European History
Tintin Drawing Sold for €3.2 Million Is the World's Most Expensive Comic Book Art
The original cover design for Hergé's "The Blue Lotus" spent decades tucked away in a drawer
Paris' Champs-Élysées to Be Transformed Into an 'Extraordinary Garden'
The French avenue's "green makeover" won’t be finished until after the city's 2024 Summer Olympics
Rare Doctor's Note Offers Glimpse Into Napoleon's Agonized Final Years
The 1818 missive, which describes the French statesman's failing health, recently sold at auction for $2,000
Is This Religious Scene a Long-Overlooked El Greco Painting?
A team of Spanish scholars spent two years assessing the small-scale depiction of Christ carrying the cross
Rare Rembrandt Biblical Scene Could Fetch $30 Million at Auction
In this intimate scene from Genesis, the artist depicts the moment that Abraham’s wife Sarah learns she will bear a son
Take a Virtual Tour of the World's Largest Circular Tomb, Augustus' Mausoleum
The Roman landmark will reopen in 2021 after a 13-year restoration
Ninety Fascinating Finds Revealed in 2020
This year's most intriguing discoveries include an Aztec skull tower, fossilized footprints and Nazi shipwrecks
Italy Will Rebuild the Colosseum's Floor, Restoring Arena to Its Gladiator-Era Glory
Officials plan to host concerts and theater productions on the new, retractable platform
In Times of Conflict, How Can We Support the People Who Keep Culture Alive?
A Smithsonian research fellow weighs in on the ways culture proves both vital and resilient
Remembering the Oft-Overlooked Women Victims of the Spanish Civil War
Archaeologists in northeastern Spain recently unearthed the remains of ten individuals kidnapped and executed in 1936
Ancient European Hunters Carved Human Bones Into Weapons
Scientists suggest 10,000-year-old barbed points washed up on Dutch beaches were made for cultural reasons
Officials Seize 27,400 Artifacts Looted by a Single French Treasure Hunter
The unidentified man accumulated a sizable collection of ancient coins, jewelry, accessories and sculptures
Freed of 1,000 Years of Grime, Anglo-Saxon Cross Emerges in Stunning Detail
Conservation revealed the artifact, discovered with Scotland's Galloway Hoard, as an example of intricate Viking-era metalwork
A 400-Year-Old Flemish Masterpiece Spent Decades Hiding in Plain Sight
Officials previously thought that the Jacob Jordaens painting, which hung in a Brussels town hall for 60 years, was a copy
New Digital Project Details 150 Belgian Libraries Looted by the Nazis
During WWII, a special ideological unit stole some 250,000 to 300,000 books for research and propaganda purposes
Preservationists Rally to Save Abandoned Casino-Turned-Orphanage in Istanbul
The enormous, 122-year-old structure—one of Europe's largest wooden buildings—is close to collapsing
Study Rewrites History of Ancient Land Bridge Between Britain and Europe
New research suggests that climate change, not a tsunami, doomed the now-submerged territory of Doggerland
College Sophomores Discover Hidden Text in Medieval Manuscript
Students at Rochester Institute of Technology used a self-developed UV imaging system to assess a 15th-century religious document
A History of Felines, as Narrated and Illustrated by a Cat
Baba the cat is both storyteller and photographic model in what is perhaps the most unique cat history book ever published
Trove of Musket Balls Sent to Aid Bonnie Prince Charlie's Jacobite Rebellion Found
The ammunition, shipped from France to Scotland in hopes of helping to restore the Stuart dynasty to the throne, arrived too late
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