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Rome's Colosseum
Audacious Rats Run Free in Rome's Colosseum
Rome's city government has reported that it is working to solve a new rodent problem discovered by tourists at the Colosseum, brought on by a startling amount of photos and videos of the rats posted…
Lisa Schiff
Lisa Schiff, Art Advisor to the Elite, Faces Millions in Fraud Claims

Lisa Schiff, the once revered art advisor, has recently come into the spotlight for a lawsuit that accuses her of using her …

Leonardo da Vinci, Annunciation, c. 1472.
The Golden Ratio Revealed in 7 Masterpieces
For artistically-minded people, the golden ratio—or better yet, the divine proportion—might be easier to understand visually. Here are several examples of how the golden ratio can be applied to works…
An Israel Antiquities Authority conservationist works on the 'Jesus' mosaic excavated at a prison in Megiddo in northern Israel, part of a structure from the third or fourth century that may be one of the earliest Christian churches. (Yoli Schwartz/IAA)
Israel Considers Uprooting Ancient Mosaics for Loan to Evangelical U.S. Museum

The Israel Antiquities Authority has announced that it is considering loaning precious mosaics from Israel to…

Detail from the Mural The Underground Railroad, Vermont and the Fugitive Slave, Entering Vermont in 1855, memory of Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth
Controversial Mural Can Be Covered, Court Rules

Last week, a U.S. federal court sided with Vermont Law School, stating they the school is legally justified in concealing two murals that it deems offensive. The mural, painted by…

Agnieszka Kurant, Post-fordite 3, 2019.
These 14 Pioneering Women Collectors Are Re-Shaping the Art World
Learn What Inspires Their Noteworthy Collections
A Summer Arrangement: Object & Thing at LongHouse. LongHouse, East Hampton, New York. Photo by Adrian Gaut. Works pictured: [left to right] Julia Kunin, Purple Cliff, Green Providence and Fools Gold II (2022).
Objectified: Glenn Adamson On Julia Kunin's Ceramics
'A Summer Arrangement: Object & Thing' at LongHouse Reserve is an exhibition of new and site-specific contemporary art and design installed within Jack Lenor Larsen's East Hampton home and…
James S. Snyder Courtesy IMJ, by Elie Posner
Jewish Museum Appoints James S. Snyder Director

The Jewish Museum announced on Monday that James S. Snyder will be the next leader of the museum, beginning his post as the Helen Goldsmith Menschel Director in November. …

Monet’s Garden in Giverny, View of the Water Lily Pond
Explore Claude Monet's Iconic Garden at Giverny
In Giverny, Claude Monet (1840-1926) spent over four decades nurturing a flourishing garden that has become almost as iconic as his celebrated artworks. The garden is still an oasis that…
Workers stood outside the Picasso Museum Malaga in May, wearing masks of faces from Picasso’s oeuvre. Source: MPM Workers Twitter
Picasso Museum Workers Set to Strike, Delaying Celebration
Workers at Museo Picasso Málaga are organizing a strike for fare wages and working conditions just as the international initiative, Celebrating Picasso 1973-2023, which honors the life and…
In June, German archeologists found a fully intact Bronze Age (14th century BCE) sword in Nördlingen, Germany.
Newly Unearthed Ancient Weapons and Armor Remarkably Preserved: Here's Why
With the recent discovery of a fully in-tact Bronze Age sword in Germany, and a complete suit of armor in Spain, we take a look at the miraculous nature of the preservation of such pre-modern objects.
gold leaf is a back drop to a white horse and a field of flowers that resemble in style, the sun that watches over the scene
Revisiting the Lost Tarot Deck of Surrealist Leonora Carrington
In June, Surreal Spaces: The Life and Art of Leonora Carrington, an illustrated biography of the groundbreaking British artist was published by Thames & Hudson. In celebration, we take a look…
ELIZABETH COLOMBA The Wheel of Fortune, 2023 Oil on canvas Courtesy of The Christian Levett Collection
This Summer Show Marries Buzzy Artists with Newport Heritage
“Games, Gamblers & Cartomancers: The New Cardsharps," a summer show in Newport curated by Dodie Kazanjian and Alison M. Gingeras, brings together seventeen buzzy contemporary artists—including…
Jim Schlett
National Parks Have Inspired Artists for Over a Century
In 1871, Thomas Moran and William Henry Jackson were hired to document the natural landscape that would become the national parks. Artists have been invited to return ever since.
Van Gogh painting of a scene at night with 10 swirly stars, Venus, and a bright yellow crescent Moon. In the background are hills, in the foreground a cypress tree and houses.
The Starry Night Takes Center Stage in 'Van Gogh's Cypresses' at The Met
'Van Gogh’s Cypresses' at the Metropolitan Museum of Art is the first exhibition to give the spotlight to the trees in the works of Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890). With the iconic work The Starry…