To mark International Day of Peace, we invite you to look closely at the colorful sail in today"s homepage photo. It"s a composite of 120 small panels painted by children from different ethnic and social backgrounds—each panel offers a message of hope for a better world. The Ship of Tolerance is part of an international outreach program created by the Kabakov Foundation that aims "to promote art as a medium for communication and cooperation between diverse cultures while nurturing the growth and development of young artists in all disciplines." Children are taught the importance of understanding others and making friends with those outside their own cultural experiences. You"re looking at an installation that was moored in Lake Zug, Switzerland.
A gentle wind fills this sail
Today in History
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Cherry blossom season in Tokyo
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Góða ólavsøku, from the Faroes!
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National Find a Rainbow Day
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A tree amid the Tetons
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Day of the Dead
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Old Town Quito
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Mid-Autumn Festival
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Goliath heron in Kruger National Park, South Africa
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Spectacular views below!
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Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Bavaria, Germany
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The first ascent
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Great cormorants
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington, DC
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On the wings of the Wright brothers
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Sequoia National Parks 134th anniversary
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Rumelihisarı in Istanbul, Türkiye
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A night of art and culture
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Shadows on the solstice
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Mooncake time
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Llama Day
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The Great Glen
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A gentle wind fills this sail
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Nothing plain about it
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International Museum Day
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Svolvaer, Lofoten Islands, Norway
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Southern right whale
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Tibetan New Year
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Antarctica Day
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Take the Stairs Day
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Presidents Day