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This London high street is now a public art landmarkSep 4, 2020 • 2 min read
Artist Camille Walala decorated an entire block of shops in Leyton with her signature geometric bright prints.
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artThis Spanish lighthouse has been given a rainbow transformationSep 4, 2020 • 1 min read
The installation on the Faro de Ajo lighthouse in Spain was painted by Cantabrian artist Okuda San Miguel.
historyLong-lost medieval sacristy is unearthed at Westminster AbbeySep 2, 2020 • 2 min read
The find comes amidst one of Westminster Abbey’s largest archaeological projects, which is excavating ground on the North Green, which sought to uncover the…
artCopenhagen’s new Happiness Museum is exactly what the world needs right nowSep 2, 2020 • 2 min read
Copenhagen's newly opened Happiness Museum explores the deeper aspects of what really makes us tick.
historyTokyo art collective is bringing its popular light installations to EuropeSep 1, 2020 • 2 min read
Tokyo-based teamLab is renowned for its multi-sensory exhibitions that draw sold-out crowds all over the world, from Shanghai to Seoul to San Francisco.
art11 of the world's most striking new buildings this yearAug 27, 2020 • 5 min read
Lonely Planet has rounded up some of the world's most unique buildings as featured in the Dezeen Awards 2020 longlist.
historyThe world's first virtual museum is opening soonAug 26, 2020 • 2 min read
A museum is opening that’s fully entrenched in the digital space – the first of its kind to put the virtual experience front and center.
photographyThe most unique new architectural projects in the worldAug 25, 2020 • 0 min read
Lonely Planet has rounded up a selection of incredible buildings and architectural projects from the Dezeen Awards 2020 longlist.
historyThe best of Buckingham Palace's art collection is going on display for the first timeAug 24, 2020 • 2 min read
The long-running exhibit will include pieces from masters like Titian, Rembrandt, and Vermeer – and all because the 300-year-old palace is having some work…
artCheck out the cute miniature record store for tiny animals in SwedenAug 18, 2020 • 2 min read
Visitors to the Swedish city of Lund should keep an eye out for various mice-themed installations.
historyThe creepy grocery store experience is heading to Las VegasAug 14, 2020 • 2 min read
Next year, interactive art company Meow Wolf will open its first market in Las Vegas, with an experience that promises to be as trippy as the original.
musicHas this UK concert series shown how socially-distant gigs will work?Aug 13, 2020 • 2 min read
Guests take their places in 500 metal enclosures on raised platforms at a pop-up venue in Gosforth Park in Newcastle.
festivals and eventsBurning Man 2020 moves to the 'multiverse' - what this means for fansAug 11, 2020 • 2 min read
If you were planning to attend Burning Man this year, we’ve got bad news for you: Burning Man 2020 has been canceled. Or, well, it’s kind of been canceled…
musicEurovision heads to the US with the new American Song ContestAug 11, 2020 • 2 min read
The American Song Contest will take place during the holiday season of 2021 and position US states against each other.
historyThe mystery of where Stonehenge’s iconic sarsen stones came from has been solvedAug 3, 2020 • 2 min read
According to archaeologists, the most likely origin is in West Woods, a woodland area 15 miles away from Stonehenge.
musicThis producer travels in a studio-on-wheels, helping musicians record songs in inspiring locationsAug 3, 2020 • 3 min read
Musician and producer George Holliday travels Europe in a studio-on-wheels, collaborating with other artists and creatives.
historyBerlin's Berghain lures visitors back with an eerie sound art installationJul 30, 2020 • 2 min read
The notoriously exclusive Berlin wunderclub Berghain reopened last week and is attracting visitors back with an incredible art and sound installation.
historyGoogle launches translator app for ancient Egyptian hieroglyphsJul 23, 2020 • 2 min read
Google’s app also has a tool that allows users to translate their own words and messages into shareable hieroglyphs, but it’s just for fun.
artThis creative teenager takes her brother around the world with her chalk drawingsJul 23, 2020 • 2 min read
Thanks to his sister Macaire's creative art chalk drawings, nine-year old Camden Everett has scaled Everest, run through London traffic and stopped by Egypt.
historyIstanbul's iconic Hagia Sophia converted from a museum to a mosqueJul 20, 2020 • 2 min read
The building has been classified as a museum since 1934 after a declaration from the first Turkish president and founder of the Republic of Turkey.
historyYou could be an artist-in-residence at this incredible cemeteryJul 16, 2020 • 2 min read
One emerging or mid-career artist will be chosen as the cemetery's first-ever artist in residence.
booksTravel through a tunnel of books at this Beijing bookstoreJul 13, 2020 • 2 min read
An eye-catching bookstore has been unveiled in Beijing that has customers traveling through arches made of literature.