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Kristek's House in Brno.
Brno, Czechia

Kristek's House

Of all the houses that grace this neighborhood, only one is a testament to surreal architecture.
Montreal, Québec

Charlevoix Stained Glass Windows

A swirling spectrum of stained glass dazzles visitors who enter this subway station.
In the summer
Kitagawa, Japan

Monet's Garden Marmottan

Nope, not the one in France. The only officially-recognized reproduction of Monet’s garden in Giverny is located in a remote corner of Japan.
Lorenzo Reina with his singular creation in the Sicilian hills.
art

From Tending Sheep in the Sicilian Mountains to the Venice Biennale

How Lorenzo Reina’s open air theater made southwest Sicily a cultural hotspot.  
Vittoria Traverso May 18, 2020
"La pierre et le feu" (artist Jean-Pierre Morin).
Montreal, Québec

René Lévesque Park

This exuberantly curated landscape is one of the largest sculpture gardens in Canada.
"Stellar Spire in the Eagle Nebula" (left); "Tower at Tower Falls," painted by Thomas Moran in the 1870s (right).
astronomy

What Hubble Space Photos and Western Landscape Paintings Have in Common

Both traffic in the sublime, and have helped us grok new frontiers.
Luna Shyr May 15, 2020
'Muzikanti'
Kragujevac, Serbia

'Muzikanti'

These unique sculptures form a musical ensemble of recycled metal.
Video

How Chinese Folk Dancers Continue to Practice During Quarantine

5:01
The Fan Museum
London, England

The Fan Museum

This museum is dedicated solely to this millennia-old handheld cooling device.
Zenigata Sunae, the curious sand art of Kan-onji.
Kanonji, Japan

Zenigata Sunae

This massive, Edo Period, coin-shaped sand painting is believed to be a source of great luck.
Glen LeMesurier's sculptures in the Twilight Sculpture Garden.
Montreal, Québec

Twilight Sculpture Garden

A patch of contaminated land reclaimed as a scrappy sculptural oasis.
The four-way staircase.
Tours, France

Musee du Compagnonnage

This museum preserves over-the-top masterpieces that once qualified artisans for membership into a medieval guild.
An Assyrian relief in the museum's massive collection, much of which is now digitally accessible.
museums

Help Atlas Obscura Explore the British Museum’s Newly Digital Collection

There are 1.9 million objects to explore. What are you waiting for?
Isaac Schultz May 7, 2020
A vision of the Swing at the End of the World in Ecuador in oils, by Alexandrea Farquhar.
paintings

Art Challenge: Readers Draw Places They've Never Seen

Some of your creations are even more extraordinary than their real-life counterparts.
Michelle Cassidy May 7, 2020
This entire 'meal' is made of clay. "The most important dipping sauce is not soy sauce, but black vinegar,” Shih says.
art

Feast Your Eyes on Delectable Clay Replicas of Asian-American Foods

In the past two years, Stephanie H. Shih has folded more than 1,000 ceramic dumplings.
Claire Voon May 6, 2020
Mail art by the Hungarian artist György Galantai.
art

'Mail Art' Makes a Comeback During Quarantine

All you need is an idea, an envelope, and a stamp.
Matthew Taub May 6, 2020
Video • Wonder From Home

Show & Tell: The Magic of Imperfect Objects With Jessica Oreck

9:58
The facade of Stenton House in Philadelphia.
statues

Philadelphia Will Finally Memorialize an Enslaved Woman Freed in 1776

Dinah is a local legend for saving Stenton House—but she should be remembered for much more.
Karen Chernick April 30, 2020