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Sourdough bread in a bakery in San Francisco, the city that gave the library its very first sourdough starter back in 1989.

Take a Virtual Tour of Belgium’s Sourdough Library

Go globetrotting for dozens of sourdough starters in this mouthwatering tour of the Puratos Sourdough Library.

Installation Artist Shing Yin Khor Is Recreating Famous Artworks in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Work has slowed down for installation artist Shing Yin Khor, so they decided to recreate contemporary artworks in 'Animal Crossings: New Horizons.'

Museums and libraries are offering dozens of printable coloring pages for free.

10 Classy Coloring Pages You Can Print at Home

These museum collection coloring pages are free and available to print at home, so bust out your crayons to beat quarantine-related stress.

A good workout is just one way to pass the time while socially isolating.

11 Boredom-Busting Classes and Activities You Can Do at Home

From virtual field trips to free workout classes, here are the best ways to stay busy while social distancing.

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Poland Is Home to a Very Tiny Cat Museum

The Cat Museum in Kraków, Poland, crams roughly 1000 feline-centric curios into a 161-square-foot space.

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University College London Moves Jeremy Bentham's Auto-Icon to a New Location

Jeremy Bentham’s auto-icon, consisting of a wax head and a foam body built around his actual skeleton, has been moved to a new location in its London home.

"Ohio: An Unnatural History" is fittingly open through Halloween 2020.

Grassman, Mothman, and Ohio’s Other Mythical Creatures Are On Display at the Rutherford B. Hayes Museum

"Ohio: An Unnatural History" at the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library and Museum profiles nearly a dozen mythical creatures that have captured the imaginations of locals.

From left to right: Kaa-xoo-auxc (Garfield George), Jisgang (Nika Collison), Megan Humchitt, Haa’yuups (Ron Hamilton), and Chief Wigviłba Wákas (Harvey Humchitt) performing traditional ceremony before the move of the Great Canoe at the American Museum of Natural History in New York.

The American Museum of Natural History Moves Its Great Canoe—for the First Time in 60 Years—to Its Revitalized Northwest Coast Hall

For its planned multimillion-dollar redesign of its iconic Northwest Coast Hall, the American Museum of Natural History is collaborating with Indigenous leaders on an ambitious new conservation project.

Wales Is Home to the Baked Bean Museum of Excellence

If you're ever in Port Talbot, Wales, take a tour of the Baked Bean Museum of Excellence led by Captain Beany himself.

“Setting Sun on the Seine at Lavacourt” by Claude Monet

Paris Musées Digitized More than 100,000 Major Artworks and Made Them Downloadable

Paris Musées oversees some of the most famous art institutions in Paris, and it's making thousands of out-of-copyright works in its collection available online.

Museum of Hangovers Opens in Croatia, Just in Time for New Year’s Eve

Sometimes, the best hangover cure is realizing that your pounding headache is nothing compared to waking up with only one eye.

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Take an Unsettling Trip to Amsterdam’s Torture Museum

From the inquisition chair to the heretic's fork, the artifacts on display at the Torture Museum in Amsterdam are hard to look at.

Chuck E. Cheese’s Retired Animatronics Find New Life at Illinois Museum

The musical robots that haunted your childhood birthday parties are being phased out of Chuck E. Cheese, but soon a handful of them will be on display at the Volo Auto Museum in Illinois.

From "Papiers à la Mode," Isabelle de Borchgrave's first series of paper sculptures.

Meet Isabelle de Borchgrave, the Belgian Artist Who Recreates Historical Fashion Using Paper

You can see everything from Queen Elizabeth I’s court dresses to the Medicis’ extravagant attire at Atlanta’s SCAD FASH now through mid-January.

Thieves Just Stole Dozens of Priceless Jewels From a German Castle

Among the missing treasures from Dresden Castle's Green Vault is a 648-carat sapphire given to Saxony by Russian tsar Peter the Great.

Paul Simonon's Fender Precision bass, which he smashed onstage at New York City's Palladium on September 21, 1979.

London Calling: The Clash Is the Subject of a New Exhibition at the Museum of London

And yes, Paul Simonon’s epic smashed bass guitar from the album’s cover will be part of the display.

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How the T. Rex at the American Museum of Natural History Became an Icon

Specimen AMNH 5027, which has been on display at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City since 1915, has inspired countless dinosaurs in pop culture, from 'King Kong' to 'Jurassic Park.'

How a Herd of Goats Helped Save the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum from California’s Wildfires

Vincent Van Goat, Selena Goatmez, and more very hungry goats cleared flammable brush in the area earlier this year.

The Indiana Studio Where Bob Ross Filmed The Joy of Painting Is Being Turned Into a Happy Little Tourist Attraction

The historic Indiana home where Bob Ross filmed his hit series 'The Joy of Painting' will be transformed into an exhibit dedicated to the artist.

History Center of Olmsted County, Christine Rule

Minnesota Museum Announces Winner of Creepy Doll Contest

Dolls with human hair, missing limbs, and eyes that open on their own—these were a few of the dolls that competed in the creepy doll contest at the History Center of Olmsted County.

Stephen King's Maine Home Will Become a Museum and Writer's Retreat

The best-selling author has won approval to rezone his home in Bangor, Maine, into a museum of his work as well as a writer's retreat.

A Preview of the New Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library Is Open for Banned Books Week

After temporarily closing this year, the Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library is back at a new address in the author's hometown.

Strawberry with Penicillium sp. mold, Rudolf Blaschka, 1929

Rotting Fruit—Made of Glass—Is the Focus of a New Exhibition at Harvard

Instead of showcasing more attractive crops, 'Fruits In Decay' at the Harvard Museum of Natural History displays the diseased fruits that don't make it to market.

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More Than 1500 Museums Across the Country Will Be Free to Visit on Museum Day

On September 21, more than 1500 museums across America will celebrate Museum Day by offering free admission to all visitors.

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