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Diana Al-Hadid’s Nostalgic Tribute to Penn Station

Avatar photo by Taylor Michael January 30, 2023January 31, 2023

Al-Hadid’s new mosaic features the famed clock that hung at the entrance of the original station until the building was demolished in the 1960s.

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Stunning Roman Mosaic Unearthed in Syria

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie October 16, 2022October 14, 2022

The discovery marks the first major archaeological discovery since the beginning of Syria’s civil war.

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Palestinian Farmer Accidentally Unearths Intact Byzantine Mosaic

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie September 21, 2022September 21, 2022

Salman al-Nabahin from Gaza’s Bureij refugee camp wanted to plant new olive trees but something underneath the soil stood in his way.

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Tucked Away in LA For Decades, 2,000-Year-Old Roman Mosaic Returns to Italy

by Sarah Rose Sharp September 13, 2022September 13, 2022

An art attorney contacted the FBI on behalf of an anonymous client who was in possession of a mosaic of Medusa.

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Large Roman Mosaic Discovered in Central London

by Sarah Rose Sharp February 24, 2022February 24, 2022

The elaborate mosaic is the largest discovered in London in half a century.

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A Dazzling Corrective to the White-washing of Ancient Rome

Avatar photo by Anthony Majanlahti July 25, 2021July 23, 2021

Focused on mosaics, the only technique whose color doesn’t fade over time, Colors of the Romans helps audiences look at the ancient society as those living then would have seen it.

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To Preserve Ancient Mosaics, Experts Are Burying Them Underground

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia May 19, 2021May 19, 2021

The Getty Conservation Institute has undertaken numerous mosaic reburials in Tunisia, Lebanon, and Cyprus over the years.

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Discovery of Jewish Mosaics in Israel Bring Color to Biblical Accounts

by Sarah E. Bond July 20, 2018August 4, 2021

A site in Israel continues to turn up stunning polychromatic mosaics from the late Roman empire that challenge current notions of ancient Jewish aesthetics and the art of depicting scripture.

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Florida Museum Unearths Ancient Mosaics It Buried Years Ago and Lost Track Of

by Claire Voon April 12, 2018April 13, 2018

In the 1960s museum officials buried the mosaics as a mysterious storage solution that puzzles staff to this day.

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Ukraine’s Monumental Soviet-Era Mosaics

by Claire Voon December 28, 2017July 27, 2021

Often unremarked or dismissed as state propaganda, Ukraine’s Soviet-era mosaics are also artworks in themselves that speak to a complex history.

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An Ancient Mosaic of the God of Wine Debuts in New York

Avatar photo by Allison Meier May 12, 2016May 23, 2016

The Onassis Cultural Center NY is showcasing four decades of archaeological findings from Dion, the ancient Greek village that tried to get as close to the gods as possible by building shrines and structures on the slopes of Mount Olympus.

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1,700-Year-Old Mosaic Unearthed in Israel

by Claire Voon November 17, 2015November 22, 2015

Israel Antiquities Authority yesterday unveiled a large, 1,700-year-old mosaic floor featuring intricate patterns and images of animals, uncovered in the city of Lod, about nine miles southeast of Tel Aviv.

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