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Curated Video
Paris fashion channels past, escapes present woes
"London," the title of Vivienne Westwood's costume-design inspired fall-winter collection, had it all: Elizabethan corsets, Sherlock Holmes tweed, scholars gowns and even a model cycling down the catwalk.
With...
With...
Bridgeman Arts
Badshahi Mosque Courtyard 1
The iconic courtyard of the Badshahi Mosque in Lahore, while faithfuls leave after Friday prayer. colour corrected
Bridgeman Arts
Badshahi Mosque Courtyard
The iconic courtyard of the Badshahi Mosque in Lahore, while faithfuls leave after Friday prayer
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Iraqi conservators strive to preserve ancient manuscripts
In an annex of Iraq's national museum, a conservator pores over a 17th-century manuscript, carrying out delicate restoration work as part of efforts to preserve and digitise 47,000 precious texts (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
Curated Video
USA - Crown Of The Andes Makes Rare Public Appearance
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The legendary Crown of the Andes has gone on public display at Christie's auction house in New York. The treasure weighs nearly five pounds, is encrusted with 450...
The legendary Crown of the Andes has gone on public display at Christie's auction house in New York. The treasure weighs nearly five pounds, is encrusted with 450...
Curated Video
Scientists find evidence of cannibalism at Jamestown settlement
1. Douglas Owsley, forensic anthropologist, uncovering skull and model of "jane" - remains of a 14-year-old girl who experts believe was cannibalised post-mortem in colonial Jamestown, UPSOUND:...
Curated Video
France - Lyon Biennale
Lyon Biennale / Lyon / Recent / ENT 5
France joins the contemporary art festival cir
cuit.
Those in the know are just discovering Lyon's quietly confident Biennale. Now celebrating its fourth edition, the exhibition promises...
France joins the contemporary art festival cir
cuit.
Those in the know are just discovering Lyon's quietly confident Biennale. Now celebrating its fourth edition, the exhibition promises...
Bridgeman Arts
Georges de la Tour, Le Tricheur a l'as de carreau
The immorality of wine, game and lust shown by De la Tour in one of his most enigmatic artworks through a game of looks at the card table.
Bridgeman Arts
Wazir Khan Mosque Entrance
The main entrance of the exquisite Wazir Khan mosque in Lahore, famous for its faience tile decorations
Bridgeman Arts
Wazir Khan Mosque Entrance 1
The main entrance of the exquisite Wazir Khan mosque in Lahore, famous for its faience tile decorations. Colour corrected
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Heritage craftsmen working overtime to restore lost Beirut beauty
Lebanese stained glass artist Maya Husseini had hoped to retire after decades of designing colourful windows, but now she is overwhelmed with requests after a massive explosion ripped through Beirut. In neighbourhoods near the port, the...
Bridgeman Arts
The Descent from the Cross
The central panel of a triptych by Rubens, in which the artist reconstructed the last moments of the sacrifice at the Calvary in a complex composition of figures and volumes influenced by Caravaggio.
History Tube
The 17th Century: Gateway to the Modern World
The key ideas in this 50-minute video lecture is that commerce and trade transformed the seventeenth century, that wars previously fought over religious beliefs transformed into wars over economic resources, and that the quest...