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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International Museum Day
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An avian predator built for the snow
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World Environment Day
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And to think that I saw it in Cappadocia
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The town of Pienza in Tuscany, Italy
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In praise of bogs, swamps, and marshes
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World Octopus Day
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A night of art and culture
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A garden of prickly delights
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Old Town of Rovinj, Croatia
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A path into history
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Happy Father s Day
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Tom Turkey takes Manhattan
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Flooded crypt, Basilica of San Francesco, Ravenna, Italy
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Hen Galan
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Eurasian lynx
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A Flag Day tradition
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International Geodiversity Day
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Coming home to roost
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Chicagohenge
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Misool, Raja Ampat Islands, Indonesia
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Tough turf
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Big Bend National Parks birthday
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Grand Canyon National Park anniversary
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Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico
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Summer winds down in the Southern Hemisphere
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St. Patricks Day
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Te Rewa Rewa Bridge near New Plymouth, New Zealand
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Spotted eagle rays in the Galápagos Islands
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It s truffle season here in the Dordogne Valley
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