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French Art Museum Discovers More Than Half of Its Paintings Are Fakes

Authenticating a painting is harder than you may think.

Get Lost in This Collection of Pulp Covers of Classic Works of Literature

See George Orwell in a whole new light.

Narayan Khandekar, director of the Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies

To Dye For: Inside the Vast Library That Stores the World’s Rarest Pigments

The rainbow of jars at the Straus Center can tell us a lot about how art comes into being—and how to save it.

10 Things You Might Not Know About Little Orphan Annie

'Little Orphan Otto' didn't have quite the same ring to it.

Ice Age Artists Used Charcoal Over 10,000 Years to Create Europe's Oldest Cave Paintings

Researchers now have a better understanding of how these paintings were created some 35,000 years ago.

10 Things You Might Not Know About Hägar the Horrible

The lovable comic strip Viking was almost named Bulbar.

8 City Maps Rendered in the Styles of Famous Artists

New York City gets blasted with color in the Warhol-inspired rendering.

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Gustav Klimt at 100: Painter. Photographer. Dress Maker.

Many of the eye-popping dresses featured in the artist's most famous and vibrant paintings were based on designs by his companion and muse, Emilie Louise Flöge.

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How a Notorious Art Heist Led to the Discovery of 6 Fake Mona Lisas

It was one of the most sensational thefts in modern history.

Rare Disney Artifacts From Early Imagineer Rolly Crump Head to Auction

The most valuable of the 400-plus lots is the original model for a clock in "It’s a Small World," which could bring in $80,000.

Courtesy of Chess Boxing Global/Yves Sucksdorff

By Pawn or by Brawn: Inside the Chessboxing Movement

It's a hit in Germany and India. Why isn't the sport of hooks and rooks catching on in America?

Students Build a Machine to Study the Weak Ankles of Michelangelo’s 'David'

It's hard to stand in one place for more than 500 years.

The Color Dictionary Darwin Used to Describe the Natural World, Pre-Pantone

Here's how naturalists and scientific illustrators used to cope.

An Astronomer Solves a 70-Year-Old Ansel Adams Mystery

Donald Olson solves mysteries using celestial bodies.

11 Things You Might Not Know About Dick Tracy

The yellow-jacketed gumshoe depicted the first on-panel murder in a comic strip.

Stanley Kubrick Photography Exhibition Opening at the Museum of the City of New York

Get a look at the iconic director’s early years as a photojournalist.

8 Expert Tips and Tricks for Hanging a Picture Right the First Time

There's an art to hanging framed pieces without destroying your walls.

19 Must-Visit Stops on Mexico City's Metro

From piano stairs to a space tunnel, exploring the attractions hidden within Mexico City's metro just might be the most fun you can have for 5 pesos.

How Jeremy Bentham Finally Came to America, Nearly 200 Years After His Death

The philosopher believed in making every man his own statue.

UK Archaeologists Have Found One of the World’s Oldest 'Crayons'

The red ochre pigment might have been used for art or to color animal skins.

Tour the National Museum of Scotland From Home With Google Street View

Over 20,000 objects are on virtual display.

11 Fun Facts About Heathcliff

The sassy orange tabby cat pre-dated Garfield by five years.

A chunk of the Whitechapel fatberg on display at the Museum of London.

A Manmade Fatberg Is Floating Off the Coast of Amsterdam

The art project already weighs a ton.

Why You Might Start Seeing More Contemporary Russian Art in Museums

A decades-old law had made importing new art nearly impossible.

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