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• Crane lifts golden charioteer from state Capitol for repair
  The chariot driver from the Quadriga on top of the Minnesota Capitol was lifted away from his four golden horses Tuesday morning for repairs. He is expected to be back in about three months.September 23, 2014
• Vivian Maier: Out of the Shadows
  An exhibit at the Mpls Photo Center showcases a woman who, while working as a nanny, created a valuable collection of street photography, mostly in Chicago during the 1950s and 1960s.February 24, 2014
• Arboretum to host art crawl, open sculpture garden
  August is shaping up as a busy month at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum in Chanhassen.August 3, 2013
• Mini golf returns to Walker Art Museum
  Golfers can tee up again on the Walker Art Center's new artist-designed miniature golf course in Minneapolis.June 1, 2013
• Wildlife in the city: a photographer's passion
  When Michael Furtman goes out to photograph wildlife, he usually doesn't pack an overnight bag. The Duluth nature writer and photographer has taken most of his wildlife photos right in the city.January 14, 2013
• Big and beautiful: Many expectant moms want photos
  Maternity photo shoots have gained popularity. Women are baring their bellies for artistic shots of their pregnant state. Some opt for traditional poses. Others are more daring, and want to be shot nude.January 12, 2013
• Bobby Vee displays art at Minn. gallery
  Former 1960s teen idol Bobby Vee is displaying his paintings this weekend at a central Minnesota art gallery.December 1, 2012
• War photography exhibit debuts in Houston museum
  Battlefield images go on display in an exhibit "WAR/PHOTOGRAPHY: Images of Armed Conflict and Its Aftermath" that debuts Sunday -- Veterans Day -- in the Houston Museum of Fine Arts.November 10, 2012
• 'Outsider art' inside the aquarium, made by otters in Duluth
  The river otters at the Great Lakes Aquarium double as artists in residence.October 8, 2012
• Rembrandt show opens this weekend in Minneapolis
  The Minneapolis Institute of Arts will open its "Rembrandt in America" show on Sunday.June 23, 2012
• Rembrandt exhibit to open at Minneapolis Institute of Arts
  A major exhibit of Rembrandt paintings opens next weekend at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.June 16, 2012
• MIA's 'Sports Show' documents interdependence of media and sports
  It's rare when sports and art merge, but the Minneapolis Institute of Arts' "The Sports Show" is the first exhibition from a major art museum to trace the rise of a 'global sports culture."April 30, 2012
• Somali-American photographer presents a new view of his community
  A photography exhibit at the Whittier Gallery in Minneapolis aims to showcase young Somali men who are improving the lives of others in the Twin Cities. After years of seeing images of Somali terrorists in the news, photographer Mohamud Mumin wanted to offer a different picture of his community. His first solo show will do just that.March 29, 2012
• A photographer, a writer and a mysterious recluse collaborate on story about running away
  A new book, "The House of Coates," is a lavish, spiral-bound book illustrated with photos of places on the edge of society. The principal collaborators disavow authorships of the photos, but instead point to a mysterious recluse.March 23, 2012
• Lost mural by Leonardo may have been discovered
  Researchers may have discovered traces of a lost mural by Leonardo da Vinci by poking a probe through cracks in a 16th-century fresco painted on the wall of one of Florence's most famous buildings.March 12, 2012

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