Ancient statues were colorful — and perfumed

New discoveries related to works of art in ancient Greece and Rome continue to be unearthed. A Danish study published in the ...
Star Tribune

Six years after her fall, Mounds View’s mermaid statue may rise again

Six years after she was taken down from her rooftop perch at the Mermaid Entertainment and Event Center, a 38-foot fiberglass mermaid statue will soon be restored and made ready for a new life back ...
Star Tribune

Mounds View mermaid gets a makeover — and a little coverup of her bullet holes

NEW ULM, Minn. – The Mounds View mermaid had seen better days. Over at least five decades, the 30-foot-tall statue has seen her paint fade in the sun and her fiberglass body crack in the freezing ...
NPR

Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says

Researchers have known for many years that there was more to ancient Greek and Roman statues than the plain white marble you typically see in museums. A few years ago, museum visitors in New York City ...