In New York, a New Law Will Require Museums to Acknowledge Artwork Stolen by the Nazis
Hitler's Germany stole over 600,000 paintings during World War II. A new law will make sure museum visitors know about it.
Hitler's Germany stole over 600,000 paintings during World War II. A new law will make sure museum visitors know about it.
Using just a loop machine and his voice, beatboxer Mohamed Belkhir is able to recreate the performance of an entire orchestra by himself.
In 1860, a tragic head injury helped turn a quiet bookseller into one of the world's most consequential photographers.
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Modern guidebooks offer nearly a dozen different explanations for why Brussels' 'Mannekin Pis' statue is relieving himself.
The priceless 'Gemma Constantiniana'—an Imperial Roman cameo nearly 1 foot wide—survived the collapse of empires, crusades, and shipwrecks.
Games like Wordle continue to proliferate—and thanks to the National Gallery of Art, art lovers now have an ‘-le’ of their own.
The painting is notable both for being a Warhol and for being part of a series that a studio visitor once shot at with a gun.
In 1945, Salvador Dalí and Disney set out to make a film together. Three months later, Disney scrapped the whole thing.
You’ve seen it on everything from socks to 'The Simpsons' to cocktail napkins, but how much do you really know about Edvard Munch's 'The Scream'?
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From the priciest painting to the costliest kidney stone, these are the most expensive things ever sold.
The 72-year-old museum visitor claimed she had no idea the jacket was part of an art installation.
For most of the year, the trees of 40 fruits look like any other tree. But in spring, dozens of shades of pinks and reds and whites begin to appear.
Her forehead seems strangely free of follicles.
In 1965, Kempton Bunton pleaded “not guilty” to stealing a Goya from London’s National Gallery. He then told everyone exactly how and why he took it.
A new exhibit at the Museo Nacional del Prado in Madrid pairs Brueghel the Elder and Peter Paul Rubens's painting "The Sense of Smell" with 10 fragrances.
The rabbits are frequently shown wielding weapons as they fight against—and sometimes kill—those who often hunted them.
The stories behind paintings and sculptures can be as interesting as the work itself; in fact, looking “behind the easel” can even shed light on our shared hist
Like Stonehenge, the rocking horse graveyard in Lincoln, Massachusetts, known as Ponyhenge is shrouded in mystery.
Star Wars’ most infamous fallen Jedi has been bearing down on unsuspecting cathedral visitors since 1986.