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Friday
A participant sings karaoke inside "TNT Traysikel," a mobile artwork by Paolo Asuncion and Michael Arcega, two students of Carlos Villa. The piece is part of the Villa retrospective at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco. Chloe Veltman/NPR/Chloe Veltman/NPR hide caption
How one Filipino American artist influenced the work of a generation of others
Monday
The Library of Congress has acquired the life's work of radio producer Jim Metzner, who has spent decades traveling the world to capture rich soundscapes. While he's honored that they will be archived, he says he wants to make sure people actually listen to them. Library of Congress hide caption
He spent decades recording soundscapes. Now they're going to the Library of Congress
Tuesday
Musician Nick Cave (from left), artist Thomas Houseago and with actor Brad Pitt pose prior to the opening of their joint exhibition, in Tampere, Finland, on Saturday. Jussi Koivunen/Sara Hilden Art Museum, Lehtikuva via AP hide caption
Saturday
The San Jose Museum of Art, seen here in 2007, is one of hundreds of museums participating in Saturday's free admission Museum Day event. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
Friday
Britain's King Charles III outside Buckingham Palace in London. Daniel Leal/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Who needs the monarchy? Plus, why gray floors and barn doors are everywhere
Monday
Photographer, filmmaker, painter and graphic designer William Klein at a press event in Paris in 2005. Klein died Saturday at age 96. Pierre Verdy/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Saturday
The Marble Head of Athena, from 200 B.C.E. and which was looted from a temple in central Italy, is displayed during a news conference and repatriation ceremony of stolen antiquities to Italy, in New York City. Brendan McDermid/Reuters hide caption
Friday
Sarah Cameron Sunde will produce the finale to her "36.5: A Durational Performance with the Sea" on Sept. 14 in New York City. Matthew Schuerman/NPR hide caption
This artist gets up to her neck in water to spread awareness of climate change
Tuesday
Thursday
Taliban guards stand at the entrance of the National Museum of Afghanistan after it reopened under Taliban control in Kabul in December. Mustafa Melih Ahishali/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images hide caption
The Taliban now guard Afghanistan's National Museum, where they once smashed objects
Tuesday
DC Comics covers featuring Green Lantern holding tamales, Hawkwoman holding platanos fritos, and Blue Beetle holding tacos. DC Comics hide caption
Sunday
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A new exhibit in LA explores the complicated history of Black Cinema
Saturday
The blue dashiki (left) is from the Rwandan design studio Moshions and first appeared on a Kigali catwalk 5 years ago. Center: an outfit from womenswear brand IAMISIGO led by Kenya's Bubu Ogisi. Right: An outfit from Thebe Magugu out of Johannesburg, South Africa. These are 3 of the garments starring in the new "Africa Fashion" exhibit at London's Victoria and Albert Museum. Victoria and Albert Museum/Maganga Mwagogo/Tatenda Chidora hide caption