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Archaeologists Discover 3,500-Year-Old "Griffin Warrior" Tomb Full of Treasures
Archaeologists have made an enormous discovery in Pylos: the grave of an elite warrior, which had been undisturbed for nearly 3,500 years.
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On Eve of Union Vote, Hundreds of Arts Professionals Sign Open Letter Supporting B&H Photo Workers
B&H Photo Video workers are continuing to push for unionization and improved work conditions in the national electronics retailer's two Brooklyn warehouses, and although the company has intensified its attempts to quell these efforts, the campaign is gaining vast public support.
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Watch Sculptors, Knitters, and a Bob Ross Marathon on Twitch’s New Art Site
Twitch, the live streaming website that lets millions of viewers follow along as users play their favorite video games — complete with live commentary — has expanded into art.
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Unbeliebable! Justin Bieber Reveals New Album Tracklist Through Graffiti Stunt
That freshly painted graffiti in your city isn't just a large mural of random words — it's the title of a song by none other than cantankerous Canuck Justin Bieber, who is using street art to promote his forthcoming album, Purpose.
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British Museum Will Train Iraqis in Rescue Archaeology
There's nothing like watching ISIS blow up the ancient city of Nineveh to make archaeologists, conservationists, and historians feel helpless.
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Art Movements
This week in art news: monumental sculptures by Deborah Kass and Hank Willis Thomas were commissioned for sites near the Brooklyn Bridge, Goldsmiths endowed six scholarships in response to Europe's migrant crisis, and a new Tumblr collected the nastiest museum reviews on Yelp.
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After Touring the World, Terracotta Daughters to Be Buried for 15 Years
The Terracotta Daughters travelled across China, Europe, and America, and, earlier this week, they returned to their motherland for burial, to be untouched and underground for the next 15 years.
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Major Russian Gallery Forced to Close After Supporting Political Prisoners
A legendary Russian gallery is being evicted after holding a charity event supporting political prisoners.
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Ai Weiwei Collects Lego Blocks by the Beemer-Load at Brooklyn Museum
The Brooklyn Museum today became the first in the US to host a public collection point for Legos to send to Ai Weiwei.
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Cooper Hewitt Acquires Historic Textile Designed for UN Security Council
With the world still reeling from World War II, a Norwegian architect was tasked with designing one of the most important places of international peace and negotiation.
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20 Hieronymus Bosch Paintings Return Home for Artist's 500th Anniversary
For seven years, Charles de Mooij, the director of a tiny museum in the Netherlands, has been struggling to secure loans to bring all the paintings by Hieronymus Bosch back to their humble birthplace.
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Four Centuries of Cat Art Go Up for Auction
As works by artists from Balthus to Théophile Steinlen reveal, the cat has long been a popular subject for depiction.