Arts & Culture

United Kingdom
Is it real?
“Close examination: fakes, mistakes and discoveries” which recently opened in London, features 40 works of art such as Botticelli’s "Venus and Mars" which once fooled experts. It also shows the evolution of science in use to detect counterfeits.
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Germany
Prost, Hundertwasser!
Austrian artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser designed whimsical residential buildings, outlandish train stations and colorful post offices. And soon, one of his last designs is to open in small-town Bavaria: a brewery. 
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Italy
Bad boy, Caravaggio
He was the Keith Richards of his era - a bar room brawler, a violent drunk, a womanizer dogged by rumors of homosexuality. He upset everyone and got himself into all sorts of brawls - and even killed a man. Yet Caravaggio was brilliant. Rome pays homage to the man on the 400th anniversary of his death.
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Germany
The 'miracle' of Essen
It's being called "the miracle" of Essen: The Folkwang Museum in Essen, Germany has reopened with a makeover by British architect David Chipperfield. And what's next is a celebration with more than a thousand treasures once confiscated by the Nazis.
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France
Beyond 'The Scream'
An exhibition at the Pinacotheque in Paris is unveiling a new side of Norwegian artist Edvard Munch. The show offers a journey through Munch's life work with 170 paintings, lithographs and engravings, and proves that there was more to the artist than "The Scream."
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Germany
Come home, Nefertiti
Art lovers and history buffs flock to museums in Europe filled with artifacts from the ancient world - particularly those of ancient Egypt. However, viewing such treasures may become more difficult in the future: Egypt has launched a bitter battle to reclaim them.
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