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New Bill Could Keep Looted Syrian Antiquities Out of US
A new bipartisan bill aims to sharpen the United States' response to looting in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, and other countries impacted by war, political instability, or natural disaster.
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Will Landmark Modernist Fountain in Bmore Soon Be No More?
Baltimore's McKeldin Fountain, a fixture of the city's inner harbor since water started cascading down its tiered basins in 1982, may soon be demolished.
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French Manuscript Museum Raided over Murky Investment Scheme
Paris's Musée des Lettres et Manuscrits (MLM), an institution devoted to ancient manuscripts and historic letters, was raided by French authorities on Tuesday for its apparent role in a fraudulent investment scheme masterminded by the museum's founder, financier Gérard Lhéritier.
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Visions of Heaven and Earth in an Ancient Chinese Tomb
Archaeologists have unsealed a 1,000-year-old brick tomb in northern China containing unusually well-preserved murals of heavenly and earthly scenes.
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Will Oslo Save Its National Gallery?
A group of prominent Norwegian architects who have long opposed the Norway's new national museum building are now speaking out to save the original National Gallery, which dates to 1842.
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Norway Unveils Landscape-Inspired Passports and ID Cards
Norwegians will soon have a wonderful reason to renew their passports. Just weeks after Norway's central bank revealed its new, abstract currency, the National Police Directorate (NPD) announced that Neue Design Studio has won a competition to reimagine the country's travel documents and identity ca
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How Museums Affect the Brain
It seems self-evident that architecture impacts our emotions.
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Smithsonian Plans $2 Billion Overhaul
Leaking roofs. Bad plumbing. Through-the-roof electricity bills. We've all experienced them, and the 168-year-old Smithsonian Institution is no different. This week, it announced a $2 billion dollar plan to bring its museums and gardens into the 21st century.
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Art Movements
This week in art news: Money, Money, Money. Over $1 billion was spent on contemporary art this week. Christie's and Sotheby's turned down an interview with NPR for their report on the American Royalties Too Act (A.R.T.), and the world's biggest art collector passed away.
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Making Sense of NYC's $1.5 Billion Art Auction Week
Listen up: $1.5 billion!
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Art Collective Sues German Politician for Libel: "It Is About Freedom of Art"
The German art collective known as the Center for Political Beauty (CPB) doesn't mess around.
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50 Protest Batsheva Dance Company Opening at BAM
Around 50 members of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement gathered at a rally yesterday in response to the premiere performance of Batsheva Dance Company's four-day run of Sadeh21.