A moon rock collected by Apollo astronauts during the first moon landing is enshrined in a stained-glass window – known as the Space Window – in the Washington National Cathedral. Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/moon-rock-washington-national-cathedral-stained-glass-window…
Tag: Sculpture
Unique Mayan mask found in Mexico
A giant Mayan mask sculpture has been revealed at an archaeological site in the Mexican state of Yucatán after undergoing restoration work. Source: https://www.livescience.com/mayan-mask-sculpture-revealed.html
An artist carved this tiny bird sculpture 13,000 years ago in China
A carving of a bird less than 2 centimetres long was probably shaped 13,000 years ago, making it one of the oldest known sculptures discovered in China Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2245777-an-artist-carved-this-tiny-bird-sculpture-13000-years-ago-in-china/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Tiger sculpture prompts armed police response
Armed police combed a forest in Kent on Saturday after a member of the public reported a tiger on the loose. The bizarre incident, which occurred near… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/336796/tiger-sculpture-prompts-armed-police-response…
Year’s biggest and brightest supermoon on April 7-8
Watch for the biggest supermoon of the year to shine all night long. It lights up the eastern sky at dusk/nightfall April 7, climbs highest up for the night around midnight and sets in the west around sunrise April 8. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/years-biggest-supermoon-on-night-of-april-7-8…
A new course from MoMA: “What Is contemporary art?”
A view from the fourth-floor collection galleries looking out onto the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden. © 2019 The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Photo: Noah Kalina What is contemporary art? There’s no single answer. The instructors behind The Museum of Modern Art’s newest course What Is Contemporary Art? describe what contemporary art means […]
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These Butter Sculpture Celebrate NASA’s Apollo 11 Astronauts and They’re Legen-DAIRY!
The Apollo 11 sculptures took more than 2,200 pounds of butter to create. Source: https://www.livescience.com/66044-apollo-11-butter-sculptures.html
Controversial King Tut statue sells for $6M
The ancient sculpture of King Tutankhamun went up for auction this week despite concerns over its legality. According to reports, both the buyer and s… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/328846/controversial-king-tut-statue-sells-for-6m…
King Tut Sculpture with Sketchy Origins Sells at Christie’s for Nearly $6 Million
Egypt’s ministry of antiquities thinks the statue was stolen from the Karnak Temple some time after 1970. Source: https://www.livescience.com/65871-king-tut-sculpture-sells-6-million.html
Behold the Ingenious Musical Marble Machine
Could the return of marble-based madness be a reaction to our digital age? That we must construct real fantastical machines that perform humble amusements in the face of CGI-filled blockbusters? Do we need to know that if society collapses we can look to members of the Swedish folktronic band Wintergatan to help rebuild it? After […]
Behold the Ingenious Musical Marble Machine…