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Dior gowns that made headlines star in London exhibition

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From Princess Margaret's 21st birthday gown to Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence's red carpet dress, Christian Dior outfits that have made headlines go on show in a London exhibition dedicated to the French fashion house. from Reuters: Arts https://reut.rs/2RUwQpX http://bit.ly/1lWo55T

Prince William, Kate laud Dundee for its team approach to challenges

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Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate visited a gleaming new design museum on Tuesday as well as a factory facing closure, and praised Dundee residents for pulling together in difficult times. from Reuters: Arts https://reut.rs/2B9WH2u http://bit.ly/1lWo55T

Prince William, Kate draw crowds to Scottish V&A opening despite chill

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Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate officially opened the Victoria & Albert Dundee on Tuesday, an eye-catching design museum which looks like the bow of a ship on the mouth of the River Tay in Scotland. from Reuters: Arts https://reut.rs/2G9Nj2c http://bit.ly/1lWo55T

At Baghdad workshop, the search for Iraq's looted artifacts gets serious

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Before Islamic State militants were dislodged from Iraq in 2017, they stole thousands of ancient artifacts. Most are still missing, and an international team of archaeologists is turning detective to recover as many as possible. from Reuters: Arts https://reut.rs/2DFxlLL http://bit.ly/1lWo55T

Daylight robbery: Russian police detain suspect after bold gallery heist

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Russian police said they had detained a suspect after a painting was stolen from a Moscow gallery on Sunday, when the thief strolled unchallenged past visitors who mistook him for an employee. from Reuters: Arts https://reut.rs/2TkKFuo http://bit.ly/1lWo55T

Russian police find stolen painting, detain suspected thief

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Russian police have recovered a painting by prominent artist Arkhip Kuindzhi stolen from a Moscow gallery on Sunday and detained the suspected thief, TASS state news agency said on Monday, citing a police official. from Reuters: Arts https://reut.rs/2G3C8Ip http://bit.ly/1lWo55T

Russian painting stolen from Moscow gallery during exhibition

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A 20th century landscape painting by a Russian artist was stolen from a Moscow art gallery in a brazen act of theft during an exhibition, police said on Sunday. from Reuters: Arts https://reut.rs/2sRmxUF http://bit.ly/1lWo55T

Banksy homage to Bataclan stolen from Paris theater

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A mural by British street artist Banksy on a fire-exit door at Paris' Bataclan theater, where Islamist militants killed 90 people three years ago, has been stolen, the venue said on Saturday. from Reuters: Arts https://reut.rs/2UhIR5u http://bit.ly/1lWo55T

Events across Germany mark a century of Bauhaus architecture and design

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Hundreds of events across Germany this year will celebrate the 100th birthday of the Bauhaus movement, whose "form follows function" aesthetic spread around the world, shaping modern architecture and design. from Reuters: Arts https://reut.rs/2S7hHAN http://bit.ly/1lWo55T

Berlin auctioneer expects British, Russian interest in Hitler watercolours

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The pictures - three anemic watercolours showing a mountain scene, a river and a distant figure sat beneath a tree - are little different from wares on sale at flea markets the world over, except for the autograph scratched in the corner: "A.Hitler". from Reuters: Arts https://reut.rs/2RbU7yg http://bit.ly/1lWo55T

Frail at 130, Van Gogh's 'Sunflowers' will stay home from now on

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At 130 years old, one of Vincent van Gogh's famous paintings of sunflowers in a vase has become too delicate to keep touring the world and will have to stay at home in Amsterdam. from Reuters: Arts https://reut.rs/2CK69cT http://bit.ly/1lWo55T

Plastic finds second life in Portuguese street artist's work

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A lemur made of damaged car bumpers and bin lids. An owl made from plastic junk. Colorful animals have popped up in Paris as part of a new exhibition by Portuguese street artist Bordalo II, who aims to highlight the effect of waste on the environment. from Reuters: Arts https://reut.rs/2AZXZgN http://bit.ly/1lWo55T

Poet quits Swedish Academy after being found to leak Nobel winner names

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The scandal-plagued Swedish body that awards the Nobel Prize for literature said on Friday that one of its members would leave after an investigation determined she had leaked the names of winners. from Reuters: Arts https://reut.rs/2RYQct2 http://bit.ly/1lWo55T