U.S. ruling over ancient bronze horse a ‘huge victory’ for Greece: minister
Greece’s culture minister has hailed a U.S. court ruling over a disputed ancient horse figurine as a major victory that may help Athens and others...
Vietnam schoolgirl creates art from the chaos of the coronavirus
Stuck at home with school suspended, Nguyen Doi Chung Anh made the most of a lockdown in Vietnam by using art to demonstrate tragedy, resilience...
Afghan artists paint mural on blast wall in tribute to George Floyd
A group of artists climbed ladders up one of the many blast walls snaking through the Afghan capital Kabul this week to paint a mural...
Banksy mural stolen from Bataclan theater found in Italian farmhouse
A mural by secretive British street artist Banksy stolen from the Bataclan theater in Paris, where Islamist gunmen killed 90 people in 2015, has been...
Coronavirus poses existential threat to some of world’s museums: UNESCO
The coronavirus lockdowns have hit the world’s museums very hard and more than 10 percent may never reopen while others will have to put new...
Tiny 13,500-year-old bird statuette shows origins of Chinese art
A tiny statuette of a bird carved from burnt bone about 13,500 years ago reveals the origins of Chinese art, embodying a style different from...
New museum to honour late Swedish DJ Avicii in Sweden
A museum in memory of the late electronic dance DJ Avicii will open in his birthplace Stockholm as part of a new digital culture centre...
Locals savor Monet’s gardens without the crowds
Claude Monet’s gardens, the inspiration for his famous “Water Lilies” paintings, reopened to the public on Monday in Giverny, Normandy, as France emerges from three...
‘Black Lives Matter’ giant yellow mural painted on street near White House
A massive “Black Lives Matter” mural was painted in yellow letters on a street near the White House on Friday, ahead of expected large demonstrations...
Winging it: Paris gallery keeps visitors apart with extension hats
An art gallery in Paris has sought inspiration in ancient China to help it enforce social distancing, by providing hats with winged extensions for visitors....
