The largest museum Skyspace ever built opened today at ARoS Aarhus Art Museum, timed to the summer solstice after years of delays.

Archaeologists say the timber structure near Bulford, Wiltshire, predates the stone circle by 500 years and shares its solstice alignments.

The RSPB said foot traffic, failed conservation efforts and climate change likely killed one of Europe's oldest trees.

Authorities discovered a lavish first-century estate with mosaics and frescoes at Castel di Guido, linked to the Antonine emperors. Free public tours start Saturday.

Semyon Skrepetsky, 44, was killed in a parking lot in Biała Podlaska. A Belarusian citizen has been detained in connection with the shooting.

Hockney died peacefully at home on Thursday, one month short of his 89th birthday, his publicist confirmed.

Researchers say the non-invasive method analyzes brushstroke texture to create a measurable "fingerprint" unique to each artist.

The one-of-a-kind teal bag, made from lab-grown collagen derived from dinosaur fossils, is estimated at up to €500,000.

The Tower of Jesus Christ, completed in February, makes the 144-year-old Barcelona basilica the world's tallest church at 172.5 meters.

CEO Marc Glimcher called the mega-gallery model "broken" and "unfixable," cutting Pace's roster from 135 to about 85 artists.

Her family said the Franco-Iranian graphic novelist and filmmaker "died of sadness" a year after the death of her husband.

The Centre Pompidou-Metz filed a criminal complaint after the banana from "Comedian" was taken on May 30 and has since been replaced.

The 67-million-year-old fossil, carrying the highest pre-sale estimate ever for a dinosaur, will headline the auction house's Geek Week in July.

Researchers confirmed the Plain of Jars was a vast multigenerational burial complex after finding 37 people's remains in a single stone vessel.

The free installation, a tribute to Christo and Jeanne-Claude's 1985 "Pont Neuf Wrapped," will open June 6 and run through June 28.

Yang Shuang-zi's "Taiwan Travelogue" and translator Lin King made history as the first Taiwanese winners of the prestigious literary award.

A viral experiment by artist SHL0MS posted an authentic Monet water lily painting on X with a fake AI tag, prompting users to trash it as soulless.

Weekly participation in cultural activities like reading and museum visits was linked to aging 4% more slowly, comparable to the effect of regular exercise.

The 27-year-old suspect allegedly planned a jihadist attack on the Paris museum and the Jewish community, according to anti-terrorism prosecutors.

Activists in pink balaclavas released colored smoke and chanted anti-war slogans as Russia returned to the exhibition for the first time since 2022.

Two metal detectorists discovered the Mørstad Hoard near the village of Rena, with excavations still ongoing and the count expected to grow.

The sculpture of a suited man striding off a plinth, face obscured by a flag, appeared overnight in Waterloo Place near Buckingham Palace.

The German Neo-Expressionist pioneer shaped postwar art for over six decades with his radical practice of painting inverted subjects.

Archaeologists generated a digital image of a man killed fleeing Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, found clutching a mortar for protection.

The exhibition will be staged at Middlesbrough's MIMA starting in September, marking the first time a university gallery hosts the prize.

Excavations along Brazil's BR-156 highway uncovered pottery, funerary urns, and artifacts that reshape understanding of pre-colonial Amazonian societies.

The photograph, taken at a New York federal building in August 2025, was selected from more than 57,000 entries across 141 countries.

The French-Algerian author was convicted in absentia under a law banning public discussion of the country's 1990s civil war.

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas called Russia's planned participation "morally wrong" as the bloc threatens to pull a multimillion-dollar grant.

Archaeologists identified a fragment of the Catalogue of Ships from Book II placed in a Roman-era mummy's abdomen during embalming.

The London museum deleted historical maps and a photograph of Lenin from at least two exhibition catalogues to comply with Beijing's publishing rules.

The Assemblée Nationale voted 170-0 to streamline restitution of artifacts taken between 1815 and 1972, fulfilling a Macron pledge from 2017.

The opening of Faro Santander was pushed from June to September after Mexico asked to extend a Mexico City exhibition of the disputed works.

The U.S. is embedding provisions in new trade deals to let American producers use names like feta, Parmesan, and Asiago that Europe claims as its own.

The works, estimated at a combined €9 million to €13 million, are set to be offered at an April 16 evening sale.

The priceless artifact and two of three Dacian gold bracelets were unveiled Thursday, more than 14 months after a brazen museum heist.

Filippo Biondi says satellite radar scans detected a massive structure under a 108-foot sand mound, but leading archaeologists reject the findings.

A Chelyabinsk judge ordered the documentary removed from three video platforms, with prosecutors calling the film "extremism."

The government is considering fees for overseas visitors to national museums as part of its response to a review of Arts Council England funding.

Nine unprocessed iron "blooms" found off Israel's Carmel Coast challenge assumptions about how iron moved through ancient Mediterranean trade networks.

The fair runs March 27-29, bringing 240 galleries from 41 countries to the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Swiss Vice President Cassis and Nigerian Vice President Shettima discussed restitution, a free trade agreement, and security cooperation during Tuesday's meeting in Abuja.

Archaeologists found 142 clay ornaments shaped by Natufian hunter-gatherers in Israel, with preserved prints revealing children helped craft them.

The news agency cited a handwritten confession, passport records, and court documents tracing the anonymous street artist's identity and movements.

The 60-year-old Santiago-based architect, known for buildings that appear deliberately fragile or unfinished, becomes the fifth Latin American laureate.

European Commission officials warned they may suspend grants after organizers allowed Russia to participate for the first time since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

Radiocarbon dating confirmed a bison drawing in the Dordogne region cave is over 13,000 years old, according to a study published in PNAS.

A 3,300-year-old Book of the Dead scroll reveals craftspeople painted over a jackal figure deemed too fat using a calcite-huntite blend.

An independent researcher says archival documents show a marble Christ bust in Rome's Basilica of Sant'Agnese was made by Michelangelo.

After a two-year investigation, Dutch researchers authenticated "Vision of Zacharias in the Temple," excluded from Rembrandt's official works since 1960.

A silver winner's medal from the first modern Olympics sold at a Danish auction for roughly four times the high estimate.

Visitor sweat has left a chalky white film on the Sistine Chapel masterpiece, prompting the first major cleaning since the 1990s restoration.

Deputy Prime Minister Hun Many called the return of the centuries-old Khmer treasures from the U.K. a matter of "national pride."

Laurence des Cars, the first woman to lead the Louvre, stepped down after months of pressure over an October robbery and cascading institutional failures.

Nearly 400,000 pilgrims registered to view the relics in Assisi, marking the 800th anniversary of the medieval friar's death.

Archaeologists completed the excavation of a pre-Hispanic burial at the El Caño site, revealing a high-ranking leader surrounded by gold jewelry and ceramics.

A magistrate called the alleged heist "bizarre," likening it to a "Simpsons" episode after the suspect claimed a "duty" to reclaim museum items.

The Umm Arak Plateau features hundreds of paintings and carvings spanning from prehistoric times through the Islamic era, officials said.

Radiocarbon dating confirmed the stitched animal hide and bone needles date to the last ice age, offering rare evidence of Indigenous sewing technology.

The funding targets earthquake-damaged sites, historic buildings, and monuments across five continents featured on the organization's 2025 Watch list.

Researchers used simulations to reverse-engineer playable rules for Ludus Latrunculorum and other games whose instructions were lost centuries ago.

Volunteers discovered the 2,000-year-old artifact depicting a regal female figure while excavating the northern defenses of the Northumberland site.

A small red chalk study for the Sistine Chapel ceiling sold for more than 13 times its estimate at Christie's in New York.

The Vatican announced a three-month restoration to remove particle buildup from millions of visitors; the Sistine Chapel remains open.

Researchers at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory used X-ray beams to reveal fragments of Hipparchus's 2,000-year-old star catalog hidden beneath medieval religious text in a reused parchment.

Archaeologists discovered a remarkably preserved burial chamber in Oaxaca featuring vivid murals and carvings, with officials planning to open the site to the public by year's end.

The Fire Horse, last seen in 1966, returns for the first time in 60 years as cities worldwide launch celebrations spanning from Singapore to San Francisco.

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman acknowledges delays and cost overruns as the $50 billion project pivots toward data centers and the 2029 Asian Winter Games are postponed indefinitely.

The painting by Sir Henry Raeburn, bought for £68,000 at a London auction last spring, now hangs at the National Gallery of Scotland alongside an 1787 portrait.

Anna Wintour, Anne Hathaway, and Tom Ford joined thousands at the Michelangelo-designed basilica to honor the iconic Italian designer, who died Monday at 93.

The 2,000-year-old basilica in Fano ends a 500-year search for the sole structure the ancient Roman architect Vitruvius claimed to have built.

The Italian couturier, known as fashion's "last emperor," built a global luxury empire and invented the iconic "Valentino Red."

The "Star of Pure Land" was found near Rathnapura in 2023 and certified by two gemological labs. Owners estimate its value at up to $400 million.

The new two-tier system charges foreign tourists €32 to help fund renovations after the Crown Jewels heist, drawing criticism from French unions.

The House of the Griffins on Rome's Palatine Hill will offer weekly virtual tours starting March 3, protecting fragile frescoes while granting public access.

New essay highlights how landscape photographer Robert Adams' emphasis on care and patience counters algorithm-driven content and AI imagery.

The president announced the campaign Monday, building on France's 2022 UNESCO recognition of the baguette as intangible cultural heritage.

Archaeologists unveiled vivid frescoes featuring mirror-image peacocks and theatrical masks at Villa di Poppea, expanding the site to 103 known rooms.

The Vondelkerk's neo-Gothic tower collapsed as flames gutted the historic landmark, designed by the architect behind Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum.

Brusselstown Ring contains over 600 houses from the Late Bronze Age, revealing proto-urban development may have begun 500 years earlier than thought.

The street artist's new work appears as 172,420 children live in temporary accommodation in England, the highest figure on record.

The pioneering postwar artist known for radical "overpaintings" that layered dense strokes over existing works passed away Thursday in Upper Austria.

The actor shares memories of filming "A Few Good Men" as CBS airs a tribute Sunday to the director, killed alongside his wife.

Advanced laser technology removes decades of grime from the 1,840-year-old marble monument, marking the most extensive use of the method on an ancient Italian structure.

New research shows victims dressed in thick woolen tunics and cloaks, reigniting debate over whether Vesuvius erupted in August or October.

The dictionary defines slop as low-quality digital content produced by AI, reflecting growing awareness of fabricated material flooding social media and online platforms.

The 77-year-old monarch says he has responded exceptionally well to treatment, which will transition into a precautionary phase in the new year.

Mexico City expected up to 13 million pilgrims by December 14, with midnight serenades honoring the 494th anniversary of the Virgin's appearance.

The Alpine vocal tradition joins 66 other practices honored this week, including Italian cooking, Ghanaian highlife music, and Venezuelan dance.

Tom Jung's iconic 1977 artwork, which first appeared in newspaper ads, broke records for both Star Wars memorabilia and movie poster art.