This Museum’s Giant Collection of Paper Peepshows Offers a Pinhole into the Past
The art pieces were created during the 19th and earth 20th centuries to celebrate coronations, world events and illustrate children’s stories
Scientists Uncover a “Hidden” Portrait by Edgar Degas
A powerful X-ray unveiled one of the painter’s rough drafts
The First Armed Art Heist in History Is Being Made Into a Movie
But Ocean’s 11, this isn’t
A New Installation Turns the L.A. River Into Art
The river’s surreal landscape is the perfect place to make a statement about water use
Director Guillermo del Toro Shares the Monsters in His Closet With the Public
The filmmaker talks about artifacts from his collection that are featured in the LACMA’s new exhibition, At Home with Monsters
Meet the Man Who Dropped a Boulder on a Chrysler
Ex-pat rebel sculptor Jimmie Durham’s funny work is celebrated in the capital of the country he left
The Secret Meaning of Food in Art
Discover 17th-century drinking games and coded political messages in this unique food tour of the Metropolitan Museum’s art collection
Can the Art of Divination Help People Cope With Climate Anxiety?
A Brooklyn-based artist strives to create emotional connections with the looming threat of climate change.
This App Puts a Museum in Your Phone
Get out and get some culture with a newly released app that gives art a smart spin
An Artist Will Slice Up a Peninsula to Remember Norway’s 2011 Massacre
“Memory Wound” will evoke the brutal losses of the July 22 tragedy
How to Avoid the Pitfalls in the Politics of Graphic Messaging
The director of the National Portrait Gallery offers a few pointers on how to acquire visual intelligence
Alexander McQueen Is Being Turned Into Leather
The late designer’s DNA is part of a bizarre experiment in fashion ethics
These Anti-Suffrage Postcards Warned Against Giving Women the Vote
There are always those who resist societal change
Please Touch the Art: This Artist Creates Tactile Portraits for the Blind
Andrew Myers uses screws to make 3-D masterpieces for curious fingers
Unesco Names New World Heritage Sites
Rock art, irrigation and education add to the organization’s growing list of sites worthy of protection
Anyone Can Contribute to This Giant Poem…if You Can Find This Typewriter
A roving typewriter tries to capture New York’s subconscious
Did Rembrandt Have Help With His Most Famous Paintings?
A new study suggests the old master also knew his optics
Meet William Merritt Chase, the American Master Coming Back into Fashion
At the turn of the century, Chase was one of the most well-known painters and teachers in the United States. A new exhibit revisits his revolutionary skill
The Girl Scouts’ Newest Badges Bring Art Outside
Scouts designed and voted on the new badges
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