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Discover Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses II’s treasure trove of statues and treasures, now featured in an epic exhibition in Paris
Whichever angle you approach Ramses II from, the 13th century BC pharaoh deserves his nickname: the Great. His 67-year reign is the second longest in Egyptian history. Bold in both …
Spain’s Nerja Caves, an underground gallery of prehistoric art, have been a tourist destination for 41,000 years, according to a new study
A new study by researchers from the University of Cordoba claims that the Nerja Caves in Malaga, Spain, have received more prehistoric visits than any other in Europe. Since their …
Archaeologists have made the shocking discovery of a marble Buddha statue in a temple in the ancient Egyptian port city of Berenice, shedding new light on trade links between India …
The Netflix series ‘Transatlantic’ dramatizes the effort to evacuate artists from France during World War II. Here’s how it happened in real life
In the early 1950s, heiress Mary Jayne Gold wrote a tender tribute to her friend and colleague Varian Fry. She described the journalist there as a preppi, an ornithologist, a …
2,600-Year-Old Stone Reliefs In Spain Reveal Early Depictions Of An Ancient Dark Civilization
Archaeologists in Spain have unearthed five 5th-century stone reliefs of human faces belonging to the ancient Tartessian culture of the 8th and 4th centuries BCE. The two most complete of …
Cavorting human-duck hybrids, a tribute to a legendary alternative art magazine and other things bordering on art
“What I’m Watching” is a monthly column where I digest art worth seeing, writing worth consuming, and other treats I encounter in my quest to absorb the contemporary cultural moment. …
Tired of royal coronation news? A Maori artist has created a browser plugin that will ‘turn off the Toff’
If you’re tired of reading news about the coronation of King Charles, there’s a new plugin to block out the royal din. It’s called Pikari Mai! and was designed by …
The mystery shippers of New York’s $1.3 billion spring auction, from legendary mega-dealer to Cirque de Soleil founder
Auction season is upon us again. And that’s… normal. We’re back on planet Earth after record sales of $3.2 billion six months ago, where Paul Allen’s treasures skewed the market …
Uniqlo and a Parisian design agency’s new Splashy t-shirts for the Louvre aim to avoid an ‘obvious representation’ of history
The Louvre in Paris is once again teaming up with Uniqlo to create a new line of t-shirts featuring fragments of writing from works in the museum’s collection. Known as …