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The historic Beit Beirut building is seen illuminated during a ceremony marking the end of its restoration in Beirut, Lebanon April 27, 2016. The historic building that was damaged during the Lebanese civil war, will house a museum and a cultural centre. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
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Visitors hearing the sounds of instruments from around the globe in the courtyard section of the Children’s Museum of Manhattan exhibition “America to Zanzibar: Muslim cultures Near and Far.” Credit George Etheredge for The New York Times
A Children’s Museum ‘Surprise Blockbuster’: A Show on Islam
As terrorism fears have mounted and tensions have escalated toward Muslims in the United States in recent years, the Children’s Museum of Manhattan is doing its part to help defuse the rising anxiety. Its exhibition “America to Zanzibar: Muslim Cultures Near and Far”...Caption:
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Museum in Cologne to Feature Refugees Struggles
Cologne, Germany – The Government of Cologne is currently discussing a proposal submitted by the Documentation Centre and Museum of Migration (DOMID) to establish a special museum that highlights the different phases of migration. This museum will connect the...Caption:
Rob and Melinda DeRocker own an 1843 house in Tarrytown, N,Y. While renovating, they found all kinds of souvenirs of past occupants including a player-piano roll, a child’s alphabet flash card, hand-painted ceramic tiles and a clay pipe. Credit Tony Cenicola/The New York Times
The History Hidden in the Walls
Once you start digging — whether excavating long-populated urban land for a commercial project or tearing down the walls of a house — you never know what you’ll find. It might be a ritual object placed there to ward off evil spirits 300 years ago, or a few decades...Caption: