Which brings us to the mosaic. “The marble flooring section, which dates back to 35 A.D., was originally part of an ornate ship commissioned by the Roman emperor Caligula at Lake Nemi ...

"We're right on Lake Michigan ... but I'm so excited that they chose little Port Washington for this mural," said Tadeo. Mural Mosaic has been creating mosaics across North America since 2003 ...

Once these were in place, conservators could tackle the mosaic. Alisa Vignalo, a consulting conservator from Philadelphia, moved to Washington for 18 months to work on the project. Her task was to ...