Art
Italy Celebrates Return of Looted Artifacts Worth $20 Million
Some of the five dozen items had been on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Are A.I. Image Generators Violating Copyright Laws?
Two new lawsuits argue that tools like Midjourney and Stable Diffusion are infringing on artists' rights
This 13-Foot-Long Munch Painting Was Hidden From the Nazis in a Norwegian Forest
"Dance on the Beach" will be going up for auction for the first time since the 1930s
At Abraham Lincoln's Cottage, Artist Georges Adéagbo Pays Homage to the Great Emancipator
The award-winning Beninese artist unveils a work dedicated to the president’s “generosity of heart”
See 25 Stunning Images From the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Contest
Vote for your favorite among these photos shortlisted in the People's Choice category until February 2
The Most Anticipated Museum Openings of 2023
Scheduled to launch this year are new institutions dedicated to punk rock, Amelia Earhart and robots
The Frick Adds Its First Renaissance Portrait of a Woman to Permanent Collection
The stunning 16th-century painting by Giovanni Battista Moroni is now on display
Twenty-Three Smithsonian Shows to See in 2023
A rare Bible, George Clinton's colorful wig, Disney World history and Japanese ghosts debut this year
Italian Police Seize Rubens Masterpiece From an Exhibition
Four people are under investigation for illegally exporting the painting and money laundering
Rioters Damage Art at Government Buildings in Brazil
The government has released a list of artworks that were harmed during the attacks
Police Recover $400,000 Worth of Stolen Artwork in Colorado
The suspect allegedly broke into a locked truck that was transporting five high-end pieces across the country
You Can Listen to Audiobooks Narrated by Artificial Intelligence
Apple is now offering "digital narration" for some titles in the romance and fiction genres
Philip Pearlstein Painted the Naked Truth
Smithsonian curators remember the celebrated artist, who died last month at 98, and who viewed humanity with biting realism
Could These Cave Markings Be the Earliest Form of Writing?
New research proposes that symbols in 20,000-year-old cave drawings are a proto-writing system, but not all scientists are convinced
Why ‘Sí, Se Puede’ Was the Winning Motto for the United Farm Workers
Their nationwide boycott helped farmworkers win the right to join and form unions
'The Collaboration' Brings Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat to Broadway
Starring Paul Bettany and Jeremy Pope, the production explores two art icons' complex relationship
Our Top Ten Stories of 2022
From a teen inventor to invasive fish to lost cities of the Amazon, these were our most-read articles of the year
Ninety-Six Fascinating Finds Revealed in 2022
The year's most exciting discoveries included hidden portraits by Cézanne and van Gogh, sarcophagi buried beneath Notre-Dame, and a medieval wedding ring
Vandals Destroy 30,000-Year-Old Indigenous Cave Drawings in Australia
The perpetrators broke in to the cave and defaced some of the earliest known examples of First Peoples Rock Art
This British Zoologist Wants to Reinvent Color
Andrew Parker has produced some of the brightest hues in the world. So, what’s his secret?
