The 18th-century painting by Charles Willson Peale had previously been the subject of mismanaged restoration attempts. Now, experts in Versailles are bringing it back in line with the artist's origina ...

Contrary to the thought that public schools were devised to ensure the stability of a republican form of government as ...

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The need for secret communications arose very early in civilization. It progressed due to the “intellectual arms race” ...

The commanding Clock Tower, which is a stone’s throw from the light rail stop, was built in in 1900 in “Palestine” by the ...

Nowadays, this art has almost been lost and cement is often ... Spain abolished the local government's autonomy. Throughout the 18th and 19th centuries and, indeed, well into the 20th century, Ibiza ...

Sotheby’s inaugural auction in Saudi Arabia — and the country’s first major international art and luxury auction — took place ...

A major highlight of Art Cairo was the "Egyptian Sarcophagi" series by Syrian contemporary artist Nizar Sabour, featuring ...

Art Cairo has returned to the Grand Egyptian Museum for the third time, but both the fair and its venue are markedly ...

Doha, Qatar: The Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) is among the nominees for the Most Significant Building of the 21st Century, by the influential architecture and design magazine Dezeen. The ...

In every stone he carves, Palestinian artist Ramadan Ahmed tells the story of Gaza’s loss, its people’s survival, and their ...

Food citizenship and the material culture of wills are two areas of research which are being creatively explored by artists ...