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Chicago's MCA debuts 1980s exhibit

February 10, 2012

CHICAGO - A new exhibit about the 1980s is opening at Chicago's Museum of Contemporary Art, featuring interpretations of icons like Ronald Reagan, Andy Warhol and Jesse Jackson, along with pieces that reflect on important issues from the decade: drug use, nuclear proliferation, AIDS and feminism.

Chicago's MCA debuts 1980s exhibit

February 10, 2012

CHICAGO - Chicago's Museum of Contemporary Art explores the decade of the 1980s with a new exhibit.

Tourists find spiritual beauty in Judean Desert

February 09, 2012

Located between Jerusalem and Jericho, the Judean Desert provided an inspiration to thousands of hermits who lived here in the early Middle Ages. With its breathtaking, rugged beauty, it was the...

Ga. county buys late folk artist's Paradise Garden

February 09, 2012

ATLANTA - A northwest Georgia county has bought the garden where the late folk artist Howard Finster held court for tourists and art lovers from around the world.

Charleston gets fraction of cruise impact: study

February 09, 2012

CHARLESTON, S.C. - A new study suggests that while downtown Charleston must deal with the passengers, traffic and congestion from cruise ships, the city gets only a fraction of the surrounding region...

UK launches major tourism campaign

February 09, 2012

LONDON - Britain's Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt launched a major campaign on Thursday to attract an extra 4.6 million tourists to the U.K. through advertisements in 14 cities worldwide.

Chinese rock carvings coming to Kitchener

February 09, 2012

KITCHENER, Ont. - A collection of almost 50 religious sculptures from China's Dazu Rock Carvings World Heritage Site will be exhibited at Kitchener's Themuseum beginning Sept. 20, the organization...

Smaller krewes have big impact on Mardi Gras

February 08, 2012

NEW ORLEANS - A new generation of parades is hitting the streets of New Orleans for Mardi Gras, and they're throwing away old traditions of big, glitzy floats and celebrity kings and queens for...

8 properties added to NH historic places

February 08, 2012

CONCORD, N.H. - A ski resort, two cemeteries and a university dormitory are among the properties being added to the New Hampshire State Register of Historic Places.

NYC Met Museum plans plaza, fountain renovation

February 08, 2012

NEW YORK, N.Y. - New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art has announced plans to redesign its Fifth Avenue plaza.


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