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Saturday

Curfew (Likoni March 27 2020) by Kenyan-British painter Michael Armitage, was inspired by an attack on ferry passengers by paramilitary police in Nairobi. The painting hangs in the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Jonathan Muzikar/The Museum of Modern Art, New York hide caption

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Jonathan Muzikar/The Museum of Modern Art, New York

Monday

Susanna and the Elders, painted by Artemisia Gentileschi, is seen here in its before-conservation condition; seen through infrared reflectography; and in its restored state. Royal Collection Trust / © His Majesty King Charles III 2023 hide caption

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Royal Collection Trust / © His Majesty King Charles III 2023

Saturday

Light shines through new stained-glass windows with a theme of racial justice during an unveiling and dedication ceremony at the Washington National Cathedral for the windows on Saturday, Sept. 23 in Washington. Nick Wass/AP hide caption

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Wednesday

Tuesday

A screenshot from the premiere of The Joy of Painting shows the painter Bob Ross with the work, A Walk in the Woods, which is up for sale. YouTube/Screenshot by NPR hide caption

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This rare Bob Ross painting could be yours — for close to $10 million

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Monday

A woman stands in front of an blank canvas hung up at the Kunsten Museum in Aalborg, Denmark, in 2021. Danish artist Jens Haaning sent the museum blank canvasses under the title Take the Money and Run. Henning Bagger/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Saturday

Eight of Ohio's prehistoric monumental earthworks built 2,000 years ago by Native Americans are Ohio's first UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Ohio History Connection hide caption

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The Ohio History Connection

Ohio's Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks are now a UNESCO World Heritage site

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Friday

Colombian painter and sculptor Fernando Botero poses inside the "Tren de La Cultura" ("Train of Culture"), during a news conference for the exhibition "Fernando Botero: The Circus," in Medellín, Colombia, Jan. 30, 2015. Fredy Builes/Reuters hide caption

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Tuesday

Friday

Natasha Poonawalla, executive director of the vaccine-manufacturing Serum Institute of India, donned an haute couture sari for the 2022 Met Gala. The garment is on display at the museum show '"The Offbeat Sari" (pictured, right). The designer is Sabyasachi Mukherjee and the metal corset is by Schiaparelli. Mike Coppola/Getty Images (l), Andy Stagg. Courtesy of the Design Museum hide caption

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Memories of my mom are wrapped up in her saris

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Monday

Far from the internet, these big, benevolent trolls lure humans to nature

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Want to 'feel something' when you look at art? Try these 6 tips

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Friday

Sunday

Children activating the installation America's Playground: DC by artist Derrick Adams in Constitution Gardens on the National Mall. A.J. Mitchell/Monument Lab hide caption

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A groundbreaking exhibition on the National Mall shows monuments aren't set in stone

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