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Call Him an Early Adopter: Thomas Child, a 19th-Century Photographer in China

His work captured scenes from the Qing dynasty that will be in an exhibition at the Sidney Mishkin Gallery at Baruch College in Manhattan.

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Chains, Whips and Misery: Studying and Preserving Old ‘Lunatic’ Asylums

Several exhibitions and books, including “Bedlam: The Asylum and Beyond” at the Wellcome Collection in London, document the terrors experienced by patients.

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Collectors Still Savor Shirley Temple Black Memorabilia

The plucky child star turned diplomat remains an indelible pop culture figure, and her costumes and other possessions are in demand.

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Twain and Stowe Homes Being Renovated for Historical Accuracy

Harriet Beecher Stowe had a shopping problem, but managed to keep her house. Mark Twain made bad investments and had to rent out his home next door.

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Picking Apart 18th-Century French Furniture to Detect Forgery

Modern fakes identified in the 18th-century French furniture market have led to criminal charges — and scientific studies to help in detection.

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Moonlit Landscapes From a Tormented Painter’s Lucid Moments

Ralph Albert Blakelock spent two decades in mental hospitals, starting around 1900. At the same time, he created, and often destroyed, his now-sought-after works.

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Unlocking the Secrets of Boxwood Miniatures

An exhibition of centuries-old beads, spheres and pendants, with elaborately carved tableaus, will travel from Toronto to New York to Amsterdam.

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A Wriggle in Time: Historical Artifacts of Belly Dancing

A New York teacher is keeping alive his mother’s collection of costumes, ornaments and other objects.

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Apollo Missions to the Moon: The Memorabilia Stage

The group Space Center Houston is helping restore the 1960s appearance of the operations room of the Mission Control Center in Houston during Apollo moon missions.

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Magnificent Obsessions: Pursuits of a Lifetime

The highlights of eight years of writing about collectors and their obsessions as well as the makers at the source.

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