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Lost ceramic eyes from 1,500-year-old Buddha statues in China are being returned by collectors who didn't even know what they had. Seven sacred relics have already come home, with more still waiting to be recognized.
A viral restoration notice brought millions of eyes to a forgotten masterpiece that has quietly watched over Tokyo's Ueno Station since 1951. The nearly 90-foot mural called "Freedom" was created to bring hope to a nation rebuilding from war.
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A missing Vincent van Gogh painting worth millions was returned in a blue Ikea bag after three years, wrapped in bubble wrap and a blood-stained pillow. After months of careful restoration, the 1884 masterpiece now looks exactly as it did when van Gogh painted it.
Visitors to Venice's Galleria dell'Accademia can now watch conservators restore a massive 500-year-old Renaissance masterpiece in real time. The two-year project invites the public inside the delicate process of saving Giovanni Bellini's monumental altar piece for future generations.
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Visitors to Venice's Gallerie dell'Accademia can now watch conservators restore a massive 15th-century Giovanni Bellini altarpiece right before their eyes. The ambitious public restoration turns art preservation into an educational experience.
A luxury Roman villa buried by Mount Vesuvius for nearly 2,000 years is welcoming visitors again, revealing breathtaking frescoes that survived the ash. The Villa Poppaea near Pompeii is unveiling vivid peacock paintings and ancient decorations that look as fresh as the day they were painted.
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A historic crown damaged and dropped during a daring Louvre heist will be fully restored. The empress' jewel-encrusted treasure survived with nearly all its diamonds and emeralds intact.
Thieves abandoned a 170-year-old royal crown during their escape from the Louvre last October, and now the museum plans to restore this piece of French history. Despite being badly deformed, all 56 emeralds survived and only 10 tiny diamonds are missing.
The historic crown of Empress Eugénie, dropped by thieves during October's dramatic Louvre heist, remains almost completely intact. French experts and five legendary jewelry houses will restore the damaged treasure to its former glory.
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For just five weeks during the Winter Olympics, visitors can climb scaffolding to see a hidden Leonardo da Vinci mural up close at Milan's Sforza Castle. The rare viewing opportunity happens before the masterpiece closes for 18 months of final restoration work.
A massive wooden peace relief carved by 344 Japanese students in 1972 nearly ended up in the trash. Now, those same students, 50 years older, have brought their masterpiece home to inspire a new generation.