Émile Froment-Meurice (1837-1913)

Hosted by the Metropolitan Museum of Art on June 14, 6-9 pm, the in-person event sees 8 NYC museums come together to present the 44th annual edition, comprising exhibitions, musical performances and art-making activities. Participants include the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, The Jewish Museum and Neue Galerie New York.

Saudi Arabia is planning to invest more than $100 B in building a futuristic “linear” city stretching 103 miles across the desert. Construction is slated to start this year on ‘The Line’ – the planned car-free city fueled by “100% clean energy” and with underground ultra-high-speed transit. (Architectural Digest)

The American artist’s monumental sculpture City has been completed after over 50 years of construction. It measures 1.5 miles long and 0.5 miles wide (2.4 x 0.8 km) and includes structures that are reminiscent of “ancient ceremonial constructions” as well as geoglyphs designed to be seen from above. (Dezeen)

Archeologists discovered a Neolithic circle of deep shafts, measuring 1.2 miles in diameter, located 1.9 miles north-east of the prehistoric site of Stonehenge. Professor and lead archeologist on the project Vincent Gaffney stated, “This is an unprecedented find of major significance within the UK.” (Guardian)

The writer lived in La Vallée-aux-Loups from 1807 to 1817. Two centuries later, the garden and the house (meticulously refurnished in period style) are as charming as ever. A trip a few miles from Paris promises a romantic interlude...

Christian Dior’s former make-up director, who now lives in Marrakech, thousands of miles from his perfumery and salon at the Palais-Royal, is also, and above all, an aesthete.

The Treasure Trove Unit of Scotland announced that the coins, dating from the late 13th to early 14th centuries, were found near the village of Dunscore, about 44 miles south of Glasgow. The trove was found last year, yet authorities are overwhelmed by the explosion in the number of amateur researchers their findings.

British archaeologists found the gold and gemstone necklace in the grave of a powerful woman, 60 miles northwest of London. According to experts, this significant find helps to contextualize the period between the departure of the Romans in the 5th century and the arrival of the Viking raiders. (NBC)

A subject dear to the Vietnamese painter, the rapids at Cho-Bo, near Hanoi, inspired this shimmering lacquer panel.

Tour guide Gilad Stern, leading a group of 8th graders on their annual school field trip to Azor hosted by the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA), situated five miles southeast of Tel Aviv, discovered a carved scarab featuring a picture of an Egyptian pharoah. According to Stern, the students were excited. (JP)