Statues
Controversial Statues in New York City Will Remain in Place With Added Historical Context
The J. Marion Sims statue is the only one the Mayor de Blasio task force recommended to be moved. It will go to the Brooklyn cemetery where he is buried
This American Doctor Pioneered Abdominal Surgery by Operating on Enslaved Women
Glorified with a statue in the U.S. Capitol, Ephraim McDowell is a hero in Kentucky, but the full story needs to be told
Message From the Past Found Inside Spanish Statue of Jesus
A local chaplain wanted people from the future to know what crops his region grew, what games they played and what diseases they suffered
Central Park Has No Monuments Dedicated to Real Women. That's About to Change
The future site was dedicated during the state's centennial of women's suffrage; the State of New York also will build two statues of suffrage leaders
A Senator Speaks Out Against Confederate Monuments… in 1910
Alone in his stand, Weldon Heyburn despised that Robert E. Lee would be memorialized with a statue in the U.S. Capitol
Antikythera Shipwreck Yields New Cache of Treasures, Hints More May Be Buried at Site
The discovery of an ancient bronze arm is a rare archaeological find
Ancient Statue Damaged by ISIS Resurrected in Damascus
Palmyra's Lion of Al-lāt, as the statue is known, once adorned the temple of a pre-Islamic goddess
This Russian Monument Honors the Humble Lab Mouse
A peculiar Russian monument praises the scientific achievements of a tiny mammal
The Pernicious Myth of the ‘Loyal Slave’ Lives on in Confederate Memorials
Statues don’t need to venerate military leaders of the Civil War to promulgate false narratives
Germany Moves Forward with Controversial Monument to Reunification
The German Memorial to Freedom and Unity has a fraught history
This 3,500-Year-Old Statue of a Syrian Refugee Remains One of Archaeology’s Most Important Finds
King Idrimi is getting digitized and his autobiography is as relevant as ever
London's Parliament Square Will Get Its First Statue of a Woman
Suffragist leader Millicent Garrett Fawcett will join the ranks of 11 statesmen who have been honored with monuments there
Find Your 2,000-Year-Old Doppelgänger
Send the Musée de la Civilisation a photo, and it will match you with an ancient statue
Where to Hunt for the World’s Smallest Monuments
Don't overlook these tiny statues in cities around the world
Why Is Pennsylvania Ave D.C.'s Main Thoroughfare and More Questions From Our Readers
Your questions answered by our experts
The Statue of Liberty Was Once Patented
Reading the original patent documents can help us learn more about this history of this American icon
"Comfort Woman" Statue Stokes Old Tensions Between Japan and South Korea
She’s a silent reminder of the plight of hundreds of thousands of women forced into sexual slavery by Japan during World War II
Why a Ghanaian University Is Getting Rid of a Statue of Gandhi
The civil rights leader’s legacy is complicated
A Statue of Lenin Has Finally Come Down from Red Square...in New York City
One of Manhattan’s strangest buildings has lost its mascot
Five Places Where Confederate Monuments Have Recently Disappeared (or Soon Will)
Vanderbilt University's decision to rename a building to "Memorial Hall" is just one of many ongoing efforts
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