Art

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Why Dr. Seuss Liked Drawing Dirty Pictures

The celebrated children's author submitted his work with racy bonus material to keep editors on their toes.

These Psychedelic Art Pieces Were Grown in Petri Dishes

Josie Lewis compares her art to "neon mushrooms" and "mermaid skin."

This Online Archive Will Tell You Exactly Which Typeface Your Favorite Products Use

Want to know what typeface is on that bottle of Sriracha? Fonts in Use will tell you.

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See Lifelike Mummy Portraits From Roman Egypt, Now at Northwestern University

The exhibit is named after an ancient piece of art criticism.

The Louvre Abu Dhabi Just Opened the World's First Radio-Guided Highway Art Gallery

For a guided audio tour, just tune into FM radio.

The Simple Optical Illusion That Makes an Image Look Like It's Drawing Itself

Don't let your eyes deceive you.

Surprising Sculptures Made From Fallen Feathers

Many of the materials for Kate MccGwire's work come from her next-door menagerie.

London's Foundling Museum Will Temporarily Replace Male Portraits With Artwork of Women

In honor of the 100-year anniversary of women’s suffrage in the UK, the women who made the museum possible will finally be put front and center.

These Notepads Come With Intricate Paper Sculptures Hidden Inside

Not all stationery needs to be practical.

7 Amazing Automatons You Can See in Action

These astounding automata are the forerunners of today's robots.

7 Amazing Automatons You Can See in Action

These astounding automata are the forerunners of today's robots.

Artist Fuses Surreal Scenes Into Fake Puddles

Watch where you step.

This Art Collection Features the Chopstick Wrapper Origami Diners Leave Behind

More than 13,000 of the tiny artworks have been collected from restaurants around Japan.

Johann Dietrich Findorff after Jean-Baptiste Oudry, Wikimedia // Public Domain

Clara, the 18th-Century Rhinoceros Who Became a Sensation

In Paris, women styled their hair “à la rhinocéros,” with ribbons or feathers simulating a horn atop their heads.

11 Literature-Themed Coloring Books

A different kind of book to curl up with after a stressful day.

Art Lovers in England, Rejoice: France's Famous Bayeux Tapestry is Coming to the UK

The fragile 11th century artwork hasn't left France for nearly 1000 years.

Boston's Museum of Fine Arts Hires Puppy to Sniff Out Art-Munching Bugs

Beantown's renowned museum has a new secret weapon.

Palette work from the collection of John Whitenight and Frederick LaValley

Mütter Museum Showcases the Victorian Custom of Making Crafts From Human Hair

New exhibition explores a time when hair wasn't simply for heads.

Scientists Are Using an Ancient Egyptian Pigment to Create New Technologies

Egyptian blue, the world's earliest-known artificial pigment, could help pave the way for advances in medical imaging and forensics.

Coming to New York in 2018: A Floating Glass Museum

GlassBarge will cruise up the Hudson River and along the Erie Canal, providing live glass-blowing demonstrations in port cities along the way.

A Man-Made Mountain in Finland Serves as an 11,000-Tree Time Capsule

Between 1992 and 1996, artist Agnes Denes built a mountain.

5 Fascinating Facts About Atari's Star Wars

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Enter the Weird World of Salvador Dalí's Wine Tastes in This New Book

The Wines of Gala is the Surrealist's unusual guide to all things wine.

Metropolitan Museum of Art, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

Wilson A. Bentley: The Man Who Photographed Snowflakes

Wilson A. Bentley's impressive library of snowflake images, and his research, are credited with establishing the theory that no two snowflakes are alike.