Arts
This Free Game Lets Users Build Their Own Virtual Art Museums
"Occupy White Walls" allows players to design their own art galleries—and explore others' out-of-the-box creations
How Andy Warhol Came to Paint Campbell's Soup Cans
He was talented and prosperous, but the young visionary worried the art world had left him behind. Then he discovered soup
Berlin Artists Turn Their Balconies Into Mini Galleries
Some 50 artists around the Prenzlauer Berg district displayed works of art for passersby to enjoy
Poo-Sniffing Peeps, Miss Ameripeep and More Emerge Victorious in #PeepYourScience 2020 Competition
Blending marshmallows with scientific rigor, the contest offers levity during a difficult time
#5WomenArtists Campaign Tackles Gender Inequity for the Fifth Year in a Row
Though women make up nearly half of visual artists in the United States, they represent just 13 percent of artists in museum collections
How Knitting Enthusiasts Are Using Their Craft to Visualize Climate Change
In these crafters' scarves and blankets, rows of color correspond with daily temperature
How the U.S. Government Deployed Grandma Moses Overseas in the Cold War
In 1950, an exhibition of the famed artist's paintings toured Europe in a promotional campaign of American culture
For One Week Only, Raphael's Tapestries Return to the Sistine Chapel
This is the first time all 12 of the Renaissance creations have been united in their original home since the 16th century
Why Are the Vibrant Colors of 'The Scream' Fading?
New analysis explores why unstable synthetic pigments in the painting are changing color from yellow to white
Pennsylvania Museum Discovers Unidentified Rembrandt Portrait in Its Collection
Conservation work revealed evidence of the artist's hand in a painting previously attributed to a member of his studio
The Women Behind the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
An exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in London explores 12 women's contributions to the male-dominated artistic circle
You Can Now Download Images of 100,000 Artworks From Prominent Paris Museums' Collections
Paris Musées, which manages 14 important institutions, has released a trove of images into the public domain
Nativity Scene Discovered Beneath 16th-Century Painting of John the Baptist's Beheading
Experts hope further examination will yield insights on the canvas' age, background and history
Baltimore Museum of Art Will Collect Works Exclusively by Women in 2020
"To rectify centuries of imbalance, you have to do something radical," says museum director Christopher Bedford
The Dutch Golden Age's Female Painters Finally Receive a Show of Their Own
A new exhibition at the National Museum of Women in the Arts spotlights eight unheralded 17th- and 18th-century artists
Fifty U.S. Museums Champion Feminist Art Ahead of 2020 Election
Curators are banding together to organize feminism-inspired exhibitions and events in fall 2020
Archaeologists Unearth Bloody Gladiator Fresco in Pompeii
The scene, one of many paintings recently found in the ruins of the ancient city, depicts a defeated gladiator begging for his life
The Behind-the-Scenes Quest to Find Mister Rogers' Signature Cardigans
The USPS, a $70 soup pot and whole lot of effort went into finding the perfect zip-up cardigan for Fred Rogers
See Maurice Sendak’s Little-Known Designs for the Opera and Ballet
A new exhibition at the Morgan Library & Museum explores how the 'Where the Wild Things Are' author pivoted to a career in set and costume design
The Penn Museum Just Floated a 12-Ton Sphinx Out a Window
Using air-dollies, the museum moved the largest sphinx in the western hemisphere 250 feet to a new entranceway
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