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A new exhibition by pioneering glass artist Dale Chihuly has made its debut in Seattle.

Chihuly Garden and Glass celebrates the life and career of the iconic artist – whose works have been shown in more than 200 museums all over the world – and offers visitors a varied and comprehensive collection of his most impressive pieces.

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Travellers in Germany are opting for car rentals in Frankfurt in partnership with Avis to help explore the best of the Mosel Region and sample some of the world’s most impressive wines along the way.

The valleys of southwest Germany boast a wide range of distinguished wineries, and their close proximity to Frankfurt has made them particularly appealing to travellers.

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A new musical is set to make its West End debut in London this summer to coincide with the Olympics, following a successful run at the Hampstead Theatre.

Chariots of Fire – which tells the story of Eric Liddell and Harold Abrahams’ efforts to become the fastest men on earth at the 1924 Paris Olympics – brings athletics onto the stage and seamlessly combines sport with storytelling.

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An intriguing new exhibition in New York is shedding light on the mysterious world of international espionage.

“Spy, the Secret World of Espionage” has opened at the Discovery Times Square museum, taking visitors beyond Hollywood film sets and into the real undercover world of working spies.

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Art lovers in Rome are travelling to the Vatican to see some of Italy’s religious artworks on show.
“Meraviglie dalle Marche” – or Marvels from the Marche – puts religious masterpieces by the likes of Titian, Lorenzo Lotto, Guido Reni, Carlo Crivelli and Raphael on display in one central location for visitors to enjoy.
Some 50 paintings from 15 different public and church-owned museums in the Marche region – including Urbino, Ancona, Ascoli Piceno, Fabriano, Loreto and Jesi – have been brought together in the Braccio Carlo Magno exhibition space in St Peter’s Square, and the new show gives visitors the rare opportunity to see the impressive works together at once rather than seeking them out individually.
After its short stay in Italy, the exhibition will travel to the National Museum of Decorative Arts in Buenos Aires – the move is particularly significant because more than 40 per cent of immigrants from the Marche region left Italy for Argentina.
The exhibition spans more than 400 years of Italian religious art and includes notable works such as Raphael’s “Saint Catherine of Alexandra”, – the lesser-known version of a work on display at the National Gallery in Washington – along with Titian’s “Resurrection”, and Reni’s “Annunciation” and “Saint Sebastian”.
While the exhibition only features one of Raphael’s works, he is among the most famous painters from the Marche region. Art historians believe “Saint Catherine of Alexandra” was painted early in the artist’s life – around age 18 – and that the piece was once part of a triptych whose other pieces have gone missing.
“Meraviglie dalle Marche” will remain on display until 10 June.

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A new travel app is helping holidaymakers find the road less travelled in Barbados.

Uncommon Barbados can help tech-savvy travellers find everything from hotels to restaurants, and has been specially curated by an expert team who have experienced the island first-hand.

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A Los Angeles museum is set to debut an installation artwork 40 years in the making.

Michael Heizer’s ‘Levitated Mass’ will open to the public on 24 June at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art after its main component – a 340-tonne boulder – made the 105-mile trek from a Riverside, California quarry.

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A counterpart to the 2012 Olympic Games, this year’s London edition of the Paralympic games will be the biggest ever, according to the event’s international committee.

Over 165 countries will send representatives to the competition in London, with a grand total of 4,200 athletes set to take part in the games.

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