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Plate XXII
28 August 2026

Welcome to Pan's Labyrinth

#ScreenArt Welcome to Pan's Labyrinth Guillermo del Toro's film "Pan's Labyrinth" draws on the canons of traditional folk tales, where the hero must pass three trials, but in the eerie vein of the Brothers Grimm and the works of Charles Di…

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Plate XXI
27 August 2026

What does flat top mean?

#mysteriousincredible What does flat top mean? Why did ancient civilizations on both sides of the Atlantic, unaware of each other, stubbornly stack stones in a pyramidal shape? The Egyptian pyramids are not only the smooth giants of Giza,…

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Plate XX
25 August 2026

Lina Bo Bardi – modernist architect

#learnaboutusartefact 🇧🇷 Lina Bo Bardi is an architect who transformed concrete and simple forms into space for people. Born in Rome, she spent most of her professional life in Brazil, where she moved after World War II. It was here that…

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Plate XIX
24 August 2026

Fedor Vasilievich Lopukhov

Fyodor Lopukhov was one of the leading reformers of 20th-century Russian ballet, a choreographer, theorist, and teacher. Born in 1886 in St. Petersburg, he graduated from the Theatre School and headed the Mariinsky Theatre Ballet for many y…

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Plate XVIII
23 August 2026

McCartney's Broken Glass

#onthestreets of cities Broken Glass McCartney On a London night in August 1968, Paul McCartney, inspired by a studio session, wrote the magical name "Hey Jude/Revolution" on the whitewashed windows of the closed Apple Boutique – as a publ…

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Plate XVII
20 August 2026

Plots worthy of Wonderland

#mysteriousincredible Plots worthy of Wonderland Jacek Yerka is a Polish neo-surrealist whose paintings resemble intricate dreams, where the medieval architecture of his native Toruń is intricately intertwined with pastoral landscapes and…

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Plate XVI
18 August 2026

Okamoto Tarot – a symbol of energy and freedom

#learnaboutusartefact 🇯🇵 Taro Okamoto is a sculptor who turned art into a symbol of energy and freedom. Born in Tokyo, he grew up in an artistic family. As a young man, Okamoto traveled to France, where he studied painting and became acq…

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Plate XV
16 August 2026

Cathedral of St. Boniface, Apostle of Germany

#OneNameSoManyDifferences The Cathedral of St. Boniface is a name associated with one of the most important missionaries of the early Middle Ages. Boniface, an 8th-century Anglo-Saxon monk, became one of the most important Christian preache…

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Plate XIII
14 August 2026

Thirst for a new world

#ScreenArt A Thirst for a New World "The Savage" is not simply a biopic about Paul Gauguin, but an almost meditative journey into his world of color, solitude, and search for freedom. Édouard Deluc presents Tahiti as a space where the arti…

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Plate XII
13 August 2026

I can't help myself

#mysteriousincredible I can't help myself Science art is a movement where art meets science, creating new images using technology and modern materials. One of the most impressive works in this field is Sun Yuan and Peng Yu's installation "…

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Plate XI
9 August 2026

Gatchina

#masterpieces A palace-fortress for the Empress's favorite Imagine: Catherine the Great gives her beloved Grigory Orlov not another opulent Baroque palace, but... a castle. A true, austere one, as if transported from the English countrysid…

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Plate X
7 August 2026

What's Happening at the Grand Budapest Hotel

#ScreenArt What's Happening at the Grand Budapest Hotel A film in which exquisite form, subtle humor, and a touch of sadness combine to create a story about memory, loss, and a world inexorably changing. Wes Anderson constructs each scene…

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Plate IX
6 August 2026

What will happen to Notre Dame de Paris?

#mysteriousincredible What will happen to Notre-Dame de Paris? The fire of 2019 shook the world as the symbol of France began to burn. The cathedral officially opened in December 2024, with finishing work scheduled to be completed by 2030.…

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Plate VII
2 August 2026

Architecture and its features

#citystreets Architecture and its features One of the most remarkable optical illusions of modern times has appeared in central London: a building hovering in mid-air above Covent Garden. This installation, titled "Take my Lightning but Do…

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Plate VI
31 July 2026

Искусство может свести с ума, не так ли?

#ИскусствоСЭкрана Искусство может свести с ума, не так ли? Вернувшись к истокам истории о Ганнибале Лектере, фильм «Красный дракон» (2002) предлагает зрителю не просто рядовой триллер, а мрачный психологический детектив, где само искусство…

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Plate V
30 July 2026

Портал в 4 измерение в сердце Санкт-Петербурга

#таинственноеиневероятное Портал в 4 измерение в сердце Санкт-Петербурга Мы говорим о Ротонде в доме на углу Гороховой и реки Фонтанки. Некоторые мистики считают, что Ротонда с шестью бирюзовыми колоннами, изящной чугунной лестницей и купо…

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Plate IV
28 July 2026

Робин Бойд – архитектор, изменивший представление об австралийском доме

#познаемсartefact 🇦🇺 Робин Бойд – архитектор, изменивший представление об австралийском доме. Он родился в Мельбурне в семье, тесно связанной с искусством и архитектурой. Получив профессиональное образование, Бойд быстро стал одним из ве…

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Plate III
27 July 2026

Вахтанг Чабукиани

#ОткройБалет Вахтанг Чабукиани — легенда грузинского и советского балета, один из величайших танцовщиков XX века. Родился в 1910 году в Тифлисе, блистал на сцене Мариинского театра в Ленинграде и произвёл настоящую революцию в мужском танц…

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Plate II
26 July 2026

Церковь Святого Августина – название, которое можно встретить в самых разных уголках мира

#ОдноНазваниеСколькоРазличий Церковь Святого Августина – название, которое можно встретить в самых разных уголках мира. Святой Августин Блаженный – один из величайших христианских богословов и философов, чьи труды оказали огромное влияние н…

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Plate I
21 July 2026

Джо Фафард – скульптор, прославивший повседневную жизнь в бронзе

#познаемсartefact Джо Фафард – скульптор, прославивший повседневную жизнь в бронзе. Он родился в Канаде и получил художественное образование в Университете Манитобы, а затем продолжил обучение в Пенсильвании. Большую часть своей жизни Фафа…

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