions remain on view with the hope of luring visitors during the cold months while curators typically prep big retrospectives for the spring. But that will not entirely be the case this time around. In Germany, a year-long celebration devoted to Caspar David

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“Hold Me Now” explores the urgency of care-politics, healing and togetherness.

IONE & MANN presents “Hold Me Now”, a group exhibition curated by Huma Kabakci with artistsShannon Bono, Yulia Iosilzon and Vanessa da Silva exploring the urgency of care-politics, healing andtogetherness. In a post-Covid and capitalist world where carelessness reigns, and humanity is missing,we need embracing, touching and healing. Hold Me Now (2023) curated by Huma

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Photos: Inside Villa Albertine at the Payne-Whitney Mansion in NYC

Untapped New York Insiders recently got an exclusive tour of the Payne-Whitney Mansion, now home to Villa Albertine, the cultural services of the French Embassy. Our tour leader, the French Cultural Attaché François Bridey, brought us into the gilded Venetian Room, Helen Hay Whitney’s recently remodeled writing studio, the hidden bookstore, and more! Check out

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