A new ordinance means that at least 30 percent of new public art will depict notable women of history, beginning with Maya Angelou
This stripy toe sock appears to have warmed the foot of a tot in the late antiquity period
Her 1992 nude self-portrait "Propped" sold for $12.4 million. But the record-breaking price lags behind the amount paid to the men's holder of the title
Cartographers had previously been in the habit of representing the Scottish islands inside a box because they are located so far from the mainland
The street artist hid a built-in shredder in the frame of the artwork when he created it in 2006
Shards of ancient ceramics on Pulau Ay reveal nutmeg's early history
Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad are recognized for working to bring healing to victims, accountability to perpetrators and greater visibility to the public
The team’s finds include a network of Tudor-era brick sewers, the foundations of two towers and ornate tiles
91 of the objects on display were gifted to the museum on the condition that they be contextualized within the framework of America's art history
Stabilization work must be completed before experts can assess extent of damage to museum’s collection of more than 20 million artifacts
The famed French author produced some 4,000 brooding, tempestuous artworks during his lifetime
Tania Bruguera's new show at London's Tate Modern includes a room spritzed with an organic compound to stimulate "forced empathy"
It was commissioned in celebration of Elizabeth II’s reign
The space, originally designed by priest and mathematician Guarino Guarini, includes a spectacular and intricate wood and marble dome
<i>Armenia!</i> features more than 140 artifacts, including gilded reliquaries, illuminated manuscripts, textiles
New documentary evidence suggests the famed artist’s uncle and cousin were victims of targeted killings
The show explores how the policing of minor crimes has caused an uptick in racial profiling, particularly targeting African American and Latino communities
The portrait is likely of a day laborer that worked on the grounds of the asylum where the troubled artist stayed near the end of his life
“For a living language, the only constant is change,” says Peter Sokolowski, editor at large for Merriam-Webster
It's been identified as a remnant of an ancient Roman monument, the altar employed in Druidic human sacrifice, even the stone that yielded Excalibur
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