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Mainz, Germany

The Chagall Windows of St. Stephan’s

A famed artist's inspiring work of peace and tolerance.
Permanently Closed
College Park, Maryland

'Hand & Owl Tree Carving'

An unusual sculpture, an interesting history, in a strange place, for a good cause.
Al Wahat Al Dakhla Desert, Egypt

Cave of Swimmers

A hyper-remote desert cave dramatized in "The English Patient."
The giant babies of Prague.
Prague, Czechia

'Babies'

Straight out of a nightmare, barcode-faced babies climb up and down Prague's television tower.
Touch this art.
Ancona, Italy

Museo Omero (Tactile Museum)

In this museum, visitors are invited to touch the art.
Teotihuacán murals
San Martín Centro, Mexico

Beatriz de la Fuente Teotihuacán Murals Museum

These millennia-old murals once covered the walls of residential complexes across the ancient city.
It's huge, with a great sense of humor.
automata

This Gigantic Laughing Kookaburra Is Out to Brighten Your Day

A sculptor hitched the cackling bird to a trailer and is taking it on the road.
Jessica Leigh Hester June 8, 2020
Heroica Matamoros, Mexico

La Gran Puerta de México (Mexico's Great Gateway)

A "gateway" into Mexico's northern border, represented by an abstract red tower.
The Congress's wall and ceiling murals.
Chetumal, Mexico

Murales del Congreso (Congress Murals)

A bright, colorful telling of the history of Mexico's youngest state.
This portrait of late doctor Ydelfonso Decoo is in the Queens Museum parking lot.
murals

This Mural in Queens Highlights COVID-19's Impact on People of Color

An image of a brave doctor, large enough to be seen from space.
Matthew Taub June 2, 2020
Bogotá, Colombia

Diego Felipe Becerra's Bridge

At the site of a graffiti artist's murder, fellow artists gather to pay homage.
Natura Insects Spring 2019–2020 - “Glasswinged Butterfly.”
art

Meet the Artist Making Fauna Out of Flora

Raku Inoue is now finding inspiration for his precise, ephemeral works in his backyard.
Winnie Lee May 28, 2020
art

The Delightful Doodles and Hidden Scribbles on the Backs of Artworks

George Eksts has digitized 200,000 works on paper. Several hundred had writings or drawings on the back.
Karen Chernick May 27, 2020
The statue of Uta von Ballenstedt, Naumburg Cathedral.
Naumburg, Germany

Statue of Uta von Ballenstedt

Is this statue at Naumberg Cathedral the fairest of them all?
A separate gateway stands 16 inches tall in front of the pagoda, along with two guardian lions.
museums

The Epic Journey of an Exquisite Jade Pagoda

It started life as a jadeite boulder in modern-day Myanmar. Now it's a celebrated part of a Chicago museum.
Claire Voon May 26, 2020
architecture

This Seattle Arts Building Was Once an Immigrant Detention Center

Inscape Arts takes its name from the Immigration and Naturalization Service, or INS.
Evan Peterson April 14, 2023
One in a series of maps created by Linda-Marlena Ross that illustrate rising sea levels and the ships in the polar seas.
maps

Art Challenge: Readers Show Us How They Map Their Worlds

Travel down the Road to Productivity, go on a bear hunt, and hope you get to see Super Island.
Michelle Cassidy May 21, 2020
In April, Mowat took her disposable camera to London's Primrose Hill park.
quarantine

Life Under Lockdown, as Seen Through 16 Disposable Cameras

A collaborative photo project tells personal stories of the pandemic in the U.K.
Jessica Leigh Hester May 19, 2020