Litvak Jewish Art Gets First Global Show After Almost A Century
Scenes from Jerusalem and 1920s Paris are among the rare works showcasing Lithuania's Jewish artists from the last…
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Turner’s Rome Masterpiece To Go Under The Hammer
A major oil painting by J.M.W. Turner goes on sale in London next week amid renewed interest in one of Britain's…
Cars That Drive Themselves Starting To Chat With Each Other
An Acura RLX sedan demonstrated an unusual way to tow another car this week: the vehicles were not physically…
California Couple Finds $10 Million In Buried Treasure While Walking Dog
A trove of rare Gold Rush-era coins unearthed in California last year by a couple as they walked their dog may be…
Banksy Work ‘Kissing Coppers’ Auctioned For $575,000 In Miami
A mural created on the side of a building by the elusive British street artist known as "Banksy" sold for $575,000…
Street Art – Over The Web And Into The Gallery
The artworks at a new gallery in London's Shoreditch are not for sale, and their creator plans to destroy them when…
Chain Mail And Silky Skirts Contrast At Milan Fashion Week
Tight-fitting dresses hung with chains at Versace and rippling skirts worn over loose trousers at Emporio Armani…
Florence Tomb Opened In Search For Identity Of Mona Lisa
Researchers opened a centuries-old Florence tomb on Friday in a search for remains that could confirm the identity…
Royal Baby: New Prince Yet To Be Named, William Says
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have spent their first night at home with their new son, whose name they have yet…
Warda Al-Jazairia
Today if you visit most Arabic and French Google Search engines you will find that they have a google doodle for…
Merkel Tells Putin Germany Wants Looted Art Returned
Chancellor Angela Merkel told President Vladimir Putin on Friday that German art seized by the Soviets in the wake…
The Best Books On Egypt: Start Your Reading Here
Palace Walk by Naguib Mahfouz Palace Walk is the first novel in Mahfouz's sumptuous Cairo trilogy, a…
Brazil’s Portinari Tops Christie’s Latin American Art Sale
A dream-like painting of children releasing kites by Brazil's Candido Portinari sold for $1.4 million at Christie's…
China Launches Anti-Dumping Probe Against EU Wine
China has launched an anti-dumping and anti-subsidy probe against wine imported from the European Union (EU). The…
Artist Kapoor Draws On Berlin’s Dark History In New Show
Blood-red bricks of wax are shifted by conveyor belts up metal chutes towards the centre of an atrium before…
Daylight Shines On Tate Britain’s 500-Year Gallop Through Art
Out go the themed rooms and groupings of artists at London's Tate Britain gallery, and in comes a pure, sunlit,…
Man Goes Undercover In Egypt To Experience Harassment
Waleed Hammad dressed conservatively for his secret mission into the world of sexual harassment and abuse on the…
Emirates To Introduce Shisha Lounges Onboard A380 Fleet
Emirates has announced that it plans to trial new shisha lounges aboard its A380 fleet. In a statement released…
Art Alert: Julius Caesar In Egypt At The Cairo Opera House
The Bibliotheca Alexandrina Orchestra, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina Choir with choir master Rodica Ocheseanu, and…
On Eve Of New York Auctions, Newer Works Seen Driving The Boom
With a billion dollars worth of art on offer at their spring auctions in New York, Christie's and Sotheby's are…
Russia’s New Mariinsky Theatre Woos The Doubters
Enlisting the drama of Prokofiev and the elegance of Tchaikovsky, St Petersburg's new Mariinsky theatre staged a…
New Baudelaire Self-Portrait Illuminates Face Of Dark Poet
The discovery of a lost self-portrait of Charles Baudelaire has rekindled interest in the 19th century French poet,…
Argentina’s Isol Wins World’s Biggest Children’s Book Prize
Argentinian author and illustrator Isol won the world's biggest prize for children's literature on Tuesday with the…
Argentine Nobel Peace Laureate Esquivel Defends Pope
Nobel Peace Prize winner Adolfo Perez Esquivel defended Pope Francis on Thursday against accusations he failed to…
Analysis: Antibiotics Crisis Prompts Rethink On Risks, Rewards
Thirty years ago, when the world faced the terrifying prospect of an untreatable disease known as AIDS, big…
Christie’s Offers Unusual Hannibal Work By Poussin
Auction house Christie's will offer an unconventional painting by French classical artist Nicolas Poussin,…
Antibiotic Resistance A “Catastrophic Threat”: UK Medical Chief
Antibiotic resistance poses a catastrophic threat to medicine and could mean patients having minor surgery risk…
Babies Can Hear Syllables In The Womb, Says Research
Scientists say babies decipher speech as early as three months before birth. The evidence comes from detailed…
Andy Warhol Works To Be Auctioned In Cybersale
Seasoned art collectors and first-time buyers wanting to own an Andy Warhol will get their chance next week when…
Symbol Of French Republic Defaced In Art Attack
A woman has defaced Eugene Delacroix's painting "Liberty Leading the People" with a black marker as it hung in an…
World’s Longest Cat Stewie Dies At Eight In Reno, Nevada
The world's longest domestic cat, a 48.5in (1.23m) Maine Coon named Stewie, has died at the age of eight. Stewie's…
Picasso Fetches $45 Million At Sotheby’s Sale
A Pablo Picasso portrait of his mistress and "golden muse" Marie-Therese Walter sold for 28.6 million pounds ($45…
Rome Trevi Fountain, Symbol Of Dolce Vita, To Get Big Facelift
Anita Ekberg, who famously waded in Rome's Trevi Fountain with Marcello Mastroianni in the 1960 classic film "La…
Davos Strives To Make Climate Talk More Than Hot Air
Climate change is back on the global agenda, with debate in the corridors at Davos given fresh impetus by U.S.…
Extended Hours For Major Edouard Manet Show In London
Bold claims have been made on behalf of 19th century French painter Edouard Manet - that he invented modern art, or…
Japan Tsunami Stress May Have Brought On Seizures: Study
The number of seizure patients in a northern Japanese fishing community devastated by the March 11, 2011 tsunami…
Sharing: Chimp Study Reveals Origins Of Human Fair Play
The human tendency to share may have more ancient evolutionary routes than previously thought. This is according…
New York Governor Declares Public Health Emergency To Combat Flu
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo declared a public health emergency on Saturday, giving pharmacists permission to…
Art Sleuth Finds Matisse 25 Years After Swedish Heist
A British art sleuth has recovered a painting by French artist Matisse that was stolen from a Stockholm museum 25…
New Food Safety Rules Aim For More Accountability
U.S. regulators proposed new food safety rules on Friday that aim to make food processors and farms more…