Art

Jan 8, 2020 • 1 min read

At the beginning of the new year, the Swiss Confederation gave a town on the shores of Lake Lugano back to Italy.

Jan 7, 2020 • 2 min read

In the aftermath of the devastating fire that brought down Notre Dame’s spire and seriously damaged its roof, there’s been quite a bit of back and forth about…

Jan 2, 2020 • 3 min read

African American culinary traditions have a long and storied history, but their influence doesn’t often receive the recognition it deserves. This winter,…

Jan 2, 2020 • 2 min read

Miami has a new museum that’s very much unique - the first in the world dedicated to graffiti.

Dec 29, 2019 • 3 min read

Travel photography can spark the imagination, shed light on important issues and share incredible moments and diverse ways of life from far flung corners of…

Dec 27, 2019 • 5 min read

2020 marks the ratification of the 19th amendment to the US Constitution, which gave women the right to vote, and across the country, an array of activities,…

Dec 23, 2019 • 2 min read

Frequent trips to the museum, art gallery or theatre could make you live longer according to a new study from University College London.

Dec 23, 2019 • 2 min read

Given their fragile state, Vincent van Gogh’s paintings don’t tend to leave the Amsterdam museum that houses them, and yet, Londoners will have a chance to get…

Dec 16, 2019 • 2 min read

This spring, the High Museum of Art in Atlanta will be the first ever US venue to host Live Lab, a photography residence and exhibition organised with Magnum…

Dec 13, 2019 • 1 min read

Winter in Antwerp is designed to capture the magic of the season. The addition of a fairytale forest this year hopes to enhance visitors' sense of wonder.

Dec 12, 2019 • 4 min read

A high-profile museum that opened its doors this autumn in Istanbul has created a vast new showcase for contemporary art in an industrial neighbourhood…

Dec 10, 2019 • 2 min read

If your Instagram feed feels familiar, there’s probably a good reason for that. According to one recent study, visitors to major international cities are…

Dec 6, 2019 • 2 min read

Berlin’s Stasi Museum fell victim to a burglary last weekend, officials discovered Sunday morning, and communist-era artefacts worth thousands of euros have…

Dec 5, 2019 • 2 min read

Italian Le Marche region is celebrating the life and works of Renaissance artist Raphael with an exhibition right inside its airport.

Dec 4, 2019 • 1 min read

New York City's iconic Paris Theatre has been saved by Netflix, and will be used for special screenings and events in the future.

Dec 3, 2019 • 3 min read

It’s been more than a century and a half since Alice first traveled to Wonderland, and in the years since, Lewis Carroll’s (occasionally) pint-sized heroine…

Dec 1, 2019 • 2 min read

A former WWII bunker in France is being converted into the world's largest digital art centre.

Nov 28, 2019 • 3 min read

The Bar de Viejes project wants you to experience the real Buenos Aires, away from the generic bars and chain cafes, through its traditional, no…

Nov 27, 2019 • 2 min read

For the first time tourists in Pompeii will be able to visit the biggest thermal baths in the city, as well as a newly-discovered fresco depicting an erotic…

Nov 24, 2019 • 1 min read

You wouldn't really expect something like a gas pump to become a landmark, but the one in Fort Smith isn't just like any other gas pump out there.

Nov 22, 2019 • 2 min read

The mysterious, monolithic drawings etched into Peru’s Nazca desert have long been the subject of fascination for scientists, historians and theologians…

Nov 22, 2019 • 1 min read

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg's face has appeared on the side of a building in downtown San Francisco as part of a series of murals celebrating…