Art is more than paint on canvas or lines on paper. Behind many masterpieces lie mysteries, hidden meanings, and surprising ...

Punkah' is a colonial-era anglicisation of the Hindustani term pankha, which referred to handheld fans. Punkah-pullers were ...

Worth is considered the inventor of the fashion label. An ongoing exhibition at the Petit Palais art museum in Paris is ...

Sargent and Paris at the Met delivers a cultural polyglot with a French soul. I’m relieved to confess something I’ve believed from my earliest days as an art historian. John Singer Sargent is a great ...

After centuries of conquest, many of Mexico's greatest treasures are outside the country. Here's where to find some famous ...

Cardinal Prevost's choice of the name Leo links him to Leo XIII, a 19th-century champion of social justice. It also recalls ...

Art talk with sculptor Kat Warwick on ancient stone's influence on modern art, May 13 at Lewisville Grand Theater.

The mating call of the bullfrog is a sound we associate with summer. It’s a deep, cow-like bellow. While many frog species ...

South Carolina hides some of its best stories in places most travellers miss. Beyond the postcard beaches and famous cities, ...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A 15-year-old Nigerian has set a Guinness World Record for the world’s largest art canvas to raise awareness for autism. Kanyeyachukwu Tagbo-Okeke, who is autistic ...