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He performed the ritual from his wheelchair, struggling to place his hand on the sculpted bronze. At Rebibbia ... me too,” the pope said under round, Art Deco-inspired chandeliers.

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About 7,000 public servants make up the Smithsonian Institution. That’s a fact that Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III ...

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Some of these are on loan from institutions such as the national museums of India and Pakistan, Linden Museum in Stuttgart, and Museum of Contemporary Art in Bangkok. Why the focus on bronze?

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Among the attendees was a pensioner and her daughter who brought along a unique bronze sculpture. Beadman remarked: "Well, what a charming bronze! Evocative of summer beach holidays and good weather.