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Dead Sea Scrolls go online, thanks to Google, Israel Museum

Dead Sea Scrolls go online, thanks to Google, Israel Museum

The Dead Sea Scrolls are a popular draw whenever fragments of the ancient manuscripts are displayed at museums around the world. Now you can get a close-up glimpse of the scrolls with a few keystrokes on your personal computer.

Senh: Here's the url: http://dss.collections.imj.org.il/

 

Magritte painting stolen at gunpoint

A painting by the Belgian surrealist artist René Magritte was stolen from a small Brussels museum this morning by two armed men who rang the doorbell before putting a gun to the concierge's head.

 

Picasso book of sketches stolen from Paris museum

A red notebook of 33 pencil drawings by Pablo Picasso has been stolen from a specially locked glass case in the Paris museum that bears the painter's name, authorities said Tuesday.

 

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