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A restoration center to preserve the work of Ernest Hemingway opened in Cuba on Saturday, highlighting an area of cooperation with the United States even as bilateral ties between the old Cold War foes have chilled again. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/2uDy8HE https://ift.tt/1lWo55T

Nearly 2,000 years after Pompeii was destroyed by a volcanic eruption, the ancient Roman city is still giving up its long-buried secrets. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/2YASnn5 https://ift.tt/1lWo55T

A man has been arrested after the tomb of American-born surrealist artist Man Ray was desecrated in Montparnasse Cemetery in Paris, a city official said on Thursday. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/2uyhKbm https://ift.tt/1lWo55T

British art restorers working on a painting long thought to be a later imitation of a Sandro Botticelli masterpiece have found it in fact came from the Italian renaissance artist's own workshop. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/2WuYJCQ https://ift.tt/1lWo55T

Qatar on Thursday will open the doors to one of its most lavish cultural projects yet, a sweeping national museum designed by French architect Jean Nouvel that lays out the tiny Gulf state's origin story and gas-powered rise to riches. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/2JHMkd3 https://ift.tt/1lWo55T

French archaeologists have unearthed an Etruscan tomb containing a skeleton and dozens of artefacts in Corsica, a rare discovery that could shed new light on the wealthy civilization of northern Italy and its assimilation into the Roman Empire. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/2Ymr1ky https://ift.tt/1lWo55T

A prominent Dutch art detective says he has helped recover a painting by Pablo Picasso that was stolen from a private Saudi owner's yacht in France in 1999. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/2U0krSd https://ift.tt/1lWo55T

Indian tax authorities are hoping for a windfall with the auction on Tuesday of rare oil paintings that were once part of fugitive billionaire jeweler Nirav Modi's collection and have been seized by the government. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/2Oq3jQ3 https://ift.tt/1lWo55T

Paul Surridge said on Monday he would resign from his position as creative director of Italian fashion house Roberto Cavalli, confirming press rumors about his imminent exit. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/2JD5fFO https://ift.tt/1lWo55T

Immigrant faces captured in life-sized portraits by artist Betsy Ashton look the viewer straight in the eye, as if eager to tell their stories of leaving home to brave new struggles in a strange land. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/2Fo72t4 https://ift.tt/1lWo55T

Alibaba, Tencent, Suning, and car makers including Chongqing Changan Automobile have set up a $1.5 billion Chinese ride-hailing venture, a move that could test the dominance of ride-sharing giant Didi Chuxing. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/2HLkjyJ https://ift.tt/1lWo55T

China's major automobile and internet companies, including Chongqing Changan Automobile, Alibaba and Tencent, are setting up a 9.76 billion yuan ($1.46 billion) joint venture to invest in ride-sharing industry, Chongqing Changan Automobile said on Friday. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/2Fpn2Lh https://ift.tt/1lWo55T

Levi Strauss & Co's is betting it can convince investors there is still plenty of global growth left for the 165-year old company, but fund managers fret the iconic blue jeans maker's stock may be too pricey to generate a decent return. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/2YfGGlB https://ift.tt/1lWo55T