Oct 21, 2019 • 2 min read
Stephen King's Victorian house in Maine is becoming a writers' retreat after Bangor City Council approved an application to rezone their property for use as a…
Oct 18, 2019 • 2 min read
European vacations can seem like an endless list of to-see’s and to-do’s. Eiffel Tower? Check. Louvre? Check. Arc de Triomphe? Check. But no matter if it…
Oct 18, 2019 • 2 min read
A group of Michelangelo's sketches, including his studies for the frescoes of the Sistine Chapel, are coming to the US for the very first time for an exciting…
Oct 17, 2019 • 2 min read
An Italian court has given the go-ahead for Leonardo da Vinci's 'Vitruvian Man' to travel to France for an exhibition, after a push by a heritage group to…
Oct 17, 2019 • 2 min read
Throughout his life, J.D. Salinger drew a strict line between his public work and his private persona, preferring to let his words speak for themselves. But…
Oct 17, 2019 • 1 min read
All museum-lovers travelling to Italy will be happy to know that come November they'll once again have the chance to visit the country's most famous museums…
Oct 15, 2019 • 2 min read
New York has been considered from any number of perspectives over the years, but it’s safe to say that not much attention has been paid to how a tomato might…
Oct 12, 2019 • 2 min read
It arrived on the eve of Y2K to teach generations of readers how to get out of life’s stickiest jams, and it returned earlier this year with an eye toward the…
Oct 11, 2019 • 1 min read
Fans of 20th-century art will be given one more reason to head to London in spring 2020, when a major retrospective of Andy Warhol’s work opens at the…
Oct 11, 2019 • 2 min read
Paris is creating new creative spaces at its outer city limits, inviting visitors to explore lesser-known parts of the French capital in search of art and…
Oct 11, 2019 • 3 min read
When the Newseum opened in 1997 at its original location just over the river from Washington, DC in Rosslyn, Virginia, the media industry was a completely…
Oct 9, 2019 • 2 min read
The earliest example of a travel guide is display at the British Museum as part of the exhibition, "Inspired by the east: how the Islamic world influenced…
Oct 9, 2019 • 2 min read
Israeli archaeologists working at the ancient site of En Esur (Ein Asawir) have uncovered a vast 5000-year-old city that they have dubbed the New York…
Oct 7, 2019 • 1 min read
A life-sized replica of Shakespeare’s iconic Globe Theatre is touring the southern hemisphere with a residency in Perth, Australia.
Oct 4, 2019 • 2 min read
Any New Yorker who commutes by train already spends plenty of time underground, but with the introduction of the city’s first subterranean gallery, they’re…
Oct 4, 2019 • 1 min read
If you’ve ever dreamed of owning your own personal theatre, the Finnish government has one up for sale right now, dating all the way back to the 19th century.
Oct 4, 2019 • 1 min read
A new tour is offering visitors privileged entrance to the Vatican and Sistine Chapel at night, long after the crowds have gone home.
Oct 4, 2019 • 2 min read
America's main streets can tell you a lot about the women who shaped the country's history. You might not realise it but among the corner stores and…
Oct 3, 2019 • 1 min read
For the serious metaphysical practitioner, witchcraft is more a way of life than a passing seasonal fancy. But for those who might just be starting to dip a…
Oct 3, 2019 • 2 min read
Many of us have seen the Sistine Chapel. It welcomes about seven million people a year. But few have witnessed the masterpieces it holds, like The Last…
Oct 2, 2019 • 2 min read
British artist Alex Chinneck has unveiled a fun and eye-catching public project that presents red post boxes that have been knotted.
Oct 1, 2019 • 1 min read
The Tate Modern is one of London’s most popular museums, and now visitors will be able to see the new installation from renowned American artist Kara Walker…