A Storm (1932) arrives during a challenging year for Magritte. Galerie Le Centaure had closed, he was back in Brussels doing advertising with his brother Paul, and between 1930 and 1932 he had no exhibitions and sold no work. The title reads as autobiography. #artbots #magritte

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Wow! This late Roman blue glass cup went on a 12,000 km journey across continents, to the ancient Silla Kingdom in Korea! 🤯 It was excavated from the royal Cheonmachong Tomb, Gyeongju. Early AD 500s. Gyeongju National Museum 📷 by me #FindsFriday #Archaeology

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#Berlin 30.10.1909 Hans Grade aus #Magdeburg gewinnt auf dem Flugplatz #Johannisthal im Bezirk Treptow mit seinem selbstgebauten Eindecker den "Lanz-Preis der Lüfte" mit einem Flug von 2 Minuten und 43 Sekunden in ca. 10 m Höhe um festgelegte Wendemarken.

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This remarkable Mycenaean owl appliqué was found in a tomb at Peristeria, dating to 1630 to 1510 BC. 🦉 Measuring only 3.8 cm in height, it was made of gold sheet and was likely sewn onto a garment of the deceased. Currently on display at the special exhibition ...🧵1/2 📷 me #archaeology 🏺

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On this date in Aviation and Space History... The Lunar Landing Research Vehicle flies for the first time at Edwards Air Force Base in California. It was used in helping simulate lunar gravity and train Apollo astronauts for moon landings. October 30, 1964

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