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From afar. Travelling Materials and Objects

Through materials and objects, this exhibition describes exchanges between distant worlds – exchanges often far more ancient than the explorations of the 16th century.   From deepest antiquity, carnelian, lapis lazuli, ebony and ivory circulated along trade routes...

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The Advent of the Artist

For its 5th edition, the Petite Galerie takes a closer look at the transition from the typically anonymous craftsman of the classical period to the artist of the Renaissance, featuring works by Delacroix, Rembrandt, Tintoret and more.

Power plays

This third Petite Galerie exhibition focused on the connection between art and political power, from antiquity to the present day.

The Body in Movement

In its second season, the Petite Galerie explored one of the performing arts: dance. How did artists use different materials and techniques to represent movement?

Founding Myths: From Hercules to Darth Vader

The very first Petite Galerie exhibition looked into how illustrators, sculptors, painters, puppeteers, filmmakers, and musicians around the world have drawn inspiration from myths, given them form, and brought them to life.

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More and more places of art and culture are taking numerous initiatives in order to show their treasures to homebound visitors. Several of the major museums in Italy have decided to make their spaces and their works accessible in virtual mode to ensure visitors from all over the world the possibility to immerse themselves in the beauty of Italian art from the comfort of home. While waiting to be able to visit in person Italy's immense cultural heritage again, we suggest some of the best Italian museums to visit with a click. Not sure where to start? We recommend to start your virtual tour from these unmissable museums: 1. Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Tuscany Hypervisions  The Uffizi Gallery in Florence, has created a virtual tour project: a 360 ° tour through the rooms of the museum to admire its masterpieces including the collection of the most precious works by Botticelli and Raphael. High definition and in-depth information are guaranteed in this virtual tour in which different thematic itineraries are proposed from room to room. Discover here  the best places to stay in central Florence.

You will find all the proposed virtual itineraries at this link  on the Vatican Musems website.

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Take a Virtual Tour of The Uffizi Gallery in Florence, the World-Famous Collection of Renaissance Art

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The Uffizi Gallery in Flo­rence does­n’t par­tic­u­lar­ly need an intro­duc­tion, see­ing that it’s one of the most wide­ly-vis­it­ed muse­ums in Italy, the home of great artis­tic works from the Renais­sance. If you pay the Uffizi a vis­it, you can see Bot­ti­cel­li’s The Birth of Venus , Dür­er’s Ado­ra­tion of the Magi , Car­avag­gio’s Bac­chus , Michelan­gelo’s The Holy Fam­i­ly , and Rem­brandt’s Self-Por­trait as a Young Man.  Or you could do the same by dial­ing up the Uffiz­i’s Vir­tu­al Tour , embed­ded above, or avail­able here . It’s essen­tial­ly a Google Street View tour of the entire muse­um. It’s admit­ted­ly a lit­tle tedious. But if you have a lot of time and a handy floor plan , you can still immerse your­self in a col­lec­tion that’s been enchant­i­ng vis­i­tors since the 18th cen­tu­ry.

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Virtual Tour of Florence

by Cameron Ward

Explore the astonishing art collections of two world famous galleries and the fascinating historical centre of Florence, all from the comfort of your own home.

Well known as the birthplace of the Renaissance , Florence is top of the list of cities to visit for any art lover or history fan. This picturesque city along the River Arno is made for exploring on foot as you wind your way through cobblestone alleys to discover incredible architecture and ancient treasures. Join our virtual tour guide for a trip through this remarkable city.

Piazzale Michelangelo

The Galleria dell’Accademia & David

While best known as the home of Michelangelo’s David, The Galleria dell’Accademia also contains many important works by notable Florentine artists including Sandro Botticelli, Domenico Ghirlandaio and Pontormo. Many of the works were commissioned by the powerful Medici family, and later donated to the gallery for the enjoyment of the general public. While David will surely be top of your list of works to see, there are plenty of other important sculptures and paintings worth discovering. Music enthusiasts will also love the incredible collection of musical instruments in the gallery including rare pieces by Bartolomeo Cristofori, the inventor of the piano, and a 1716 Stradivari violin.

After you have explored the other halls, it’s time to enter the Tribune and meet David. Standing at 5.17 metres high, this astounding marble sculpture by Michelangelo is a masterpiece of the Renaissance period. Sculpted between 1501 and 1504, the statue was originally intended for display on the roofline of the Florence Cathedral but was too heavily to lift roof height. It was displayed in the Piazza della Signoria outside of the Palazzo Vecchio, before being moved to its current home in 1873 to avoid further damage by the elements when cracks appeared in the marble.

Piazza Duomo

Ponte Vecchio

Meandering through Florence’s beautiful alleys and lanes can feel like stepping back to a time of knights and damsels, and nothing feels more medieval than Ponte Vecchio. The bridge crossing at the narrowest of the Arno River is believed to be situated on the site of the original Roman bridge. The current version has been standing since 1345, surviving floods and saved from destruction by the Germans during their retreat in World War II.

Uffizi Gallery

Our final stop on this Florence virtual tour is the Uffizi Gallery, home to an astonishing collection of sculptures and paintings. The building was constructed by Giorgio Vasari from 1560 – 1580 to house the offices of the Florentine magistrates, with the top floor reserved for the display of artworks. Over the years, more rooms became dedicated to art and now the first and second floors are occupied by the gallery. Many of the works were donated by Anna Maria Luisa, the last heiress of the Medici family. Opening formally as a museum to the public in 1865, it is one of the first modern galleries and is now one of the best know galleries in the world, welcoming 2 million visitors a year.

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The Great Masters of Early Renaissance Virtual Tour

The Early Renaissance time period was the start of a cultural rebirth in Italy . Join our special virtual tour and get ready for a journey into beauty and history. We will explore some of the most important artists of this time : from Piero della Francesca to the young Raphael you will be led by an art and history passionate guide discovering some of the major masterpieces in the history of art.

Piero della Francesca was a painter but also a great experimenter , he used geometry and mathematical theory along with Renaissance Humanism to produce some of the most striking religious artworks of the early Renaissance period. Nowadays he represents one of the highest artistic ideals of the early Renaissance.

Luca Signorelli , by tradition a pupil of Piero della Francesca, was another renowned Italian Renaissance painter and he is known for his exceptional skills as a draftsman and unique use of foreshortening.

Perugino , also called the Umbrian divine painter , was important enough to be commissioned by Pope Sixtus IV to paint frescos in the Sistine Chapel , in Rome and he is also known as a teacher of Raphael, whose early works show his influence.

Pinturicchio was a pupil of Perugino and he is one of the most renowned Italian Renaissance artists , who is best known for his frescoes and tempera paintings.

Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino , known as Raphael “The divine” , became an apprentice to Pietro Perugino in Perugia and he is considered the best-loved and most emblematic Renaissance painter, celebrated for the perfection and grace of his paintings and drawings.

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How To Virtually Tour Paris’ Louvre & See Every Masterpiece

If you’re an art enthusiast, the Louvre is probably at the top of your Paris or museum wish list.

As the world’s largest and most visited museum, it boasts an impressive collection of 35,000 artworks, ranging from the 6th century BC to the 19th century AD, all housed within a magnificent Renaissance palace.

However, as you might imagine, visiting the Louvre can be quite the experience.

It’s often packed with crowds, flashing cameras, selfie sticks, and people bustling around or trying to touch the art. This can make it feel a bit chaotic and overwhelming.

But there’s good news! You can now explore the Louvre from the comfort of your home, avoiding the hustle and bustle.

I’ll guide you through how to virtually visit this iconic museum and view all its must-see masterpieces.

Get ready to enjoy your personal Leonardo or Michelangelo experience in peaceful solitude.

Layout of the Louvre

The Louvre is a U shape, divided into three wings: Denon, Sully, and Richelieu. Each of the wings has four floors.

The Denon Wing is home to the Louvre’s best known art work, including the world’s most famous painting, the Mona Lisa .

The Sully Wing is known for its statuary and antiquities.

The Richelieu Wing houses the lavish apartments of Napoleon III and some famed Dutch art works.

Virtual Tour of Louvre Masterpieces

Let’s take an online virtual tour of the Louvre, wing by wing.

You can see all the must see masterpieces via 360 video tours, YouTube videos, or online tours on the Louvre Website itself. For a lengthy overall YouTube tour of the Louvre, click here .

The Denon Wing

The Denon Wing is the most visited part of the Louvre. It boasts the fabulously ornate Apollo Gallery, with high arches and frescoed ceilings.

It’s a shrine to Sun King Louis XIV. The paintings were begun by Charles Le Brun and completed by Eugene Delacroix.

1. French Paintings in the Denon Wing

The Denon Wing is most renowned for its iconic French paintings from the Neoclassical and Romantic periods of art history. The must see French masterpieces include:

• Eugene Delacroix, Liberty Leading the People
• Jacques-Louis David, The Coronation of Napoleon
• Theodore Gericault, Raft of the Medusa
• Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, Grand Odalisque

You can take a virtual tour of the recently restored Apollo Gallery on the Louvre’s website here . You can learn about the Coronation of Napoleon from this Louvre YouTuber .

You can take a virtual video tour of the world’s most famous French painting, Liberty Leading the People here . And learn about the Grand Odalisque here .

Via my blog, you can also explore the Louvre’s underrated masterpieces in the Denon Wing.

I also have a guide to what I think is the best painting in the Louvre , Gericault’s Raft of the Medusa , a then-scandalous painting based on a true story.

2. Italian Paintings in the Denon Wing

The Denon Wing also boasts treasures from the Italian Renaissance.

This is where you’ll find works by Sandro Botticelli , Leonardo da Vinci , Raphael , and Titian. The must see masterpieces include:

• Leonardo Da Vinci, Mona Lisa
• Leonardo Da Vinci, The Virgin and Child With St. Anne
• Titian, Pastoral Concert
• Raphael, Portrait of Baldasarre Castiglione
• Paolo Veronese, The Wedding Feast at Cana

You can take a virtual 360 tour of the Grand Gallery, which houses much of the Louvre’s Italian art.

If you’re a Mona Lisa fan, the Louvre is offering the museum’s first virtual reality experience , which brings to life the story of the enigmatic portrait. You can also take a virtual tour of the Mona Lisa here , with Smarthistory, an artsy YouTube channel.

In the Louvre’s busiest room, the Mona Lisa stares across at Veronese’s massive Wedding Feast at Cana . You can take a virtual tour and get the full scoop on the Louvre’s largest painting here .

You can virtually tour Raphael’s paintings, including Baldasarre , on Google Arts & Culture . Learn about Titian’s Pastoral Concert , which inspired Edouard Monet’s groundbreaking painting Luncheon on the Grass , here .

READ : 3 Day Impressionism Tour of Paris

3. Sculptures in the Denon Wing

If you prefer sculpture to painting, the Denon Wing has one of the world’s most magnificent sculptures — the Winged Victory of Samothrac e.

It also has a room on the ground dedicated to Italian sculpture, the Michelangelo Gallery. It’s one of my favorites spots in the Louvre.

It’s home to Michelangelo’s Dying Slave and Rebellious Slave , from 1513-15. These sculptures seem to struggle to escape the marble.

They were originally intended for the Tomb of Pope Julius II in Rome. But Michelangelo got distracted with the ceiling of the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel and could never finish the tomb.

READ : Masterpieces of the Vatican

You can also find Antonio Canova’s incredibly romantic Psyche Revived by Cupid’s Kiss . It’s considered Canova’s master work.

You can take a virtual tour of Michelangelo’s Slaves here , a virtual tour of Canova’s work on Google Arts & Culture , and a virtual tour of Canova’s Psyche here . You can take a virtual 360 tour of the Winged Victory here .

2. The Sully Wing

In the Sully Wing, you’ll find some of the world’s most beautiful sculptures, antiquities, and the remains of the Medieval Louvre.

One of the Louvre’s greatest ladies, a Hellenistic masterpiece, is here — the Venus de Milo . Even without arms, Venus de Milo is considered the classical epitome of female beauty.

You can also see another masterwork, Sleeping Hermaphrodite , a mythological merger of a male and female body. The ancient sculpture was discovered in Rome near the Baths of Diocletian.

Cardinal Scipione Borghese commissioned the Italian sculptor Gian Lorenzo Bernini to carve the mattress in 1619. He later sold the piece to the French when he was strapped for cash.

READ : The Bernini Trail in Rome

The Egyptian Antiquities are a well loved highlight of the Sully Wing. The collection features the 12 ton Great Sphinx of Tanis, model ships, ancient sculptures, a massive statue of Ramses II, and a sarcophagus room.

The medieval Louvre is also a fascinating place. Originally, the Louvre was a 12th century fortress built by King Philippe Auguste.

The lower levels are all that remain. Archeologists discovered and excavated the underground medieval remains during the construction of I.M. Pei’s pyramid in 1983-85.

You can take a virtual tour of all the Louvre’s Roman Antiquities here , the Venus de Milo here , and the Sleeping Hermaphrodite here . You can take a virtual tour of the famed Egyptian Antiquities here and walk around the Medieval Louvre here .

3. The Richelieu Wing

In Richelieu Wing, you can admire the Louvre’s Mesopotamian Antiquities, Napoleon III’s Second Empire rooms, sculptures, and some amazing Dutch masterpieces.

The Richelieu Wing boasts the spectacular Cour Marly, a spacious glass roofed courtyard.

It’s stuffed with 17th and 18th marble and white stone sculptures, many commissioned by Sun King Louis XIV and Louis XV. There’s also a magnificent Fountain of Diana, dating from 1550.

Perhaps the most famous part of the Richelieu Wing is the Napoleon III apartments. They were built between 1852-57 to accommodate visiting dignitaries. They’re sumptuous.

Crystal chandeliers glitter, gilded furniture gleams, and the ceilings sport beautiful frescos — all set amid red velvet and red drapery. The Rococo state dining room could seat almost 100 people.

You can virtually tour the Cour Puget here and the Cour Marly here . You can take a virtual tour of Napoleon’s Apartments here .

The Richelieu Wing is also home to some unmissable Dutch old master paintings, including:

• Johannes Vermeer, The Lacemaker
• Johannes Vermeer, The Astronomer
• Rembrandt, Bathsheba at Her Bath.
• Hieronymous Bosch, Ship of Fools
• Georges de la Tour, The Cheat with the Ace of Diamonds

From the Louvre’s website, you can see and get an education on The Lacemaker here , Bathsheba here , Ship of Fools here , and The Cheat here .

If you’re a Beyonce fan, her recent music video featured pieces from the Louvre. Now, you can follow the Beyonce Louvre Trail on the Louvre website.

The Louvre is also featuring an Artwork of the Day . If you’re interested in the history of the Louvre, here’s my guide .

Tickets For The Louvre

Naturally, if you decide to visit the Louvre in person, it’s essential to p re-book a skip the line ticket . If you take your art seriously, you may want to  book a guided tour .

I hope you’ve enjoyed my guide to taking a virtual tour of the Louvre. You may enjoy these other Paris travel guides:

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• Guide to the Latin Quarter
• Guide to Montmartre
• Best museums in Paris
• Monet guide to Paris
• Louvre survival Tips
• Tourist traps to skip in Paris
• Guide to the Musee d’Orsay

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19 Virtual Museums Tours You Can Take Right Now for Free

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From Paris's Louvre, to The Vatican, and the MET, there are a variety of museums offering interactive virtual tours. That means you can travel from continent to continent from the comfort of your home, while perusing the finest art and artifacts in your pajamas . Not to mention, they're also a great activity to entertain your kids.

Below we detail the virtual museum tours that'll take you away on an instant adventure.

The Paris historical monument is the world's biggest museum (and home to the Mona Lisa) and is currently offering tours of four exhibits: The Advent of the Artist, Egyptian Antiquities, Remains of the Louvre's Moat, and Galerie d'Apollon.

The Guggenheim

The museum will hold its interactive family tours on select Sundays despite the fact that this New York institute is currently closed. You can also peruse selections from their 8,000-piece artwork collection.

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The National Gallery

London's National Gallery has a Google virtual tour of its Renaissance collection, the Sainsbury Wing which contains more than 270 paintings, and look at 18 other fascinating rooms.

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

Washington, D.C's National Museum of Natural History provides a room-by-room virtual tour of the entire building, including the main rotunda where you're greeted by a beautiful elephant, the butterfly pavilion, and "Sea Monsters Unearthed."

Hirshhorn Museum

Enjoy relaxing nature views, with a side of art, thanks to virtual tours of the grounds' two sculpture gardens and a close look at the building's exterior.

National Portrait Gallery

In addition to its main hall, London's National Portrait Gallery includes virtual tours of art from six galleries, including the English kings of the 15th century Tudor period and pieces created during Queen Victoria's reign from 1837 to 1901.

National Museum of Asian Art

In addition to 13 online exhibits and 36,750 items in their collection available to view online, there are indoor and outdoor virtual tours of the Freer and Sackler Galleries, which make up the National Museum of Asian Art.

National Air and Space Museum

The most-visited museum in the country currently has 49 online exhibits, 1,971 items to view in its online collection, and virtual tours of the first and second floors, and its companion facility, the Udvar-Hazy Center's first and second floor at the Washington Dulles International Airport.

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Located in NYC, and the biggest museum in the United States, The Metropolitan Museum of Art provides six quick videos that give 360° views of key parts of the grounds, including the great hall.

Musée d’Orsay

Displaying art from 1848 to 1914, the Parisian museum offers a free virtual walking tour and a 278-piece online collection.

The Vatican Museum

Comprised of art collected by the Papacy and the Roman Catholic Church over centuries, you can treat yourself to seven free online 360° tours, which include the famed Sistine Chapel and the Pio Clementino Museum.

Van Gogh Museum

Virtually travel to Amsterdam and view the celebrated Dutch painter's largest collection of works with the help of Google Arts and Culture.

Rijksmuseum

Amsterdam's arts and history museum allows access to 14 multimedia tours if you download their app, available in the Apple Store and Google Play .

The J. Paul Getty Museum

The Los Angeles art museum has two online exhibits—Heaven, Hell, and Dying Well and Eat, Drink, and Be Merry—in addition to more than 15,000 pieces in an online collection and a virtual look at the grounds.

Georgia O’Keeffe Museum

Dedicated to the life and legacy of the renowned "Mother of American modernism," the New Mexico facility offers six online exhibits.

T hyssen-Bornemisza Museum

Spain's premiere art gallery offers "immersive virtual tours" for those with access to smart phones and virtual reality glasses, in addition to tours of their extensive permanent collection and 10 temporary exhibitions of past and present.

NASA offers a variety of interactive virtual tours through both their site and app, from a look at their flying observatory to the Hubble Space Telescope.

High Museum of Art

View the Atlanta museum's four online exhibitions, including the enlightening Photos from the Civil Rights Movement and How Iris van Herpen Transformed Fashion.

Museum of Fine Arts

The Boston gallery has 17 virtual collections, with an extensive look at 20th and 21st century designer fashion, photography, and works by African American artists.

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The Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism Virtual Premiere

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Join Dr. Denise M. Murrell , Merryl H. and James S. Tisch Curator at Large  in The Met’s Director's Office, for a virtual tour of the groundbreaking exhibition The Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism . Through some 160 works of painting, sculpture, photography, film, and ephemera, it will explore the comprehensive and far-reaching ways in which Black artists portrayed everyday modern life in the new Black cities that took shape in the 1920s–40s in New York City’s Harlem and nationwide in the early decades of the Great Migration when millions of African Americans began to move away from the segregated rural South. The first art museum survey of the subject in New York City since 1987, the exhibition will establish the Harlem Renaissance and its radically new development of the modern Black subject as central to the development of international modern art. The exhibition is made possible by the Ford Foundation, the Barrie A. and Deedee Wigmore Foundation, and Denise Littlefield Sobel.

Corporate sponsorship is provided by Bank of America. 

Additional support is provided by the Enterprise Holdings Endowment, the Terra Foundation for American Art, the Gail and Parker Gilbert Fund, the Aaron I. Fleischman and Lin Lougheed Fund, and The International Council of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The catalogue is made possible by the Mellon Foundation. Additional support is provided by Denise Littlefield Sobel and Robert E. Holmes. 

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The J. Paul Getty Museum

Los Angeles, United States

The J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center features works of art dating from the eighth through the twenty-first century, showcased against a backdrop of dramatic architecture, tranquil gardens, and breathtaking views of Los Angeles. The collection includes European paintings, drawings, sculpture, illuminated manuscripts, decorative arts, and European, Asian, and American photographs.

The J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa in Malibu features Greek, Roman, and Etruscan antiquities presented in a setting modeled after a first-century Roman country house, the Villa dei Papiri in Herculaneum, Italy.

Get information about visiting the Getty Center and the Getty Villa at getty.edu/visit.

The Collection

• Edgar Degas 58
• Peter Paul Rubens 24
• Rembrandt 22
• Francisco Goya 10
• Lewis Carroll 9
• Vincent van Gogh 6
• Claude Monet 6
• Édouard Manet 6
• Paul Cézanne 5
• Leonardo da Vinci 4
• Victor Hugo 3
• Paul Gauguin 3
• Pierre-Auguste Renoir 3
• Albrecht Dürer 3
• Gustav Klimt 2
• Charles Darwin 1
• Theodore Roosevelt 1
• Edvard Munch 1
• Metal 16213
• Silver 8499
• Photograph 3996
• Drawing 1185
• Textile 238
• Ceramic 151
• Renaissance 859
• Baroque 439
• Modern art 139
• Romanticism 137
• Italian Renaissance 109
• Impressionism 84
• Neoclassicism 62
• Classicism 25
• Post-Impressionism 24
• Symbolism 16
• Modernism 10
• Art Nouveau 8
• Abstract expressionism 5
• Aestheticism 4
• Constructivism 2
• Contemporary art 1
• Expressionism 1
• Arts and Crafts movement 1
• American Civil War 40
• 2nd millennium 37
• Marriage 27
• Franco-Prussian War 14
• Indian Rebellion of 1857 10
• Trojan War 5
• Indian independence movement 5
• Victorian era 2
• Crimean War 2
• Watergate scandal 2
• American Indian Wars 2
• Opium Wars 2
• Battle of Gettysburg 2
• Video game 1
• September 11 attacks 1
• French Revolution 1
• Driving under the influence 1
• Attack on Pearl Harbor 1
• Spanish–American War 1
• United States 9260
• United Kingdom 6568
• France 2057
• New York 440
• Germany 306
• Australia 94
• Indonesia 9

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The ancient Greeks and Romans used games to stave off boredom, have fun, and sometimes engage in intense competition.

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Irises at the Getty

Named after the mythical Greek goddess of the rainbow, the colorful iris is grown worldwide and has captured the eye of artists for many centuries.

Taking a Moment

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Recent Acquisitions 2023: Collecting for the J. Paul Getty Museum

Each year the J. Paul Getty Museum adds to its holdings of European art from antiquity to 1900, and of international photography up to the present day.

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