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  Here’s How the Stars Showed up To Support Art and Film at the 2025 LACMA Gala

  My Modern Met - Sara Barnes

  Embed from Getty Images Marrying art and cinema, the 2025 LACMA Art + Film Gala took place at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in California on Saturday, November 1. The annual fundraiser, presented by Gucci, honored two creative forces: Mary Corse, whose 60-year career has explored light as …

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  Grumpy German Museum Guide Goes Viral for Being Hilariously Rude and Snobbish

  My Modern Met - Jessica Stewart

  When we think of museum guides, most of us probably picture a gentle person softly whispering about the wonders of the collection. But in Germany, one guide is taking a completely different approach—and is going viral for it. Düsseldorf’s Kunstpalast museum advertises “grumpy” and “unpleasant” …

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  A Bird in Mourning Wins the 2025 European Wildlife Photographer of the Year Contest

  My Modern Met - Jessica Stewart

  A heartbreaking look at the realities of parenthood in the wild won the 2025 European Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest. Photographer Luca Lorenz took the moving photo of a male pygmy owl returning with a meal for his young, only to discover they were no longer in the nest. The 20-year-old …

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  Winners of the 2025 Drone Photo Awards Explore the Beauty of the World Above

  My Modern Met - Jessica Stewart

  Once again, the Siena Awards celebrates how photographers look at the world from above with the 2025 Drone Photo Awards. These awards honor the technology of drones and the creative power they provide when placed in the hands of the right photographers. With eight categories for still images and a …

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  Photographer Spent Five Years Capturing the Surprising Ways His Community Used a Ping-Pong Table

  My Modern Met - Emma Taggart

  Public spaces rarely behave the way their designers imagined. In cities, people carve new paths, claim unlikely meeting spots, and reshape the built environment to match their routines. In his TTP (Tischtennisplatte) series, photographer Hayahisa Tomiyasu captures this beautifully, documenting a …

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  Adorable Dog Warms Hearts by Listening Attentively as His Human Plays the Piano

  My Modern Met - Regina Sienra

  Dogs are truly loyal companions. And as pianist Kara Mehrmann has discovered, they are also great listeners. While she has earned fans around the world with her music, none are as attentive as her own dog, Bradford. In Mehrmann’s videos, the pooch can be seen sitting on her lap, listening …