03/20/2019. A 3,000-year-old carved stone tablet from Babylonia, which promises a curse on those who would destroy it, is to be flown home from Britain after being looted during the Iraq War. British Museum boss Hartwig Fischer handed over the priceless work ...

06/24/2019. She was the most powerful woman in 17th-century Rome. Ambitious, domineering and deeply corrupt, Olimpia Maidalchini Pamphilj – sister-in-law, reputed lover and puppet master of Pope Innocent X – controlled all aspects of Vatican life. Argu...

08/10/2019. Omega is a name that is synonymous with all quality watch lovers. The company was founded in 1848 by Louis Brandt and the name was changed to Omega SA under the Swatch Group in 1982. Omega is used by celebrities in sports, cinema, science, and leader...

10/17/2019. As museums expand their role in the world and cultivate new audiences, The McNay engages a broad spectrum of art, music, dance, and thea...

10/18/2019. A good art dealer finds a way to combine earnestness with polished savvy, and the success of German-born gallerist David Zwirner demonstrates the potency of such a mixture. Now representing more than 60 artists and estates, David Zwirner Gallery h...

10/19/2019. Abbot Hall Art Gallery is presenting works by the Scottish Colourists in its last major exhibition before it closes for redevelopment. The Scottish Colourists were a group of four painters...

10/19/2019. The feast has existed at the core of culture in China for thousands of years and remains a vital part of life in East Asia today. As an important social and ritual activity, feasts commemorated major life events, served as political theater and satis...

10/25/2019. Tim Van Laere Gallery presents Live Forever, a group show with work by Bram Demunter, Gelatin, Adrian Ghenie, Kati Heck, Friedrich Kunath, Edward Lipski, Jonathan Meese, Tal R, Daniel Ri...

10/22/2019. Washington has a rich musical history, encompassing an array of music genres over the years such as rap, country, Christian and rock. A lot of famous musicians from the WA state, such as Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hendrix, Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, etc.&...

10/30/2019. The Chrysler Museum of Art recently acquired a rare daguerreotype attributed to James Presley Ball, an African American, Virginia-born artist. The small, silver-coated plate depicts The Greenbrier, ...

11/02/2019. This is Schlesinger’s first UK commission, and his first to be located outdoors. The new sculpture is accompanied by a focused solo show of new work by Ariel Schlesinger inside the house (until 15 December 2019). As the unanimous winner of a scu...

11/04/2019. Had she not died at 27 of an accidental heroin overdose, Janis Joplin would be 76 — two years younger than Paul Simon and four years younger than Mavis Staples. Singers with scorched voices sometimes settle more deeply into them. (Have you heard...

11/10/2019. Duane Michals, the pioneer of still-image, multiframe sequences that introduced storytelling to modern photography, stood in the conservation lab of the Morgan Library & Museum one recent autumn day, discussing his two-year treasure hunt through the ...

11/13/2019. A pair of rare Russian constructivist posters and an extraordinary Werewolf in London one sheet are capturing the attention of collectors in anticipation of Heritage Auctions’ Movie Posters Inter...

11/23/2019. When curator Denise Murrell was looking for a museum a few years back to help her develop an exhibition about black models who influenced art history, she struck out at one institution after another. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, she recalled, neve...