Why Egyptomania Is Taking Over Australia
A series of exhibitions in the country spotlight the enduring appeal of ancient Egypt for modern audiences
How Money Transformed Medieval Europe
A new exhibition explores the questions raised by economic revolution—and how familiar those questions remain today
Thieves With Hammer Stole $100,000 Chagall Print From Manhattan Gallery
The whereabouts of the work—and the individuals who conducted the "brazen" heist—remain a mystery
U.S. Army Clears 110 Black Soldiers Charged in 1917 Houston Riots
The soldiers have been given honorable discharges, and their families may now be eligible for benefits
See What Your Brain Does When You Look at Art
A new device translates museum-goers' brainwaves into a simplified real-time visualization
Madrid's Prado Museum Shows What’s Behind Famous Paintings—Literally
The new exhibition “On the Reverse” encourages visitors to think of paintings as three-dimensional objects by showing their back sides
Malcolm X Opera Opens in New York
The Afrofuturist production examines the civil rights leader's legacy and lasting influence
Sealed French Love Letters Read for the First Time in 265 Years
Written during the Seven Years' War, the letters offer rare insights into the lives of everyday people during wartime
David Hockney Show Opens in London—and Features a New Portrait of Harry Styles
"David Hockney: Drawing from Life" returns to the National Portrait Gallery after the pandemic shut it down three years ago
Hidden Demon Revealed in the Shadows of a Joshua Reynolds Painting
Conservators have restored the malignant spirit, which generated controversy among 18th-century audiences
Artists Can Use This Tool to Protect Their Work From A.I. Scraping
Nightshade subtly alters the pixels of an image to mislead A.I. image generators, ultimately damaging the models
Did Michelangelo Sketch These Drawings in a Secret Room Below a Florence Chapel?
For the first time, visitors will get to see the intricate sketches that some scholars attribute to the artist
Stunning 2,700-Year-Old Sculpture Unearthed in Iraq
Archaeologists hope to reunite the 18-ton torso of the Assyrian deity with its head, severed by smugglers decades ago
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Acquires More Than 100 Works by Artists With Disabilities
The purchase is one of the largest acquisitions of its kind by any museum in the United States
Mysterious Stone in 15th-Century Painting Could Be a Prehistoric Tool
Jean Fouquet's "Melun Diptych" is likely the earliest artistic representation of an Acheulean hand ax
Drought Exposes Ancient Rock Carvings in Brazil
Revealed by receding Amazon waters, the carvings of human faces are up to 2,000 years old
Museum of Censored Art Opens in Barcelona
The new Museu de l'Art Prohibit serves as a monument to freedom of expression
New Memorial Honors Victims of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
A total of 146 workers died in the 1911 disaster, which galvanized the fight for workers' rights
You Can Eat These Sculptures at Tate Britain
"An Edible Family in a Mobile Home" features life-size figures sculpted from cookies and cake
Nearly 2,000 Items Are Missing From Welsh Museums
Museum officials say that many of the objects will likely be recovered as documentation work progresses
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