Art
Why Lubaina Himid's Turner Prize Win Is One for the History Books
The 63-year-old, Zanzibar-born contemporary artist becomes the oldest person and first woman of color to win the prestigious award
How Marie Tussaud Created a Wax Empire
From France, to Britain, to the world, Tussaud's waxworks endure
The Riveting Story of an American Icon
Rosie has a surprising history
Why the Getty Center Is the "Safest Place" For Its Priceless Collection in the Case of Disaster
As wildfires blaze through Southern California, the Getty's Ron Hartwig explains how the structure was built with fire in mind
These Are the Most Instagrammed Museums of 2017
Selfie, selfie, in the feed—which institutions did users of the popular photo sharing site tag as the fairest of all?
Exhibit of Art by Guantánamo Prisoners Prompts Pentagon Review
The Department of Defense has halted transfers of artworks by detainees
This Artist Painted With Light. An Admiring Astronomer Helped Make Him a Star
The works and machinations of Thomas Wilfred, a lone performer, inventor and visionary, are now on view
Newly Discovered 235-Year-Old Watercolor Shows Off General Washington’s Wartime Tent
The painting offers a unique glimpse into the Revolutionary War
Museum Restores North America's Longest Painting
Completed in 1848, the quarter-mile-long panorama deteriorated after it toured the country on wagons and trains
Mark Bradford’s Paintings Scratch at the Surface of a Conflicted America
The Hirshhorn Museum hosts the artist’s first solo show in Washington
Behold the Newly Digitized 400-Year-Old Codex Quetzalecatz
The manuscript dates back to the late 1500s, and was recently acquired by the Library of Congress
A Mexican Painter Changed by the City, Changes Art
"In New York, I went berserk over painting," said Rufino Tamayo, whose works are now on view in a new retrospective
You Can't Get Closer to Picasso's "Guernica" Than This 436-Gigabyte Image
The new "Rethinking Guernica" website also includes 2,000 documents and photos charting the painting's 80-year history
"Lost" 17th-Century Portrait by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo Found in a Welsh Castle
The portrait, which depicts a Spanish writer and historian, has now been added to a Murillo exhibition in New York
How This Artist's Archival Discovery Sparked High-Tech Art
A photograph from a Smithsonian archives piqued Jordan Bennett's creativity; his work is part of a new exhibition that explores technology and tradition
This Rock Art May Be the Earliest Depiction of Dogs
The carvings are between 8,000 and 9,000 years old and hint that the creatures may already be heading toward domestication
Check Out These Thought-Provoking Additions to the National Portrait Gallery
The museum is showcasing 25 new artworks through next autumn
Final Piece of Hidden Magritte Masterpiece Found
X-rays have revealed the last bit of "La Pose Enchantee," which the artist cut up and reused in the early 1930s
Why Critics Are Skeptical About the Record-Smashing $450 Million da Vinci
While the sale of "Salvator Mundi" has generated a considerable amount of excitement, there are doubts about its authenticity
The Invisible Face of the American Worker Is Made Stunningly Visible in This New Show
The National Portrait Gallery kicks off its 50th anniversary with the exhibition "The Sweat of Their Face"
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