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Birds of a feather flock together 🐤 The flower-shaped bezel on this 17th-century ring is flanked by two birds resting on scroll brackets. These birds, most likely parrots, are popular motifs found on South Indian jewelry of the period. Learn more: https://t.co/5YzYhSMhPi https://t.co/pnV19DfC2M

Cosmic Nature: A spectacular polka dot-filled exhibition by Yayoi Kusama sprawls across New York Botanical Garden https://t.co/OVglXVudwF https://t.co/qMwl3sp1q2

Despite an abundance of pigments available, many artists and art educators endorse the use of a restricted “limited” palette as a way to develop coherent, harmonious, and personal paintings. https://t.co/4OuGHepDlw

Ancient Rome circa 40 BC https://t.co/LaYVHE8EJi

Artist Jakob Lena Knebl has dramatically reimagined a historic Geneva museum's collection: https://t.co/Mwipvpr3Eh https://t.co/yRQmJz54Wx

Work by Wolfgang Tillmans is included in 'Feast for the Eyes: The Story of Food in Photography’ at The Polygon Gallery in North Vancouver. Currently on view through May 30, the presentation explores one of photography’s most enduring subjects from within the traditions of artistic, commercial, fashion, and science photography. Photo: Rachel Topham Photography. wolfgang_tillmans #WolfgangTillmans #FeastfortheEyes polygongallery racheltophamphotography

Cydne Jasmin Coleby, Courted Laydees, 2021 https://t.co/yhCoGDjj64 https://t.co/xZICTKzdR4

1/5 As part of our #MetAccess program, every month we invite Disabled and Deaf artists to respond to works from our collection that spark curiosity or inspiration. Today @PelenakekeBrown shares her thoughts on this 19th-century serape: https://t.co/WsmkM43YJw

Massive curved vaults mimicking traditional kilns house a museum in Jingdezhen that's dedicated to the city's long history of porcelain production https://t.co/u8numnmVow https://t.co/e3YyRw1h9t

Archaeologists in Egypt have found what they believe is the famed 3,000-year-old “lost golden city of Luxor” https://t.co/82XDm0EwbJ

The Met Gala is back, baby! The starry even will return in 2021 as a live event: https://t.co/061TuaBZiU https://t.co/EYWNSlwujJ

A facial surgeon based in Siberia, who treats victims of brutal domestic violence, has turned to drawing to depict the devastating impact of Covid-19 on the rise of abuse in Russia https://t.co/red0uFoz31

Gorgeous ikats like this wall hanging, made in Uzbekistan in the mid-19th century, were revered for their brilliant colors and dazzling patterns.⁣ See it in our Arts of Islamic Cultures Gallery, included with general admission! https://t.co/utabgiQBMN

When thieves stole 13 artworks from Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in 1990, the heist made international headlines. The works are still missing 31 years later. A new Netflix series gives a fresh look at the many theories in a complex case https://t.co/FZdncMlgmw

This week marks the one-year anniversary of Balcony Bar From Home, the virtual edition of our beloved Balcony Bar series. ❤️ 🎶 Tune in as members of ETHEL (@ethelcentral) share solo performances from home in a meditation on the past year. Watch now → https://t.co/rgGtLQ55zC https://t.co/ULBIuTqb9n