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Monster Fatberg Goes On Display at London Museum
The mass clogged the sewer under Whitechapel last year with 820 feet of solid grease, fat and dirty diapers
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New Met Exhibition Transports You to the Korean Peninsula’s Diamond Mountains
The North Korea resort destination has been inaccessible to tourists for nearly a decade
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Unknown Language Discovered in Malaysia
About 280 people north of the Malay Peninsula speak the language, which is called Jedek
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New Museum in Southern France Will House More Than a Thousand Works by Pablo Picasso
The Musée Jacqueline et Pablo Picas, which is expected to open in 2021, will include a trove of works inherited by the artist’s stepdaughter
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Artist Coats Olympic Pavilion With the Blackest Black Pigment
The pavilion is also studded with thousands of light rods to resemble the twinkling night sky
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Meet the 2018 Olympic Artists in Residence
Four artists who are also athletes will make art by Olympians for Olympians at the PyeongChang Olympics
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Stories of Forgotten Suffragettes Come Alive in New Exhibition
The Museum of London’s “Votes for Women” show marks 100 years since women were first granted the right to vote in Britain
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How the Antarctic Sun Creates Breathtaking Optical Effects
A fine haze of ice particles transformed this landscape into an otherworldly scene
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See the Portrait Slashed by a Butcher’s Cleaver During Height of Women’s Suffrage Movement
In an act of protest, the London National Portrait Gallery work was damaged in 1914. It returns to mark 100 years of the Representation of the People Act
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Sea Foam Delights Visitors of Lebanese Beach
Last week, thick white layers of bubbles washed ashore Naqoura Beach
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Chile Designates 10 Million Acres of Land as National Parks
Spurred by the donation of 1 million acres of privately owned land, the country is adding two national parks to its system
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Why This Film Based on a 16th-Century Poem Has Sparked Violent Protests in India
The controversy around Padmaavat centers around its depiction of a legendary Hindu queen
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Amateur Historian Reveals Forgotten Stretch of the Berlin Wall
The dilapidated structure appears to be an early iteration of the infamous Cold War partition
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This Newly Digitized 16th-Century Planisphere Is the Largest-Known Early Map
Explore continents, islands and unicorns with scholar Urbano Monte’s epic map that’s been digitally pieced together by Stanford’s David Rumsey Map Center
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Long-Forgotten Opera About Tabasco Sauce Heats Up Stage Again After Almost 125 Years
Thanks to some musical sleuthing, George W. Chadwick’s ode to the now ubiquitous hot sauce brand has been revitalized by the New Orleans Opera
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Researchers Find a Chunk of North America Stuck to Australia
When an ancient supercontinent broke apart the Queensland peninsula may have gotten left behind
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These Billboards Could Be the First to Feature Immersive Virtual Reality Drawings
Tandem billboards on Sunset Boulevard play host to a fascinating new public art installation
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Newly Identified Vincent van Gogh Drawings Go on Display
The two works were drawn during the artist’s formative years in Paris
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Controversial Statues in New York City Will Remain in Place With Added Historical Context
The J. Marion Sims statue is the only one the Mayor de Blasio task force recommended to be moved. It will go to the Brooklyn cemetery where he is buried
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Meet Riley, the Puppy Training to Sniff Out Bugs in Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts
The Weimaraner will inspect incoming artwork for beetles, moths and other critters that can damage museum collections
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