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Three fragments of rocks retrieved from the moon by a Soviet space mission in 1970 were sold for $855,000 at a New York auction on Thursday. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/2DUXGWu https://ift.tt/1lWo55T

Portugal's traditional cobblestone pavements, a distinctive feature of the streets of Lisbon, are under threat as young people spurn the centuries-old craft because of low salaries. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/2zwUsWf https://ift.tt/1lWo55T

The squabbling residents of a dilapidated building at risk of collapse serve as an allegory for Lebanon's political and religious divisions in a new drama by satirical playwright Georges Khabbaz. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/2FLxj8f https://ift.tt/1lWo55T

The clang of hammer on metal and the roar of a blowtorch can be heard long before you walk into Israeli metal sculptor Yaron Bob's workshop. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/2FIwgFR https://ift.tt/1lWo55T

Austrian police are searching for three suspects after a painting by Pierre Auguste Renoir valued at up to 160,000 euros ($180,600) was stolen from a Vienna auction house during opening hours. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/2Rgdx61 https://ift.tt/1lWo55T

A piece of the original spiral staircase from the Eiffel Tower, Paris's most famous attraction, was sold for 169,000 euros ($190,885) on Tuesday, a spokesman for auction house Artcurial said, three times the initial estimate. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/2RdXDsF https://ift.tt/1lWo55T

X-ray images of people and everyday objects have gone on display in a new gallery in Britain, where visitors can watch photographer and artist Nick Veasey at work as he creates his revealing pictures. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/2Rhyvl7 https://ift.tt/1lWo55T

As a child, Riham would wake up at night to her half-brother molesting her. Now she is one of seven women recounting their suffering in a play about sexual violence in Lebanon. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/2r3ssVD https://ift.tt/1lWo55T

France will return 26 works of art to Benin, Emmanuel Macron's office said on Friday, as the French president took delivery of a report recommending the widespread return of cultural artefacts removed from Africa during the colonial era. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/2BshiQq https://ift.tt/1lWo55T

French President Emmanuel Macron will formally receive a report on Friday expected to recommend changes to French law to allow cultural artifacts seized from former African colonies to be returned to their home countries. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/2S9EsR0 https://ift.tt/1lWo55T

A portrait of Michael Jackson as King Philip II of Spain and an Andy Warhol print are among artworks on display at a show opening in Paris this week dedicated to the late pop star. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/2Br6Ybh https://ift.tt/1lWo55T

A youthful portrait of British writer Charles Dickens that went missing for 150 years will go on display in London this week after being found covered in mould next to a metal lobster at a market in South Africa. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/2R0WJjl https://ift.tt/1lWo55T

A painting that Romanian prosecutors said on Sunday might be a work by Pablo Picasso stolen in 2012 is more likely a forgery created as a publicity stunt, Dutch media reported. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/2qVLLQQ https://ift.tt/1lWo55T