Museums
The Met’s Latest Show Traces Armenia’s Cultural Evolution
<i>Armenia!</i> features more than 140 artifacts, including gilded reliquaries, illuminated manuscripts, textiles
Maldivian Government Destroys World's First Intertidal Art Gallery
Before President Abdulla Yasmeen lost the country's election, his government ordered the demolition of the conservation-minded underwater sculpture garden
5Pointz Graffiti Revived at New Museum of Street Art
A 20-story stairwell at a Manhattan Hotel brings together the works of street artists who worked at the now-demolished 5Pointz outdoor gallery
Over 1,500 Museums Across the U.S. Will Open Their Doors for Free This Saturday
Museums and zoos across the country are letting visitors in admission-free. Here are some highlights.
Delacroix, the Visionary Romantic Artist, Gets First Major North American Retrospective
A new exhibition at the Met features nearly 150 of Delacroix’s paintings, drawings and prints
Five Ways Cultural Institutions, Landmarks and Zoos Are Prepping for Hurricane Florence
Many museums are closing their doors, while zoos and aquariums are moving their animals indoors
British Museum Traces History of Dissent From Ancient Egypt to Today
'I Object: Ian Hislop’s Search for Dissent' span centuries, continents
Bloomsbury Group’s Countryside Hub Opens to Visitors Year-Round
A new expansion has helped the Charleston Museum overcome conservation and space concerns that once forced it to shut down during winter
Check Out These 10 Must-See Fall Exhibits
Underwater artifacts and Winnie the Pooh take center stage at these new museum exhibits this fall
How the Smithsonian Helped Sleuth Out the True Identity of a Pair of Dorothy’s Ruby Slippers
When the FBI asked museum conservators at the American History Museum for assistance, they discovered the two pairs are twins
Why Brazil's National Museum Fire Was a Devastating Blow to South America's Cultural Heritage
The collection of more than 20 million artifacts included the oldest fossil found in the Americas and a trove of indigenous literature
Thousands of Creepy Crawlies Stolen From Philadelphia Insectarium
Police suspect three current or former employees swiped the animals
Helsinki's New Subterranean Art Museum Opens Its Doors
The Amos Rex Museum is located beneath Lasipalatsi, a 1930s shopping center known as the ‘Glass Palace’
Museum Curators Reflect on the Legacy of the Queen of Soul
Aretha Franklin dies at 76; her memory lives on at the Smithsonian in artwork, photographs and other ephemera
View the Uffizi’s Ancient Treasures From Afar, in 3D
A new website has digitized 300 objects from the Florence gallery’s Greek and Roman collection
The Computers That Changed the World
A Seattle museum keeps its vintage computers in working order, so that visitors can experience the evolution of the machine
After 100 Years, Roald Amundsen's Polar Ship Returns to Norway
<i>Maud</i>, which sunk in Arctic Canada in 1930, was floated across the Atlantic to its new home in a museum in Vollen
Ten Picassos Discovered Amid Tehran Museum’s Hidden Collection of Western Art
The Picassos will be included in a major exhibition of works that have been held in storage since Iran’s 1979 revolution
A Massive New Museum Dedicated to Comedy Just Opened in Lucille Ball’s Hometown
The brand-new National Comedy Center — in the noted comedy destination of Jamestown, New York — is a look at the history of humor
Claude Monet's Glazed Biscuit Kitty Cat Returns to the Artist's Home
The terracotta feline was believed to have gone missing after the death of Claude Monet's son Michel
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