Arts

The art market can often seem out of step with the realities of war, inflation, recession and other political and economic crises, but some cracks have started to show in …

Isabella Stewart Gardner (1840-1924) made short work of directing the construction and layout of her world-renowned house museum in Boston, Massachusetts. Work began on Fenway Court (as the Isabella Stewart …

A London shopping mall is being launched this week by a new face with a familiar last name. The new space, called Incubator, is run by Angelica Jopling, daughter of …

Eurovision fever is mounting with fans of the Camp Songs concert counting down the days until the May 13 musical extravaganza in Liverpool. The Bluecoat Gallery is hosting a series …

Copenhagen painter Vilhelm Hammershøi had his most productive period between 1898 and 1908 when he lived and worked in an apartment on the top floor of a 17th-century building in …

The Unesco director-general has pledged to help rebuild Ukraine’s shattered cultural sector after visiting the war-torn country earlier this week. During her visit, Audrey Azoulay told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky …

The affirmative action efforts of American colleges and universities to improve educational opportunities for members of minority groups and women, which were first declared constitutional by the United States Supreme …

The landmark painting of his mother by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Arrangement in Gray and Black N°1 (1871) – widely known as “Whistler’s Mother” – will return to Philadelphia this …

An early 20th century painting that had been lost for more than 60 years was returned to the University of Montana (UM) last month after unexpectedly reappearing. In the winter …

Michael Rohana of Bear, Delaware, who reportedly broken thumb of an ancient Chinese terracotta warrior sculpture on display at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia – accepted a plea deal for …