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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

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

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

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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Various Visions of the Future in NYC’s First New Subway Station in 25 Years

by Allison Meier September 15, 2015September 21, 2015

It only took a day after Sunday’s opening for a candy bar wrapper to lodge beneath the new wooden bench of the 34th Street-Hudson Yards platform, and vague stains to appear on the station’s light granite floor tiles.

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A Midcentury Manhattan Mosaic Returns to Public View

by Allison Meier August 24, 2015August 27, 2015

A midcentury mosaic forgotten for years beneath metal paneling on a Midtown Manhattan office building is now restored and on permanent public view.

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Botched Restoration Leaves Ancient Mosaics Looking Like Cartoons

by Benjamin Sutton May 5, 2015May 10, 2015

It’s been nearly three years since an ill-trained restorer bestowed Beast Jesus upon the world (wide web), but now a mosaic artist in southern Turkey is calling attention to the cartoonish makeover given to Roman mosaics.

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How Mosaics Are Shaping Haiti’s Future

by Laura C. Mallonee December 4, 2014December 4, 2014

When the 2010 earthquake hit Haiti, it leveled much of Jacmel’s colonial architecture, and the streets were given over to piles of rubble. In the wake of this disaster, visitors to the country’s cultural capital might be surprised to find that dozens of mosaics now enliven its walls, plazas, and public seating areas.

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