Officials hope to improve visitors' experience in the Paris museum's Salle des États
Protestors say the entry fee is an ineffective solution to the city’s overtourism challenges
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The 12-string instrument, which is going to auction in late May, spent 50 years hidden away in the British countryside
"We have become so accustomed to seeing them on show that we often forget they once belonged to living people," says Melanie Pitkin, a senior curator at the Chau Chak Wing Museum at the University of Sydney
The model used in the original series' opening credits is now back with Eugene Roddenberry Jr., the son of the show's creator
The iconic Paris landmark has never experienced such a mishap in its 135-year history
Researchers who spent years fixing errors in shoddy government records have partnered with Ancestry to make a wide selection of historical documents related to the period available for free
The seven-foot-tall bronze monument is billed as the "first permanent memorial" to the late queen
"A Rocky Coast, With Soldiers Studying a Plan" was recovered from a man in Romania who alerted the authorities
Known as the "Mays," the artworks were created for an annual competition in the 17th century
The sketch was found attached to the back of a work by one of the Renaissance artist's associates
This summer, 32 athletes will compete in what's commonly known as breakdancing, a dance sport that combines athleticism and artistry
The hotline, created by the state's poet laureate, has already received thousands of callers
Bow, who also serves as inspiration for a new Taylor Swift song, was one of Hollywood's first starlets
The final painting, dramatized on Netflix's "The Crown," was secretly burned in the middle of the night
The Fort Collins library waived the fine, which totaled over $14,000 when adjusted for inflation
The winning photographs capture moving moments in the midst of tumultuous global events
Scrabble Together, now available in Europe, is the first major update to the game in more than 75 years
Its signature 184-foot spire collapsed, but rescuers salvaged some of the valuable artworks inside
At a Florida museum, "Ask Dalí" allows visitors to speak with the Surrealist artist via a lobster telephone
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