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Endangered Frank Lloyd Wright Home in Chicago Faces Uncertain Future After Foreclosure
15 December 2025 @ 11:35 pm
Two potential rescuers of Wright's Walser House in Chicago were priced out at a recent foreclosure sale.
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A Crumbling 16th-Century Roman Villa Is Getting a $41 Million Restoration
15 December 2025 @ 11:10 pm
The project will revive Villa Silvestri Rivaldi, which had been forgotten and neglected for decades.
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Ancient Colossi of Egyptian Pharaoh Reemerge After Decades-Long Restoration
15 December 2025 @ 9:36 pm
The relics have returned to their posts at the entrance to the king's tomb.
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$1.7 Million Dinosaur Skull Joins the Smithsonian Collection
15 December 2025 @ 8:48 pm
A nearly complete Pachycephalosaurus skull has been gifted to the National Museum of Natural History, in Washington, D.C.
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Louvre Closes as One-Fifth of Workforce Goes on Strike
15 December 2025 @ 7:33 pm
The strike, in response to deteriorating conditions at the Paris institution, is disrupting one of the busiest museums in the world.
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Unfinished Pompeii House Yields Secrets of Ancient Roman Concrete
15 December 2025 @ 6:43 pm
The Roman cement recipe contradicts the most famous source on the subject.
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The 2026 Whitney Biennial Reveals Its 56 Participating Artists and Collectives
15 December 2025 @ 6:33 pm
The 82nd edition, still untitled, will aim to explore modern life in all its complexities and connections.
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Winston Branch’s ‘Visually Explosive’ Abstractions Go on View in London
15 December 2025 @ 6:10 pm
"Winston Branch: Out of the Calabash" at Goodman Gallery's London location heralds a new chapter in the artist's practice.
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Pussy Riot Ruled an ‘Extremist’ Organization by Russian Court
15 December 2025 @ 6:00 pm
"In today's Russia, telling the truth is extremism," said artist Nadya Tolokonnikova.
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Gloria Klein Pushed Abstraction to Its Limit. Now the Art World Is Catching Up
15 December 2025 @ 4:02 pm
An energetic solo show of Klein's later works will soon hit New York.
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