Art
Fire at 16th-Century Mexican Church Prompts Debate Over How to Protect Cultural Heritage
Critics argue that a lack of preservation funding contributed to the devastating loss
3-D Reconstructions Reveal the Faces of Two Medieval Dukes
Researchers used a variety of techniques to visualize what Czech rulers Spytihněv I and Vratislav I might have looked like
How Did This Grasshopper End Up Trapped in a Vincent van Gogh Painting?
New research offers insights on "Olive Trees" (1889), including the story of the hapless insect trapped on its thickly painted surface
Entirely Digital Artwork Sells for Record-Breaking $69 Million
The sale marks the third-highest auction price achieved by a living artist
For the First Time in Its 200-Year History, the Rijksmuseum Features Women Artists in 'Gallery of Honour'
The Amsterdam institution is spotlighting works by Dutch Golden Age painters Judith Leyster, Gesina ter Borch and Rachel Ruysch
Five Rarely Seen Frida Kahlo Artworks United for Dallas Exhibition
The show features lesser-known paintings and drawings, most of which date to the end of the iconic Mexican artist's life
Explore 200 Years of Tattoo History With This New Book
Celebrated tattoo artist Henk Schiffmacher shows off designs from around the world in images from his private collection
Explore the Newly Digitized Archive of Alexander Calder, Famed 'Sculptor of Air'
A new online trove from the Calder Foundation offers fans endless avenues to learn about the artist's life and work
Authorities Recover Intricate Renaissance Armor Stolen From the Louvre in 1983
An appraiser's quick thinking helped recover the treasures, which vanished from the Paris museum 38 years ago
Forgotten Last Supper Scene Linked to Renaissance Master Titian Spent Century Hidden in Plain Sight
Researchers spotted the artist's signature, among other clues to the 16th-century painting's provenance, on the canvas
Another Long-Lost Jacob Lawrence Painting Resurfaces in Manhattan
Inspired by the recent discovery of a related panel, a nurse realized that the missing artwork had hung in her house for decades
Major Donation to MoMA Spotlights a Century of Women Photographers
Newly announced gift of 100 works by 76 artists runs the gamut from photojournalism to experimental images
Theodore Roosevelt's North Dakota and 27 Other Smithsonian Programs Streaming in March
Multi-part courses, studio arts classes and virtual study tours produced by the world’s largest museum-based educational program
Take a Virtual Tour of Failed Designs, From the DeLorean to Google Glass
An online exhibition showcases 40 creative flops, including a curvy ping-pong table and a doll dubbed Little Miss No-Name
Newly Restored Pompeiian Frescoes Capture Hunting Scenes in Vivid Detail
Researchers used a laser to clean the ancient artworks before retouching their faded sections
Tomb Painting Known as Egypt's 'Mona Lisa' May Depict Extinct Goose Species
Only two of the three kinds of birds found in the 4,600-year-old artwork correspond to existing kinds of animals
Anonymous Artist Installs Bust of York, Enslaved Explorer Who Accompanied Lewis and Clark, in Portland Park
The monument replaces a statue of conservative editor Harvey Scott that was toppled last October
Why Cooper Hewitt Is Seeking Works by the Innovative Black Graphic Designer Laini Abernathy
Cooper Hewitt is collecting album covers designed by this important designer, who contributed to the Black cultural scene in the late 1960s
Who Scribbled This Cryptic Graffiti on 'The Scream'?
New research suggests that the painting's artist, Edvard Munch, wrote the secret message around 1895
17,000-Year-Old Kangaroo Painting Is Oldest-Known Australian Rock Art
Researchers were able to date the painting using a new technique involving wasps' nests
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