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Arc de Triomphe to Reopen After Being Vandalized During ‘Yellow Vest’ Protests
Demonstrators sprayed the famed monument with graffiti and ransacked its small museum
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How a New Hampshire Museum Is Using Art to Reach Families Affected by the Opioid Crisis
The ‘Art of Hope’ initiative encourages participants to draw connections between works of art and their own lives
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Sprawling Museum of Black Civilizations Opens in Senegal
The launch comes as Senegal is requesting the repatriation of looted artworks from France
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Recently Deciphered 4,500-Year-Old Pillar Shows First Known Record of a Border Dispute
The marble stele, held in the British Museum’s collections for 150 years, also includes the first known use of the term “no man’s land”
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Newly Discovered Cave Could Be Among Canada’s Largest
The “Sarlacc Pit,” as its been informally dubbed, was discovered last spring during a caribou survey in British Columbia’s Wells Gray Provincial Park
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Charlotte Prodger Claims This Year’s Turner Prize With Film Shot on iPhone
The Glasgow-based artist’s diaristic ‘Bridgit’ examines the fluidity of queer identity
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Found Near the Thames: A Centuries-Old Skeleton, Still Wearing Thigh-High Boots
The owner of the unusual footwear likely made his living on the water
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No, Wait, This Is the Real Ava, a Bronze Age Woman From the Scottish Highlands
New DNA evidence drastically changes the image of the young woman buried in Caithness 4,250 years ago
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New York Honors Shirley Chisholm, First Black Congresswoman in U.S. History, With New Statue
The firebrand politician once quipped that she would like to be remembered as a woman who ‘had guts’
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Reggae Officially Declared Global Cultural Treasure
The music, which emerged from Jamaica in the 1960s, was added to Unesco’s global Intangible Cultural Heritage list
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Ambitious VR Experience Restores 7,000 Roman Buildings, Monuments to Their Former Glory
You can take an aerial tour of the city circa 320 A.D. or stop by specific sites for in-depth exploration
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North, South Korea Form Tag Team to Get Traditional Wrestling Unesco Heritage Status
The two nations filed a historic joint application to place traditional Korean wrestling on the world cultural heritage listing
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India Is Building the World’s Tallest Statue—Again
The monument of the Hindu god Ram is expected to stand 725 feet tall, and it plays a role in the country’s complex political landscape
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Berlin’s Famous East Side Gallery Protected from Development
The outdoor gallery on a former section of Berlin Wall has been threatened by a building boom in recent years
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The Leaning Tower of Pisa Has Gotten a Little Straighter
Engineers announced that the famed structure’s tilt has reduced by about 1.5 inches
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Newly Discovered Artifacts Reignite Feud Over Which Town Is Connecticut’s Oldest
Wethersfield and Windsor both date back to the early 17th century, but which came first is a matter of debate
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French Report Recommends the Full Restitution of Looted African Artworks
The report was commissioned by President Emmanuel Macron, who has advocated for repatriation
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Did These Ancient Juglets—Found in a Bronze Age Burial in Israel—Contain Vanilla?
The finding suggests vanilla was being used 2,500 years earlier and half a world from where we thought, but vanilla experts are skeptical on the findings
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The Statue of Liberty’s Original Torch Gets a New Home
The torch, which was replaced in the 1980s, has been moved to a new museum on Liberty Island
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Paradise’s Gold Nugget Museum Falls Victim to Camp Fire
The beloved local institution was founded in 1973 to commemorate the town’s prospecting past
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