With a past shaped by Spanish explorers, pirates, and visionaries, Florida is home to some of the most fascinating historic sites in the United States. Visitors flock here to walk through ...

Boxing in ancient Greece originated as a very tough sport, much harder than professional boxing as we know it today.

The royal adoption of Indic garb was more than a deliberate campaign to cement control – it was a sign of a deeper form of ...

The piece, titled Study of Reclining Lions, had been in the same family's possession for 150 years since the posthumous sale of the artist's studio in 1864. The work is set to go to auction where it ...

The Postman's Palace' was a hand-made castle built by a French postman over 30 years to worship nature. But the terminology has proven to be problematic.

The artwork had been hiding in plain sight in the archives of a provincial museum in France, where it will eventually go on ...

As people across the globe celebrate World Poetry Day on March 21, we delve into the world of poetry in ancient Greece, from ...

In 1882, in an Etruscan tomb near Veii, about 16 kilometers north of Rome, a Greek pitcher—an olpe—was discovered. It had ...

In his book Fear No Pharaoh, Richard Kreitner examines the reactions of six Jewish Americans to slavery and the Civil War.

The Fine Art Museums of San Francisco (FAMSF) and the city's Asian Art Museum could see layoffs and reduced public hours as a result of a major cut in the city’s budget. According to the ...

I choose the medium that speaks most clearly for the message I want to convey,” says Juliette. Earlier this year, Juliette created serpentine art to usher in the Lunar New Year. | IMAGES: NG KAI And ...

And one of her most ambitious projects to date, "Snakes of Singapore", is a testament to her approach as an artist. In a recent installation at The Green Collective's Funan Mall outlet ...