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By Mikelle Leow, 30 Mar 2020 Image via ShutterstockIn another case of life imitating art, people around the world are replicating famous artworks as they stay locked in during the coronavirus pandemic. Los Angeles’ J. Paul Getty Museum, more popularly known as the Getty, is hoping to bring some laughs…

In challenging times, we look to the arts to uplift our spirits, distract our busy minds and inspire our souls. Although it might be awhile before we can all gather in one space to watch our favorite musicians, actors, dancers and comedians, we are so grateful for the countless ways…

ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland’s Basel Art Museum will pay an undisclosed sum to heirs of a German art historian, it said on Friday, concluding it bought works from his personal collection in the 1930s after he was persecuted by the Nazi government. The museum, now closed due to the coronavirus,…

The manicured lawns and pathways winding the flower beds at the Keukenhof spring garden, normally crowded with thousands of visitors on such a sun-splashed spring day, were deserted ThursdayBy PETER DEJONG Associated PressMarch 26, 2020, 8:16 PM2 min readLISSE, Netherlands -- The manicured lawns and pathways winding the flower beds…

Passing along some links to stimulating online resources that can help carry families through the next few weeks or months.Physical distancing appears to be with us for some time. Thankfully there are many online resources to help kids stay engaged and entertained. (Catalin Petolea/Shutterstock)Looking for ideas to keep your family…

Some of the joys of viewing art are hard to replicate on-screenART BASEL HONG KONG, Asia’s biggest contemporary-art fair, was cancelled because of covid-19, but anyone who had planned to visit last week could enjoy an experimental alternative: the viewing room. At the click of a keyboard, you could enter…

In lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic? Closed museums offer art lovers virtual opportunities to explore works from among the world's leading collections online. Here's a look.Exhibitions online "View of Bozen with a Painter" (1837) by Jules Coignet. National Gallery of Art With the National Gallery of Art in Washington,…

Linda Kenny, soprano, alongside baritone Damian Smith, actor/MC Alf McCarthy, director/writer Cathal McCabe and MD Alan Carney, is part of the hugely successful Great Singalong Songbook team that celebrates in song and story the lives of great movie and musical icons like Doris Day and Dean Martin in theatres nationwide.…

As COVID-19 cases proliferate, fears are growing that hospitals will become overwhelmed by patients seeking tests or care. David Persing, Cepheid’s chief medical and technology officer, said the test will ‘‘help alleviate the pressure’’ on health care facilities by helping doctors find out quickly whether a patient has the disease…

Are you bored in this period of crisis? Stuck at Home and your thirst for culture does not leave you despite the recommendation to stay confined? There is a way to get a little culture and education while you’re might be bored home. Here is for you a small compilation…