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Rebuilding Notre Dame will be incredibly hard

By Stephanie Pappas published

A new documentary from NOVA shows the delicate and difficult work of restoring the Notre Dame Cathedral after the April 2019 fire that destroyed its roof.

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A statue in Palencia, Spain has been left looking like a clay figure after a botched restoration

Botched restoration leaves Spanish statue looking like a confused potato head

By Yasemin Saplakoglu published

This is not the only statue that has been restored to cringe-worthy new looks.

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A team of scientists using x-ray and infrared imaging discovered this hidden Pablo Picasso drawing beneath one of the artist's abstract paintings. The drawing shows a pitcher, mug and what may be a newspaper perched on a tabletop or seat of a chair.

Picasso painting found hidden beneath his famous 'Still Life'

By Owen Jarus published

A hidden drawing by Pablo Picasso has been found beneath one of the artist's abstract paintings, called "Still Life."

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Da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" is thought to be a portrait of Lisa Gherardini, the wife of a Florentine cloth merchant.

Did Leonardo da Vinci's 'quick eye' help him capture Mona Lisa's fleeting smile?

By Tom Metcalfe published

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This is part of the painting "The Immaculate Conception of El Escorial" by the Spanish Baroque artist Bartolomé Esteban Murillo. A copy of this painting, possibly by Murillo himself, was destroyed in a botched restoration attempt.

Famous 'immaculate conception' painting is unrecognizable after art restoration failure

By Rafi Letzter published

A botched restoration of a Bartolomé Esteban Murillo painting in Spain has frustrated art conservators and recalled memories of an earlier, similar mistake involving a painting of Jesus.

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Remastered footage shows William "Buffalo Bill" Cody in conversation with Oglala Lakota leader Siŋté Máza ("Chief Iron Tail") in 1914.

'Time travel' to the 1890s in AI-remastered silent movies that look like HD video

By Mindy Weisberger published

Using artificial intelligence, an artist restored film clips dating to more than 100 years ago, with remarkable results.

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statue of liberty

Statue of Liberty blueprints discovered, showing last-minute changes

By Laura Geggel published

The blueprints revealed the forethought that went into designing the statue.

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'Event Horizon' is gruesome in parts, yes, but the production design is truly excellent.

20 sci-fi movies and TV shows to binge watch on Netflix right now

By Scott Snowden published

Countdown Sit out the coronavirus storm safely on your sofa and soak up some sci-fi at the same time .

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The missing Gustav Klimt painting 'Portrait of a Lady' is displayed after being stolen 23 years ago.

Stolen painting reappears after 23 years, in the same gallery where it was taken

By Rafi Letzter published

A famous painting by Gustav Klimt that went missing 23 years ago turned up in the walls of the gallery from which it appears it was stolen from. No one knows who took it.

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Leia and R2-D2 in the first "Star Wars" film, "A New Hope."

The Force of 'Star Wars': The Staying Power of a Sci-Fi Icon Explained

By Elizabeth Howell published

What is it about the "Star Wars" franchise that gives it staying power throughout a generation and a half of change?

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