Museums
Asheville's Biltmore Estate Will Reopen for the Holidays After Sustaining Damage From Hurricane Helene
The sprawling estate, which is the largest privately owned home in the country, will open its doors in November after a month-long closure
Walk Through a Full-Scale Replica of the Secret Annex Where Anne Frank's Family Took Shelter During the Holocaust
Featuring more than 100 original artifacts, a new immersive exhibition in New York City will explore the young Jewish diarist's life and legacy
Admire the World's Largest Collection of Fossilized Poop at the New 'Poozeum' in Arizona
Owner George Frandsen has some 8,000 coprolites from dinosaurs, sharks and other creatures
This Savvy Librarian Was the True Force Behind New York’s Iconic Morgan Library
It fell to Belle da Costa Greene, a Black woman whose racial identity was kept secret for decades, to catalog J.P. Morgan's immense collection of books and art
The World's First Barbecue Museum Is Coming to Kansas City
Opening next spring, the new venue will have exhibits and a barbecue bean-themed ball pit play area for kids
See the Vatican's Magnificent Marble Statue of the Greek God Apollo Restored to Its Former Glory
Experts added a carbon fiber pole to help anchor the "Apollo Belvedere," which had developed cracks along the legs and knees. Now, the looming Roman sculpture is finally back on display
How a Dead Seal Sparked Theodore Roosevelt's Lifelong Passion for Conservation
As a child, the future president acquired a marine animal's skull, which became the first specimen in his natural history collection
Nearly 40 Years After She Walked the Great Wall of China, Marina Abramović Returns to the Country With a New Exhibition
"Transforming Energy," the artist's first museum show in China, focuses on "artworks and objects that actively engage the audience"
Museum Workers Have Rescued an Artwork From the Trash After a Mechanic Mistook It for Garbage
A Dutch museum famous for displaying art in unconventional locations had placed a pair of painted beer cans in a glass elevator shaft
Seeing Vermeer’s 'Girl With a Pearl Earring' in Person Stimulates the Brain More Than Looking at Reprints, Study Suggests
Scientists used EEG headsets, MRI machines and eye trackers to study volunteers' responses to five paintings housed at the Mauritshuis museum in the Netherlands
This Exhibition Is Betting That You Don't Know Frida Kahlo as Well as You May Think
"Frida: Beyond the Myth" aims to paint an intimate portrait of the artist through dozens of works created by Kahlo and photographs taken by her loved ones
Immerse Yourself in the 'Hyperwall,' NASA's New Visual Showcase of a Changing Earth
A new exhibition at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History combines satellite observations and historical data to offer a "larger-than-life look" at our planet's climate today
One Year After England's Famous Sycamore Gap Tree Was Illegally Felled, a New Exhibition Honors Its Legacy
The show coincides with an initiative that will give away 49 of the tree's saplings to individuals and communities across the country
Ancient Statues Recently Returned to Yemen Are Now on Loan at the Met
The long-term loan is the latest agreement Yemen has made with a museum in order to protect its cultural heritage amid ongoing civil war
Nintendo Switches Things Up With a New Museum That Embraces Nostalgia and Celebrates Gaming History
The Kyoto museum will feature interactive exhibits, gaming artifacts, workshop spaces and oversized controllers inspired by iconic video games
Hours After the Protesters Who Threw Soup at a van Gogh Were Sentenced, Three More Activists Repeated the Stunt
Two members of Just Stop Oil staged the original demonstration in late 2022. Group members say the harsh penalties will not deter their efforts
The Netherlands Has Returned 288 Stolen Artifacts to Indonesia
The Dutch seized the majority of the items in the aftermath of a brutal 1906 conflict that killed an estimated 1,000 Balinese
Basquiat and Banksy Take Center Stage at the Hirshhorn
At an upcoming exhibition, the Smithsonian museum will display works by the two boundary-breaking artists for the first time
Boston Museum Returns Looted 2,700-Year-Old Necklace to Turkey
The gold and carnelian artifact is nearly identical to other jewelry found at an archaeological site in western Turkey
Money Is Art in an Exhibition at Oxford's Ashmolean Museum
"Money Talks" features currency from around the world spanning thousands of years—from ancient coins and historic banknotes to contemporary NFTs
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