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Locals thought the vineyard contained Roman ruins, and an archaeological excavation confirmed there was a pristine mosaic beneath layers of earth. https://t.co/BRnJmlmjqC

Spectacular, large-pattern silks were favored among the courtly elite of 16th-century Istanbul, often used for #kaftans of the Ottoman sultans. These designs could be seen from a distance, ideal for parade garments. See more in The Met collection: https://t.co/QpkLYCMg5g https://t.co/9OvcycPdcO

Next door to Art Basel in Basel, Liste is filled with emerging artists and galleries on the rise. https://t.co/PWoZNAvvIO

The Smithsonian Board of Regents has voted to return 29 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria. https://t.co/r6CMdeBSSC

"I’d always suspected as much, but the exhibition 'Kimono Style: The John C. Weber Collection' at the Metropolitan Museum of Art has confirmed it for me: The kimono is one of the pre-eminent artistic mediums of the 20th century." #MetKimonos https://t.co/FUMnZQVNHF

A sculpture stolen from a Tuscan chapel has been missing for over a century. Italian authorities claim it's in Cleveland: https://t.co/P1D5xw3GGV https://t.co/m2PzkPxs2f

Happy Pride! Who is an LQBTQ+ artist everyone should know about? https://t.co/nRuvcvvI8U

Quito sculpture is typically distinguished by the figures’ smooth and youthful features, rosy cheeks, lifelike eyes made of glass, pursed red lips, and plump, shiny flesh. See this rare example, "The Pilgrim of Quito," on view in "Archive of the World." https://t.co/CqqVCqgbn9 https://t.co/TSkBzA98CG

Staged once every five years in Kassel, Germany, Documenta 15 is one of the most important recurring exhibitions held anywhere. https://t.co/KcYGPc51u4

Karen Phillips grew up with pictures of her great-grandmother hanging in her childhood home. But she didn’t know her great-grandmother was Omene—an infamous belly dancer whose life painted the covers of tabloids. #MetImmaterial https://t.co/NMjFR5TBLm

NFT skeptic Bill Gates will NOT be buying any "expensive digital images of monkeys," thanks very much + more art industry news: https://t.co/1HSX6ozNzO https://t.co/Jhm5XL1Fj8

Environmental activist Rob Greenfield shows what just one month of garbage looks like by wearing a custom suit that held all of his refuse for 30 days. https://t.co/nnmIkEdSOu

Walter De Maria’s New York Earth Room and The Broken Kilometer, which were installed in 1977 and 1979 respectively and have been on view ever since, are temporarily closing for renovation https://t.co/kvpLVsTaAs @DiaArtFndn

Archaeologists say the discovery of remains from a Viking Age shipyard sheds light on the organization of the Viking’s maritime activities. https://t.co/hMe8c8ciLj