In 1933, the Ebell of Los Angeles commissioned frescoes by renowned muralist Maxine Albro. Two years later — after ...

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Cecilie Brøns, a senior researcher and curator of the Glyptoteket museum's collection of ancient Greek and Roman art in ...

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The Grand Egyptian Museum is filled with archaeological treasures, here's our pick of some of the best historical marvels.

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Corita Kent used her bold silkscreens to advocate for social change during the 1960s. A new center in downtown L.A. honors ...

Dutch police say they have cracked the case of the mysterious disappearance of a Brueghel painting from a Polish museum over 50 years ago. Authorities say the case was finally solved with the help ...

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A reshuffling at the helm of the Gulag Museum in Moscow has revealed how the Kremlin is creating a new ideologically loyal cadre of cultural managers, some of whom are even receiving military ...