3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (336+ words) What may be the largest ancient Roman wall mosaic ever found has been open to the public for limited viewing. Roberto Gualtieri, the mayor of Rome, unveiled the 1st-century CE mosaic, along with a fresco discovered at the same time,…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (329+ words) Belarus-born billionaire Igor Tulchinsky, who supported the Bayeux Tapestry's UK sojourn, also funded part of an illegal West Bank settlement. The historic voyage of the Bayeux Tapestry to London’s British Museum has been a popular sensation, with VIPs like…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (186+ words) Below, a look inside the show, accompanied by descriptions of some of the works that Cattelan wrote for the exhibition. “A drummer continues beating his drum on the museum roof. He may be announcing something or repeating a gesture whose…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (292+ words) Three of the four initially stolen paintings by Renoir from a southern French museum are ownerless, following their loss during WWII. Three of the Pierre-Auguste Renoir paintings stolen yesterday morning from a museum in southern France may have been stolen…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (148+ words) The Eiffel Tower was closed Monday due to strikes following orders to remove female workers and replace them with men, during a Hindu group visit. Left-leaning Paris Mayor Emmanuel Gregoire said he agreed with protesting workers and announced the launch…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (280+ words) The Renoir Museum had 12 of Renoir’s paintings before the robbery, where four were stolen, two of which were abandoned, by the thieves. Thieves stole four paintings by Impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir Tuesday morning from the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer, in…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (296+ words) Two stolen paintings by American artist Eastman Johnson (1824–1906) have been recovered in Connecticut. Milford auction house Shannon’s Fine Art Auctioneers, which helped recover the works, announced the news on its website. The paintings, Mary and Her Lamb (1877) and The Young…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (516+ words) A trove of 700 Viking Age silver objects and fragments has been discovered in a man’s garden in Rebild, North Jutland Museums announced, marking the largest-ever find of its kind in Denmark. “After half an hour of digging, my grip hit…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (280+ words) In a speech, King Charles said that the tapestry "tells the story of the beginning of what I like to think of as the French side of my family's history in these islands.” Billionaires, royalty, and presidents all want a…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (214+ words) Venice Biennale president Pietrangelo Buttafuoco said this week that he had no qualms about hosting the Russian Pavilion for the first time since the onset of the country’s invasion of Ukraine. Amid the protests, the Biennale claimed it could not…...