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Asterix and Obelix celebrate their 50th anniversary
Paris, France, 27 October 2009
1. Pan of various drawings of Asterix's face
2. Close up drawing of Asterix
3. Mid shot man looking at Asterix framed illustrations
4. Close up of Asterix and Obelix illustration
5. Tilt down illustration...
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USA: WASHINGTON: HIROSHIMA SURVIVORS APPEAR IN MUSEUM EXHIBIT
Jap/Eng/Nat
Survivors of the Hiroshima-Nagasaki atom bomb attacks are in Washington as part of an exhibit opening at American University.
Survivors and officials from both Japanese cities say they hope the exhibit will help prevent...
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New exhibition of French art dealer Vollard's collection
1. Wide of new exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, "Cezanne to Picasso: Ambroise Vollard, Patron of the Avant-Garde"
2. Wide pan of interior of galleries of new exhibit
3. Pan up on "The Battle of Love," by Paul Cezanne, painted...
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Parkour festival turns national museum into outdoor gym
Parkour is best known to many from hair-raising Hollywood action movies - but the freestyle sport also has a growing grassroots movement in Indonesia.
The country's Parkour community is holding an annual festival at the National Museum...
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A rare whale that has a dolphin-shaped head and saber-like teeth has been found dead on Los Angeles' Venice Beach, even though it prefers frigid subarctic waters. Marine biologists are working to preserve and examine the elusive arctic species. (Oct. 18)
LOS ANGELES _ A rare whale that has a dolphin-shaped head and saber-like teeth has been found dead on Los Angeles' Venice Beach, even though it prefers frigid subarctic waters.
The roughly 15-foot-long female Stejneger's beaked whale...
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Former astronauts Shannon W. Lucid and Jerry L. Ross inducted into Hall of Fame
Two new astronauts were inducted into the US Astronaut Hall of Fame at The Kennedy Space Centre in Florida on Saturday.
Former astronauts Shannon W. Lucid and Jerry L. Ross were honoured at the ceremony for their dedication to the space...
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Maggie Gyllenhaal at reopening of the Museum on the Bowery
AP Entertainment
New York, 28th November 2007
1.Wide shot New York City at night - Empire State Building to The New Museum on the Bowery
2. Wide shot museum building and zoom to sign Hell Yes!
3. Wide shot of actress Maggie...
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An exhibition dedicated to Italian artists is held in Madrid
Madrid - February 12, 2008
1. Wide of the main entrance of Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
2. Mid of flags
3. Wide of interior of entrance to exhibit
4. Wide pan of exhibition
5. Mid of black and white photo of Amedeo Modigliani
6. Mid of...
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38-year-old Argentinian artist Tomas Saraceno's latest exhibit can be found on the rooftop of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. 'Cloud city' is made up of 16-stainless steel bubble like modules linked together by acrylic floors.
HEADLINE: 'Cloud City' on NYC's Met Museum's Rooftop
CAPTION: 38-year-old Argentinian artist Tomas Saraceno's latest exhibit can be found on the rooftop of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. 'Cloud city' is made up of...
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Putin on Thatcher and gay rights; gay and lesbian protest
1. Wide of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands walking on red carpet
2. Wide of Putin and Queen Beatrix walking and stopping in front of choir
3. Close of choir
4. Wide of Putin and Queen walking up...
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Recently discovered drawings of Frida Khalo, Diego Rivera displayed
1. Exterior of artist Frida Kahlo's museum in Coyoacan neighbourhood in Mexico City
2. Pan left across bed used by Kahlo with a mask lying on top
3. Close-up of mask depicting Kahlo, wrapped in a shawl
4. Wide of room where some of the...
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Profile of architect designing part of new World Trade Centre
1. Exterior of Metropolitan Museum of Art
2. Entrance to Santiago Calatrava exhibit inside museum
3. Wide shot of Calatrava's model and designs for World Trade Centre (WTC) Transit Hub
4. Model of WTC Transit Hub
5. Santiago Calatrava...
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USA: ART MUSEUM ON RAILS
English/Nat
Some of NASA's most treasured - yet little known - art works are making their way across the United States...by train.
As part of the celebration of the 30th anniversary of man's first walk on the moon, the United States'...
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WRAP of days events during visit of Taiwanese President to US
1. Exterior Waldorf Astoria Hotel
2. Wide New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani leaving Waldorf Astoria Hotel
3. Wide Chen's wife motorcade leaves Waldorf Hotel
4. Wide Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian waves to journalists
5. Chen's...
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USA: NEW YORK: BRITAIN'S PRINCE CHARLES MEETS GEORGE BUSH
English/Nat
Britain's Prince Charles took his crusade to raise money for Saint Catherine's Monastery in Egypt to New York Tuesday night.
The heir to the British throne was joined by former U-S President George Bush at a gala dinner for...
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Havana gallery to re-open with exhibit of 94-year-old sculptor Louise Bourgeois
1. Wide shot giant spider being assembled outside Havana's Museum of Fine Arts
2. Close up worker on crane
3. Medium shot children on balcony watching workers build spider
4. Wide shot workers and crane lifting spider leg
5. Reverse shot...
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100th anniversry of the birth of writer Julio Cortazar
A special series of exhibitions opened in Buenos Aires on Tuesday (26AUGUST2014), commemorating the centenary of the birth of Argentine writer Julio Cortazar, one of the most influential writers in the Spanish-speaking world.
Cortazar,...
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Display showcasing objects used in ancient times
Athens - 15 July 2004
1. Wide shot exterior National Archaeological Museum
2. Interior exhibition with title "Agon" _ meaning competition _ written overhead in Greek
3. Wide shot exhibition room
4. Base of funerary kouros statue from...
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USA: LOS ANGELES: NEW GETTY CENTRE MUSEUM PREVIEW
English/Nat
Los Angeles - a city renowned for criminals, gangs and glamorous stars - is about to gain a new dimension.
Angelenos are about to have world's most modern art-house on their doorstep with the opening of the long-awaited...
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With a donation to the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, Kevin Arnold's green New York Jets jacket that he always wore in "The Wonder Years" is becoming a piece of history along with other items from the popular TV show. (Dec. 2)
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Kevin Arnold's green New York Jets jacket that he always wore in "The Wonder Years" is becoming a piece of history along with other items from the popular TV show.
Fred Savage, who played...
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Dennis Hopper and Jeremy Irons open largest ever US art expo
AP Entertainment
Moscow, Russia - July 23, 2007
1. Wide shot Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts
2. Wide shot motorcycles arrive
3. Cutaway photographers
4. Mid shot Dennis Hopper, Jeremy Irons and Thomas Krenz (director of Solomon R....
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British Museum loans Parthenon sculpture to Russia; reaction
The British Museum has loaned one of the Parthenon Marbles to Russia's Hermitage Museum, a move that outraged Greece, which has demanded that the marbles be permanently returned.
It was the first time in 200 years that any of the ancient...
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At the Kinetic Sculpture Race in Baltimore, humans provide the power for creations made out of anything. But the AP's Lee Powell found the spectacle is as much about personality as physics.
HEADLINE: Pink poodle, bobbing bird take on city's streets
CAPTION: At the Kinetic Sculpture Race in Baltimore, humans provide the power for creations made out of anything. But the AP's Lee Powell found the spectacle is as much about...
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Ancient Egyptian mummies to have CT scans
AP Television, 9 Aug 2007, Brooklyn, New York:
1. Pan of mummy in lab at Brooklyn Museum
2. Pan of Egyptian art room in Brooklyn Museum
3. Tight shot of sarcophagus
4. Mid shot of open sarcophagus
5. Mid shot Lisa Bruno with goggles...