A Picasso sold during Nazi flight can stay at New York’s Met: court
A masterpiece painted by Pablo Picasso that a German Jewish businessman was allegedly forced to sell to fund his escape from the Nazis can stay...
Caravaggio painting found in French attic sold to mystery foreign buyer
A mystery foreign buyer has snapped up a painting by Italian master Caravaggio that was discovered five years ago in a French attic before it...
U.S. judge rejects Greece bid to dismiss Sotheby’s lawsuit over bronze horse
A U.S. judge on Friday rejected Greece’s effort to dismiss an unusual lawsuit in which Sotheby’s and the owners of an ancient Greek bronze horse...
Acropolis Museum opens ancient Athens neighborhood site below its base
Greece’s Acropolis Museum opened an excavation site underneath its modern building on Friday, allowing visitors for the first time to walk through an ancient Athenian...
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei turns to opera with ‘Turandot’
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, known for his politically charged contemporary works, will try his hand at opera by directing “Turandot”, which is set in his...
From Batman to Holy Land, comics artist sees heroes on all sides
An American comic book illustrator once feted for a portfolio including Batman and Wonder Woman covers has found a new calling in the Holy Land...
Pistol that Van Gogh used to shoot himself sells for $145,000
The gun Dutch artist Vincent Van Gogh is believed to have used to commit suicide in France in 1890, shooting himself in the chest after...
Cuban artist sketches under the sea among fish and coral reefs
Some artists like to go on a countryside retreat to foster their creative process....
Tiny bulletproof vests centerpiece of New York art exhibit on school shootings
Rows of tiny bullet-proof vests hang on clothing racks and “safety defense” lunchboxes adorn the walls. It looks like an apparel store — almost....
Cairo’s ‘mother of Egyptian museums’ set for revamp
Egypt on Sunday launched a revamp of the Egyptian Museum, promising to preserve and enhance the storied site even as it loses its most famous...
