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Chigi Chapel.

Parish Church of Santa Maria del Popolo

A treasure trove of Renaissance-era funerary art in a Roman church built on top of Nero's grave.

San Antonio, Texas

The Berlin Bear

The quirky gift from West Berlin for the 1968 World's Fair still stands in Hemisfair Park.

Knife Angel.

Knife Angel

The sculpture is made of more than 100,000 knives collected to raise awareness about violence.

Permanently Closed

Vancouver, British Columbia

Neon Vancouver | Ugly Vancouver

The collection of signage remembers the midcentury pushback against the new neon light.

Chamber of Art and Curiosities.

Innsbruck, Austria

Chamber of Art and Curiosities

Archduke Ferdinand II's collection of rare objects is considered one of the oldest museums in the world.

All pieces of art are donated to this illegal museum.

Metropoliz Museum of the Other and the Elsewhere

An abandoned Roman salami factory has found new life as an art space home to 200 squatters.

Don't be afraid. It's just science.

31 days of halloween

Why Do People Paint Skeletons on Live Horses?

It's about education, not scares.

Eric Grundhauser October 27, 2017

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Surses, Switzerland

Juliertheatre

A tower-like theater in the Swiss Alps built to withstand the high winds and avalanches of the mountain pass.

An X-ray of Adrian Vanson’s Sir John Maitland, showing the portrait of a woman believed to be Mary, Queen of Scots.

A Ghostly Portrait of Mary, Queen of Scots, Was Hidden for Centuries

An X-ray revealed the lost portrait.

Sarah Laskow October 27, 2017

'Les Spécialistes' Fake Door

This banal Parisian entranceway is not what it seems.

School Bus Graveyard.

The School Bus Graveyard

Where school buses go to die and be reborn as whimsical works of art.

Beware of Words.

Beware of Words

A French artist's vague warning hangs over Belleville.

The "map" petroglyph

San Martín, Peru

Petroglyphs of Polish

This set of mysterious petroglyphs in the Peruvian jungle could shed light on centuries-old activities in the region.

Air Crash.

Air Crash

A whimsical brother of the nearby Fallen Angel statue takes the falling part quite literally.

"Earth as the Life-giver."

Lincoln, Nebraska

Nebraska State Capitol Mosaic Floor

An ornate Art Deco tile mosaic representing Nebraskan life, both modern and prehistoric.

MAAM's inhabitants believe that its increased recognition as an innovative art space in Rome helps prevent their eviction from the occupied building.

An Abandoned Roman Salami Factory Becomes an Illegal, Inhabited Museum

About 200 people live in the improvised art space.

Lidija Pisker October 24, 2017

An abandoned building once used by the Säter psychiatric hospital.

Säter Museum of Mental Health

A museum dedicated to the history of psychiatric treatment featuring a gallery of art made by patients.

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Coffee Pot Art Studio Gallery.

Lexington, Virginia

The Coffee Pot

The oddly shaped, steam-spewing building is now an art studio and gallery.