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Explore 4.5 Million Objects in the British Museum's Digital Archives

© The Trustees of the British Museum // CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Explore 4.5 Million Objects in the British Museum's Digital Archives

Researchers Discover New Details In Vermeer’s Girl With a Pearl Earring

Johannes Vermeer's Girl With a Pearl Earring, circa 1665.

Researchers Discover New Details In Vermeer’s Girl With a Pearl Earring

Occupy White Walls: Free Video Game Lets You Design Your Own Virtual Art Gallery

Occupy White Walls, Kickstarter

Occupy White Walls: Free Video Game Lets You Design Your Own Virtual Art Gallery

Installation Artist Shing Yin Khor Is Recreating Famous Artworks in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

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Installation Artist Shing Yin Khor Is Recreating Famous Artworks in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

10 Classy Coloring Pages You Can Print at Home

Museums and libraries are offering dozens of printable coloring pages for free.

7 of the World's Quirkiest Statues

The Jolly Green Giant looms over Blue Earth, Minnesota.

Turn Your Favorite Photos Into Works of Art With Google’s Art App

Edvard Munch's "The Scream"

Kids Can Join Children's Book Author Mo Willems for Daily "Lunch Doodles" on YouTube

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Dreaming of Your Favorite City? This Website Will Create a Personalized Haiku Poem About It for You

OpenStreetMap Haiku will capture the colorful character of your hometown in a few (possibly silly) phrases.

5 People Who Were Amazingly Productive In Quarantine

William Shakespeare

12 World-Class Museums You Can Visit Online

A virtual tour of the Vatican Museums lets you view its splendor without the crowds.

A Miniature Harry Potter Manuscript, Handwritten by J.K. Rowling, Could Sell for More Than $180,000 At Auction

J.K. Rowling’s handwritten and illustrated Harry Potter book, featuring content from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.

A Signed Salvador Dalí Watercolor Print Was Just Discovered in a Thrift Store

Artist Salvador Dalí, pictured in December 1951.

The Art of Mondo Puts a Unique Spin on Classic Movie Posters

The Art of Mondo features some of the company's best movie poster art from over the years.

Pantone Just Added 315 New Colors to Its Fashion, Home, and Interiors System

"Forest Elf" is now a Pantone color and that means it's finally time to make a Lord of the Rings shrine out of your spare room.

95 Years of The New Yorker Covers Visualized by Color

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