Scientific A-Team Plans to Reconstruct Leonardo da Vinci’s Genome
Art historians, geneticists and other researchers are working together to compile the great artist’s DNA
Want to Browse Some National Park Maps? There’s a Site For That
Can you guess the most popular map?
Build Your Own Library at the First-Ever Little Library Festival
The book-sharing stations have popped up all across the United States
A Modernist Sculpted Ceiling Was Uncovered in a U-Haul Showroom
The Isamu Noguchi work is being shown once again
‘The Shining’ Looks to Raise Hairs and Octaves in Its Opera Debut
The Minnesota Opera will debut its take on the horror novel in a new production by Pulitzer-prize winning composer Paul Moravec
Why Making ‘Derby-Pie’ Might Land You a Lawsuit
The Kentucky Derby’s traditional dessert has a tangled legal history
Virtual Reality Film Will Simulate Anne Frank’s Hiding Place
‘Anne’ will give audiences a sense of what it was like to be in the “Secret Annex”
A Historic Cathedral in New York City Goes up in Flames
The Cathedral of St. Sava caught fire just hours after the Orthodox congregation celebrated Easter
Five Things to Know About Megacities
Urbanization is happening fast—here’s what to know about the world’s largest cities
Biographer Uncovers Unsigned Feature Article by Harper Lee
The ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ author published a profile of a Kansas investigator in an FBI magazine while helping Truman Capote research ‘In Cold Blood’
Indian Artists Are Protesting a Private Takeover of a Public Art Gallery
Local artists want the Venkatappa Art Gallery to stay public
For the First Time, See Two Early Medieval Books Written By Women On Display Together
The manuscripts detail the authors’ experiences
Fire Devastates New Delhi’s National Museum of Natural History
A late night blaze guts one of India’s favorite museums, destroying valuable collections and exhibits
‘Lost’ Medieval Music Performed for the First Time in 1,000 Years
Researchers and musicians at Cambridge reconstruct songs from ‘The Consolation of Philosophy’
This Artist Builds Tiny Rooms in Milan’s Forgotten Manholes
The seemingly whimsical project has a darker meaning
Beyond Raspberry Berets: What Prince Left Behind
From portraits to guitars, The Artist’s legacy lives on at the Smithsonian
Damien Hirst’s Artworks May Leak Formaldehyde Gas
Where does art end and hazard begin?
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