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Good morning. 🌧️ Today, Venice reenacts in full pomp and pageantry the 15th-century return of a queen, the story of a San Francisco muralist, and how mummified animals are helping us understand ancient dyes.
— Hrag Vartanian, editor-in-chief
The Historical Regatta Revives the Pomp and Pageantry of 15th-Century Venice
The regatta reenacts in full pomp and pageantry the 1489 return to Venice of Caterina Corner, Queen of Cyprus, Armenia, and Jerusalem. | Avedis Hadjian
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
Notre Dame Cathedral’s ravaged interior after the 2019 fire (photo by Larry Koester/Flickr)
France’s Notre Dame Cathedral is expected to welcome visitors again in 2024, the same year that Paris was set to host the Summer Olympics.
In ℅: Black Women (ICOBW) withdraws from the 2021 Chicago Architecture Biennial, citing “a lack of honest investment” and “patterns of entitlement to Black women’s labor.”
One of the 11 known copies of the US Constitution is expected to fetch at least $15M at auction this November.
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A San Francisco Muralist Painting “Latino Culture In All Its Beauty”
Josué Rojas came from El Salvador as a toddler, and his family settled in the Mission. | Emily Wilson
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Refract Spotlights Glass Artists in the Pacific Northwest
This annual festival celebrating creative uses of glass returns to Seattle this October with more than 60 local artists. Learn more.
Can Mummified Cats Help Unravel the Mysteries of Ancient Dyes?
Museum preservation specialists have demonstrated that these remains help us reconstruct the history and meaning of dyes used in animal burials. | Sarah E. Bond
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The Making of the Modern Latin American Metropolis
A new book explores the impact of rapid growth and industrialization on six major Latin American cities. | Lauren Moya Ford
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Artists, Educators, and the Public Come Together to Discuss Culture and Arts Education in Times of Crisis
In honor of the 10th International Arts Education Week, art projects and scholarly events in South Korea addressed arts education and its function in society and culture. Learn more.
Don’t Miss These Experimental Works at the New York Film Festival
With films touching on protest in France, China’s one-child policy, and Indigenous life in Canada, the 2021 Currents program stays both culturally and politically forward-thinking. | Ela Bittencourt
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