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Rembrandt: sun in the firmament of art

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In 2019, the Netherlands honors its national treasure Rembrandt, 350 years after his death. What makes his art so great?

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The life and work of “Snowflake Bentley”

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Vermont farmer Wilson Bentley, the first person to photograph and study the complexity of snow crystals, died 87 years ago today: "On the morning he was laid to rest... it began to snow, leaving a dusting over the burial ground."

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1003 Nights: Leipzig dreamed in Ukrainian

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“I have never been to Germany, and saw Leipzig only in photos or in dreams. In this poem, I wanted to depict a Leipzig of the past, a place in a time long gone.” (1003 Nights literary contest winner - poetry)

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Leather, paper, feather – castles

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Renaissance and Baroque surprises lie just a train ride (or a few) away.

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