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'Beetle Sphere'

Amsterdam, Netherlands

'Beetle Sphere'

A unique work of automotive art calls this shopping center home.

Podcast: The Noah Purifoy Desert Art Museum

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The Podcast Team May 5, 2022

Art in the Altaussee Salt Mine after WWII

Altaussee, Austria

Altaussee Salt Mines

During World War II, Austria's oldest salt mine was used to store thousands of pieces of stolen artwork.

Eleanor Rigby Statue

Liverpool, England

Eleanor Rigby Statue

This bronze statue was dedicated to a 1966 Beatles hit.

Podcast: Benin Bronzes

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The Podcast Team May 3, 2022

Fitzgerald Fountain

Fitzgerald Fountain

A tribute to one of Bombay's former governors that has withstood the test of time.

Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art

Salisbury, Maryland

Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art

A tribute to two brothers' artistic endeavors.

Blowing a mix of ochre and liquid on a hand pressed against the limestone created a stencil similar to those made more than 40,000 years ago in nearby caves.

Making Prehistoric Cave Art in Spain Was an All-Ages Activity

Children and even infants joined adults in making their marks, say archaeologists.

Blair Mastbaum April 29, 2022

Elizabeth Siddall posed for hours in freezing water for Pre-Raphaelite painter John Everett Millais's "Ophelia."

The Real Women Behind Art’s Masterpieces

History’s best-known muses were artists in their own right.

Sarah Durn April 29, 2022

The Wonders of Florida in 24 Museums

The Sunshine State quietly boasts a world of unexpected museums.

Sponsored by VISIT FLORIDA

Skissernas Museum

The Lund University's former gym houses a museum focusing on the creative process of art.

Art installation at the top of Carey Hill Sculpture Park

Salem, New York

Salem Art Works

This sprawling art park is filled with sculptures, nature trails, and art workshops.

The Tower as seen from the parking lot below

Brasília, Brazil

Torre de TV Digital

One of the last designs from architect Oscar Niemeyer.

Larne Jaunting Car Sculpture

Larne, Northern Ireland

Larne Jaunting Car Sculpture

These vehicles were once a regular sight traveling up the Antrim Coast Road from Larne.

Leuven Mini City

Leuven, Belgium

Leuven Mini City

A tiny metropolis resides inside this student housing complex.

People experiencing Secondwind 2005.

'Secondwind 2005'

An otherworldly art experience.

A detail of a plant with blue berries, from Marianne North's 1876 painting <em>Curious Plants from the Forest of Matang, Sarawak, Borneo.</em>

A Botanical Mystery Solved, After 146 Years

How a young illustrator’s attention to detail—and a determined Victorian woman's legacy—led to the discovery of a new species in an old painting.

Gemma Tarlach March 29, 2022

Odor objects on display from M Dougherty's exhibit, "/Forest Bath"

New York, New York

Olfactory Art Keller

The only gallery in New York dedicated to olfactory art and the exploration of scent in art.