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Explore the best 3D art, virtual world exhibits and museums in Second Life.

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Danse Macabre: Mortality in Art

Welcome to Danse Macabre at The Vordun Museum and Gallery, an exploration of the omnipresence of death in art and culture from the 15th through 17th centuries. In an age marked by plague, war, and religious upheaval, death was a constant companion, shaping the way people viewed their lives and their ultimate fate. This exhibition brings together a powerful collection of woodcuts, murals, and paintings, all of which confront mortality head-on.

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Media, Movies & TV

Primfeed

Primfeed is the only social media for Second Life Residents. Upload your pictures, share your thoughts, follow your loved creators, and more. Its unique features are specially designed for residents' needs. Create an account for free only with your avatar name. Learn more at primfeed.com

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Better Together Forever Gallery

Come enjoy the gallery and its grounds, which change with every passing season. Here, for your enjoyment, you will find digital art, a zen water garden, poetry readings, a film study featuring the top movies of the last 100 years, an ongoing seminar series featuring Latin American music genres and key composers, and live music from time to time. This is a place to relax and enjoy the arts in multiple forms. You are invited to come and join in the activities here.

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Nature & Parks

Forest Art Walk

Embark on an artistic journey through the forest and discover magical, interesting, and perhaps even strange things. 3D works of art by some well-known and lesser-known artists are exhibited here. This destination also uses PBR-Materials & PBR-Light. The path is winding and you can discover something around every corner. modeled after the Deep Forest Art Land in Denmark. More information can be found at the landing point.

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Home & Garden

Leyenda Designs

Leyenda Designs is a decor store and art gallery offering a curated collection of statues, fountains, and backdrops, catering to a variety of aesthetic preferences. Visitors can explore an array of art pieces, each designed to enhance virtual environments. Custom requests are welcomed, allowing for personalized creations that meet specific needs and visions.

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Miralume at Akimitsu

Welcome to Miralume, a region-wide art exhibit by Scarlet Fey, Delain Canucci and Gem Preiz on the Akimitsu region. The exhibit takes full advantage of the new PBR textures, reflections, and mirrors to create a fantastic and magical experience. The latest addition to The Borderless Project: Miralume derives its name and inspiration from the 2024 Fantasy Faire region by Scarlet Fey. You will need a PBR enabled viewer.

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The Annex of Nitroglobus

The Annex is an extension to the main hall of the Nitroglobus Roof Gallery. It is a platform for emerging artists to showcase their work.

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Dream AI Photography

Dream AI Photography specializes in crafting awe-inspiring AI-generated photos within the immersive realms of Second Life. Nimue Silvercloud is a skilled photographer and graphic artist using state-of-the-art AI technology to create images that will leave you mesmerized. Visit the gallery and wander around this beautiful photogenic destination.

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Glimpses of the Sanctuary

Glimpses of the Sanctuary is an immersive experience as seen through the eyes of Photographer Tallis Blackwood. Please turn up sounds, lower music, and use the shared environment. Allow yourself to be transported to the secret home of the Lotus! Enjoy!

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Hypnagogia Gallery

Hypnagogia is the eclectic photography of Hepburn. Her work varies from Whimsical to somewhat Macabre. She is also an accomplished landscape and portrait artist. Some works are available to purchase.

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The Studio Collection

The Studio Collection features a curated gallery of small installations, models, and works in progress on the ground level. A collection of artwork from noted artists is displayed upstairs. Visitors can also explore “All the Songs We Never Sang,” a thoughtful installation located on a platform above.

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The Gate

As you walk through the gate, you are immediately struck by the presence of a God. The vibrant red color of the gate is said to represent Inari's divine power and energy. The dark city radio is a key element of this art installation, providing a constant soundtrack to the experience.

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The Beckridge Gallery

Arches is an art exhibit at The Beckridge Gallery with panoramic and abstract landscape photography of Arches and Canyonlands National Parks by diamond Marchant, shot in February 2024 near Moab, Utah.

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International

Zoe Gallery

The Zoe Gallery showcases a collection of Friedl Aigner's artworks, featuring Austrian and South French landscape drawings and paintings. These pieces, primarily from the 1980s and 1990s, reflect Aigner's real-life inspirations and artistic endeavors, offering visitors a diverse visual experience.

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The Carbone Studio

The Carbone Studio presents the artworks of Milena Carbone which includes her writings, her pictorial works, and choreographies. It is also a pleasant relaxing place, with its dance room that broadcasts music videos on a giant screen 24 hours a day.

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Kerupa's World

Welcome to Kerupa’s World at Akimori, an extraordinary region-wide art installation by the visionary 3D artist Kerupa Flow. Every month you will find new artwork starting on the first Saturday of each month when famed pianist Rulie Cisse joins Kerupa for a new concert of music and lights. Currently on display is: “Invisible“ an interactive exposition on the aftermath of the 2011 earthquake and Tsunami.

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KAMMIO Macabre Collection

The Macabre Collection at KAMMIO is a chilling anthology that delves into the darkest corners of Second Life's imagination, offering a curated selection of spine-tingling tales that explore the macabre, the eerie, and the inexplicable. From Lightning House to cursed artifacts, each story within this collection invites readers to journey into realms where the line between the living and the dead blurs!

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Centauria Community Gallery

An art gallery focused on fantasy and story-telling with regular exhibits and events. It is a part of the Centauria Community Regions.

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Morris Code Studios

Morris Code studios features the artwork of Poppy Morris. This little city and the surrounding area give a nod to solarpunk and lunarpunk aesthetics, while existing in an imaginary landscape.

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Education

City of Thebes, Ta Kemet

Journey through time at the City of Thebes, Ta-Kemet, a Luxor Temple-inspired museum. Immerse yourself in the splendor of Ancient Egypt and explore Queen Nefertari's tomb, QV66. Connect with a lost civilization.

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HeArt & Soul Gallery

The HeArt & Soul Gallery welcomes you to explore art that touches your heart, your soul, and your mind. The exhibiting artists change bi-monthly, with different themes, different styles, and different perspectives.

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Manifestations NL

Manifestations NL is one of the virtual locations of the Dutch Design Week, the largest RL event of its kind in Northern Europe. Several 3D artists are involved and can be found through the special Manifestations land in SL. On this island, you will find portals to various artworks, experimental live performances, dance parties, and more. Learn more at manifestations.live.nu

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The Peale's Lee Boot Exhibit

Explore "Abstracts & Artifacts" by Lee Boot, a virtual art exhibition at The Peale in Second Life. Lee Boot spent 25 years merging artistic thought with scientific research to address societal challenges, emphasizing the unique perspectives artists offer. He believes in artists' potential not just for their creations, but for their mindset, asserting that our biggest hurdles stem from a lack of imagination and cultural understanding.

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Michiel Bechir Gallery

The Michiel Bechir Gallery is a place for both Second Life photographers and people who are interested in art. There are monthly events with a DJ or a live artist.

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Fashion & Accessories

BOSL Innovation Pavillion

BOSL Innovation Pavillion is home to the Best of Second Life Magazine brand which promotes all things fashion-related. Find some of the best designers, models, magazines, pageants, art shows, and more! You can also visit the winery, cafe, gardens, and the Art Gallery which showcases some of the best artists in Second Life.

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Cafes & Hangouts

LiThO

LiThO is a tiny art(ist) Café . Have a seat and take a coffee and cake, and enjoy the awesome artworks of several international artists, or just relax with your friends at this cosy and comfy spot within the Corsica South Coasters mainland community. Artwork exhibitions and artists change monthly, so don't forget to stop by again!

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Pure Imagination Theater

Pure Imagination Theater strives to bring Broadway-quality performances to the grid! Featuring stellar performances, on a grand scale, Pure Imagination is the best place in the world to catch a show!

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Bryn Oh's Anna's Many Murders

Anna was a quiet girl, who through eyelashes watched the world, and though she appeared to be quite meek, inside she harboured a darker streak.

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Dice no more!

Dice no more is an art installation by Eupalinos Ugajin full of random things and a fishing spot in the center. Learn more at eupalinosugajin.wordpress.com

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NO ONOFF #4 by Sascha Carvalho

Fashion designer Sascha Carvalho presents the NO ONOFF #4 metaverse installation salon, which seeks to bridge the gap between physical and metaverse environments. The works on display at this multimedia salon address reality, sex, gender, personal identity, and the way we view ourselves and each other in our globalized world. Featured at the largest design event in northern Europe: DDW

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Cloud Galleries

Cloud Galleries is a sky art district above Corsica in Corsica South Coasters, curated by Owl Dragonash. Rotating exhibitions by resident and guest artists unfold across connected sky spaces, with seasonal installations woven throughout the corridor. Visitors can walk directly to NovaOwl’s Sky Gallery and Late Night Lounge, as well as Ceakay Ballyhoo’s installation area and evolving seasons.

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Andante Gallery

Andante Gallery on the Surplus Motors region proudly presents a variety of artists rotating on a monthly basis.

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Heartseed

Heartseed is the creation of Jedda Zenovka. Its psychedelic mix of form and color is, in Jedda’s words, “Tripped-out designs that naturally fuse organic forms; water, sounds, plant-creatures, that blend into a mythical protopean environment.”

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The Hannington Arts Foundation

The Hannington Arts Foundation at Xeltentat Enterprises features Second Life artists at their Memory Gongs collaborative galleries. It's three galleries built together, each with their distinctive style, to show Second Life pictures, First Life pictures, and Erotic pictures. It's a collaborative effort that features photographs from Sweet Susanowa, Violaine, and Therese Carfagno. The pictures are for sale at different prices. The galleries are built to be walker-friendly, and in between, there are places to sit down and relax.

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Music

Theater On The Hill

Theatre On The Hill brings you fantastic stage performances in spectacular theatre fashion. They have live shows, theatre, opera, classical music, film movie scenes, jazz, musicals, and cabaret!

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Photogenic Spots

Sanctuary

Established in 2008, Sanctuary has long been celebrated for its award-winning historical roleplay, and now has evolved into a vibrant cultural space for art, photography, dance, music, and theater—welcoming global gatherings and creativity without borders. It's also a beautiful region for taking photos.

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Allegories of Artemisia

Showcasing at The Vordun Museum and Gallery, with over 100 paintings, engravings, and letters, Allegories of Artemisia celebrates the life and work of Artemisia Gentileschi, a remarkable and influential Italian baroque painter, who is said to be the first woman in art history to make a living from her work.

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Bear Castle

Come see the creativity of 800+ Linden Bears, Mole Bears, and Boopies, collected by multiple Residents over the years. Also, pick up a free box of bears for your own collection!

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Wision

Wision is a region in which virtual projects are created for the real world. Pending a return to normal, the region hosts conferences and art exhibitions, and is available to photographers from the metaverse or to those who want to stop in its suggestive quiet corners. You are welcome!

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Social Awareness

Walls of Freedom

Walls of Freedom is based on the book of the same name portraying the first three years of the Egyptian revolution that began on January 25, 2011, told through striking images of art that transformed Egypt's walls into a visual testimony of bravery and resistance. This is an ongoing build where fiction meets nonfiction or is it where nonfiction meets fiction? This platform is all about art, politics, and religion!

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University of Moya

Explore this creative, messy, and chaotic art space by French artist Patrick Moya.

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Toy's Art Gallery

Toy's Art Gallery is a five-floor gallery of Toysoldier Thor's eclectic styles of digital art. Tour through his gallery of over 80 works encompassing real and Second Life photography and 3d mesh sculptures. Visitors are encouraged to touch each piece, and will be presented with a notecard of the artist's comments about each one. All art is available for sale.

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Cafes & Hangouts

The Retreat

The Retreat is a beautiful hang-out with a lush garden, art gallery and the Basement Club. Enjoy, take pictures and bring friends to this wonderful place!

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The Jewell Theatre

The Jewell Theatre has its home in Samandiriel, and has been performing live theatre in Second Life since 2007, led by writer/director Fake Jewell. The theatre is on tour now! Visit for more information or to explore the theatre, walk of fame, museum and many other beautiful areas.

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The Inevitability of Fate

In this art installation from Rose Borchovski, you'll venture to an emotional and immersive art-landscape about the story of Angry Beth and the child Lot during a war. More info at http://bit.ly/MnEdbN.

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The Free Museum

The Free Museum contains over 70 works by some of the best artists in Second Life, and visitors are invited to take a free copy of every work exhibited. There is nothing for sale or any solicitations. And it is newcomer friendly: there are simple instructions on how to take a work home and how to resize it to fit your home. It is a great introduction to the art world of Second Life.

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Second Life Origins

The Far Away

A blast from the past! Featured in The New York Times! The Far Away is an interactive 3D art installation in Second Life. First built in 2007 by AM Radio, now curated by Ziki Questi and Kinnaird Resident.

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Winter Attractions

The Brittle Epoch by Bryn Oh

A young girl named Flutter begins a new journey in The Brittle Epoch, which is part two of "Hand" by Bryn Oh. For more info, visit brynoh.blogspot.com

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The Borderless Project

The Borderless Project is a region-wide, multi-level, interactive digital art exhibition at Akimitsu, in which they play with light: reflections, structures, movement, creation, and evolution. With sounds and music to match the emotions brought to life by the multi-talented team of artists and scripters: Betty Tureaud, Gem Preiz, Delain Canucci, Thoth Jantzen, Mitsuko Kytori, Blaise Timtam, and Akiko Kinoshi. For a quick preview, play this video and skip ahead to 14:30 - youtu.be/2cViS7vJ0bU?t=870

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The Aho Museum FOvTaQCp

Located on the Northwestern Michigan College campus, this gallery features regularly rotating exhibits from a variety of artists. Outside is an intriguing selection of sculpture, and the adjoining Ars Simulacra island plays host to the work of many creative NMC artists in SL.

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Spiralo

“Spiralo” is a virtual cultural complex produced by the noise-classical music project 'Tia Rungray'. The space includes a sound installation hall, a gallery, a café, and a shopping floor. The name "Spiralo" means "spiral" in Esperanto, and the name comes from the fact that the floors are arranged in a spiral pattern, inspired by the image of everyday life and art blending together in virtual life. The idea is to make it easier to enjoy high-quality art activities in Second Life and to make visitors more aware of their close relationship to life. It functions to make everyday activities such as watching, listening, dressing, talking and photography more artistic. It offers you a way to enjoy the time and space in which you can relax in everyday life. As a cultural hub for contemporary art in Second Life, “Spiralo” hopes to continue to create a cultural scene.

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Second Life Endowment For The Arts

Use the Second Life Endowment For The Arts (SLEA) experience to visit 9 regions of diverse creativity representing the many levels of virtual art in SL, including 2 & 3D, Theater, Literature, Visual, Machinima, Art Education, and Media Art. Cost-free grants are awarded! Learn more at sleagrants.com

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Seanchai Library

One of Second Life's longest-running spoken word programs - dedicated to sharing stories of all kinds through live presentations. Bringing stories to life in Second Life (and other virtual worlds) since 2008. For more details, visit seanchailibrary.com

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Renaissance Gallery

As the name suggests, this gallery showcases artwork from the late Middle Ages, when artists like Leonardo and Botticelli were at their peak. Small, but a must-see for fans of this period.

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Recalcitrante Gallery

Take a ride with I am Free’s Ducati motorbike in her personal gallery, Recalcitrante Gallery, and take a look at her photos and installations. There is always a DJ booth ready to welcome you if you want to organize an evening and new exhibitions every few months. The music is curated by The Globalconnection which is available on the parcels audio stream.

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Rainbow Painters Art Gallery

Rainbow Painters is an Art Gallery and Live Music Centre that welcomes new and established artists to display their art at no cost. Typically they show 50 artists and change out every six weeks.

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Peter Vos Museum

Explore the artwork and creations of Dutch artist Peter Vos in this loving exhibit curated by his son Sander.

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Moya Museum

The Moya Museum of Contemporary Art presents a retrospective of the works of French artist Patrick Moya from 1974 to the present day. It is one of the main buildings in the Moya Islands.

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Peace is a Choice Gallery

For over 18+yrs this Non-Profit Foundation has been presenting some of the finest art, sculptures, mesh, and non-mesh installations within Second Life!

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Ouvroir: Chris Marker

Chris Marker, celebrated French photographer and film director, invites you on a tour of his work, led by his longtime guide, Monsieur Guillame, an orange cat who pops up to assist you on your travels. This is a part of the Chris Marker exhibition at the Museum fuer Gestaltung Zuerich.

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Cafes & Hangouts

NovaOwl

NovaOwl is an international community and destination on the mainland continent of Corsica located on Novatron. It is a hangout and meeting place with regularly scheduled events. There is a cafe, fishing contests, boat rezzing areas, and an Art Gallery on a waterfront location.

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Nitroglobus Roof Gallery

Nitroglobus Gallery is a Second Life art gallery that shows impressive exhibitions and installations of both emerging and well-known artists and is owned and curated by Dido Haas.

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New Caerleon

This creative workshop is home to some of SL's premier artists. It showcases some of the most unusual but fascinating digital artistry around, including plenty of colorful, large-scale sculptures.

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Second Life Origins

Muse Isle

Established in 2006, the Historic Muse Isle is one of the original live music and art venues in Second Life. It is the home of "Misfit Dance & Performance Art" with so many fun things to see, find, and do. Muse Isle is owned by JenzZa Misfit and has been involved in many RL education and enterprise projects. Come explore!

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Social Awareness

MEROE Museum

MEROE Museum is the Home of Black and Aboriginal cultures in Second Life. The Museum's purpose is to provide a safe space for the repository of black culture from across the diaspora, and a place for dialog in an effort to resolve many of the conflicts that plague our communities.

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Men In Motion

Men In Motion Campus is home to the Men in Focus Gallery, and the Men in Motion at Night Theater. Men In Motion was created to highlight male choreographers in the Second Life dance community. They have shows three times a year: January, June, and November. The November shows' proceeds go to the Movember Foundation. For more information about their shows and events, visit their site: meninmotionblog.wordpress.com

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Second Life Origins

Maps of Second Life

Home of the exhibit "Maps of Second Life" in the New Kadath Lighthouse Art Gallery, curated by Professor Juliana Lethdetter-DeCuir. It is an exploration of the Main Grid’s history, geography, and culture as depicted via maps and cartography.

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Real Life

Virtual Hotel Chelsea

Virtual Hotel Chelsea was created in 2009 and is a faithful replica of the famed New York Bohemian hangout that was home to many famous and infamous guests. Come and attend the weekly live music events (accomplished musicians play their own instruments) or take a stroll around the surrounding streets which house over 40 amazing art galleries, or maybe join a tour of the hotel itself to discover its secrets and history.

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Galeria 56 lVDKWXvm

Galeria 56 is a space dedicated to contemporary art, with the original production of photographs and exclusive performances. On the edge of Route 8, you can access it with your car.

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Echoes in the Garden

"Echoes in the Garden," is an interactive installation by Rose Borchovski on the "Susa Bubble" story. I hear echoes in the garden. Is anybody listening? I hear lost echoes in the garden! Is anybody listening? And they whisper: “The ones who are only living, are the ones who are only dying.”

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Clay and Seed

"Clay and Seed" is a region-wide art installation in the Gobi Oasis of Akimori. Created by HaveIt Neox (3D Installation), Bamboo Barnes (2D Art), and Lilia Artis (Poetry) -- In a floating world, these 3 artists balance the erosion of human relationships, loneliness, and abuse with our better natures of hope, gratefulness, and growth. Please come and explore this unique collaborative masterpiece!

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International

Casa de Canarias

Come visit the special Spanish-language exhibitions and learn more about art and culture at Casa de Canarias. Learn more at casadecanarias.net

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Cape Able Art Gallery

The Cape Able Art Gallery is a beautiful, eclectic gallery hosting art exhibits by deaf and/or disabled artists. Exhibits change quarterly. Artists can be contacted privately for the sale of their works. Cape Able is a nonprofit, Virtual Ability Inc. owned region. The latest exhibit is Latté Foam Etchings by DocNeuro Cyants. This exhibit will be open throughout the month of May.

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Destinations

Danse Macabre: Mortality in Art

Primfeed

Better Together Forever Gallery

Forest Art Walk

Leyenda Designs

Miralume at Akimitsu

The Annex of Nitroglobus

Dream AI Photography

Glimpses of the Sanctuary

Hypnagogia Gallery

The Studio Collection

The Gate

The Beckridge Gallery

Zoe Gallery

The Carbone Studio

Kerupa's World

KAMMIO Macabre Collection

Centauria Community Gallery

Morris Code Studios

City of Thebes, Ta Kemet

HeArt & Soul Gallery

Manifestations NL

The Peale's Lee Boot Exhibit

Michiel Bechir Gallery

BOSL Innovation Pavillion

LiThO

Pure Imagination Theater

Bryn Oh's Anna's Many Murders

Dice no more!

NO ONOFF #4 by Sascha Carvalho

Cloud Galleries

Andante Gallery

Heartseed

The Hannington Arts Foundation

Theater On The Hill

Sanctuary

Allegories of Artemisia

Bear Castle

Wision

Walls of Freedom

University of Moya

Toy's Art Gallery

The Retreat

The Jewell Theatre

The Inevitability of Fate

The Free Museum

The Far Away

The Brittle Epoch by Bryn Oh

The Borderless Project

The Aho Museum FOvTaQCp

Spiralo

Second Life Endowment For The Arts

Seanchai Library

Renaissance Gallery

Recalcitrante Gallery

Rainbow Painters Art Gallery

Peter Vos Museum

Moya Museum

Peace is a Choice Gallery

Ouvroir: Chris Marker

NovaOwl

Nitroglobus Roof Gallery

New Caerleon

Muse Isle

MEROE Museum

Men In Motion

Maps of Second Life

Virtual Hotel Chelsea

Galeria 56 lVDKWXvm

Echoes in the Garden

Clay and Seed

Casa de Canarias

Cape Able Art Gallery

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