Museums
Why Were So Many Renaissance Portraits Multisided?
A new exhibition at the Met is the first to examine the tradition of covered 15th- and 16th-century portraits, which were designed to be interactive and often portable
This Museum Lets Visitors Talk to A.I. Copies of World War II Veterans
Eighteen Americans who participated in the war effort each answered up to 1,000 questions on camera to create their interactive video likenesses
Claude Monet's 'Moulin de Limetz' Could Fetch $25 Million at Auction
The 1888 work depicts a grain mill on the River Epte near the artist's home in Giverny, France
Listen Live to the Total Solar Eclipse, Transformed Into a Real-Time Musical Composition
A composer based at San Francisco’s Exploratorium museum will use data coming from the eclipsed sun to create an out-of-this-world “sonification” on April 8
This Museum Needs Your Help Identifying the Subject of a 19th-Century Painting
Nobody knows the name of the child in "The Black Boy," but a museum in Liverpool is hoping someone will recognize him
Louvre Receives Bomb Threat Against 'Mona Lisa' and Other Masterpieces
The message came in through the museum's online contact form on March 17
Five Museums Unveil Audio Guides Celebrating Lesser-Known Women Artists
The project—titled Museums Without Men—debuted in the U.S. and the U.K. during Women's History Month
See the Faces of Four Scots Across Thousands of Years of History, Brought to Life Using A.I.
The Perth Museum in Scotland is unveiling digital reconstructions of men and women who lived in the region from the Bronze Age through the 16th century
Metal Detectorist Discovers 300-Year-Old Silver Thimble Engraved With a Romantic Inscription
The artifact, which features the words "like enduringly, love forever," had been declared a treasure by officials in Wales
Two Decades After They Were Stolen, Dorothy's Ruby Slippers Returned to the Scene of the Crime. Will They Stay There?
Federal investigators have handed over the shoes to their rightful owner, who plans to sell them at auction later this year
See the Portrait That Made Henry VIII Fall in Love With Anne of Cleves, Newly Restored to Its Former Glory
The Louvre cleaned and conserved Hans Holbein's 1539 likeness of the Tudor queen, revealing its vibrant colors and previously hidden details
Shells From Captain Cook's Final Voyage Were Rescued From a Dumpster
Long presumed lost, the collection of rare shells is now on display in England
Françoise Gilot's Artistic Career Persisted Long After She Left Picasso. Now, She's Getting an Exhibition in Paris
At the Picasso Museum, the talented painter's artistic legacy is finally getting the recognition it deserves
With New Holocaust Museum, the Netherlands Reckons With Its Past
The venue, which opens this week, memorializes the Dutch Jews who suffered at the hands of the Nazis
Found in a Polish Forest, This Dagger Belonged to an Elite Warrior 4,000 Years Ago
A metal detectorist came across the copper artifact while searching for objects from World War I and World War II
The World's First Cryonics Museum Finds a Perfect Home in Estes Park, Colorado
The town’s historic hotel magnifies its mastery of the macabre with a chilling new attraction
Why Did Colonists Trash This Piece of Armor After Settling in Maryland 300 Years Ago?
The metal plate was unearthed in the cellar of a storehouse dating to the mid-1600s
Metal Detectorist Finds Rare 1,500-Year-Old Gold Ring in Denmark
The distinctly decorated artifact may be linked to a powerful family in the area with ties to the Merovingians
Musée d'Orsay Breaks Attendance Records With Interactive Vincent van Gogh Exhibition
The show exploring the artist's final works featured an interactive recreation of the painter trained on hundreds of his letters
Who Was Georgina Hogarth, Charles Dickens' 'Best and Truest Friend'?
Unpublished letters reveal new insights into the baffling relationship between the English novelist and his sister-in-law
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