The Lincoln Memorial Is Getting a $69 Million Museum in a Surprising Place—Underneath It
In celebration of Presidents Day on February 20, the National Park Service unveiled an ambitious plan to build a $69…
State of the union 2023 live updates: Biden to call for higher taxes on billionaires, stock buybacks
Moments Ago Jan. 6 survivor Sgt. Aquilino Gonell to attend address as Pelosi’s guest U.S. Capitol Police sergeant Aquilino Gonell…
In bankrupt Lebanon, locals mine bitcoin and buy groceries with tether, as $1 is now worth 15 cents
Aerial view of the seafront Manara district near downtown Beirut. Bilwander | Getty Images When Georgio Abou Gebrael first heard…
Artists Unfurled Red Banners From the Guggenheim Rotunda to Support the Iran Women’s Protest Movement
An artist collective staged a protest at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum over the weekend, dramatically unfurling a dozen blood…
UK’s Liz Truss pledges tax-cutting future in landmark speech plagued by protest and political infighting
Prime Minister Liz Truss is seeking to rally MPs around her her tax-cutting policies following political infighting and market turmoil.…
Here’s where China’s real estate troubles could spill over
China’s real estate industry accounts for more than a quarter of national GDP, according to Moody’s. Pictured here is a…
Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, ending 50 years of federal abortion rights
The Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision on Friday overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark ruling that established the constitutional right to abortion in…
From a Maserati Joyride to a Crashing Scooter, Tourists Have Been Wreaking Havoc on Rome’s Iconic Spanish Steps
One of Rome’s most beloved landmarks, the Spanish Steps, has had a rough couple of weeks. Last month, a 37-year-old…
The British Museum Drops the Sackler Name From Its Galleries, Joining a Growing Flood of Institutions Cutting Ties With the Family
London’s British Museum will rename all galleries, rooms, and endowments that currently feature the names of Raymond and Beverly Sackler,…
‘Everything We Say Can Be Used Against Us’: Russian Art Workers Weigh the Risks of Speaking Out Against the War in Ukraine
An open letter demanding the end of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has attracted the signatures of over 13,000 Russian art…
One of a Handful of Remaining Tiananmen Square Memorials in Hong Kong Has Been Covered Up as China Cracks Down on the City
Hong Kong University has covered up a prominent Tiananmen Square memorial in the latest sign of China’s increasingly strict control…
More Than 60 Dutch Cultural Institutions Reopened as Nail Salons and Gyms for a Day to Protest Unequal Covid Restrictions
Museums in the Netherlands staged an unusual protest against the lockdown restrictions that are currently preventing them from welcoming visitors.…
The ‘Colston Four,’ Who Toppled a Statue of a U.K. Slave Trader Last Year, Have Been Cleared of Criminal Charges
In June 2020, as Black Lives Matter protests rocked the globe, four activists in Bristol, U.K., helped topple a statue…
Italy Has Halted Construction on a McDonald’s That Would Have Opened Next to Rome’s Third-Century Baths of Caracalla
Rome has put the kibosh on a plan to open a drive-through McDonald’s next to the Baths of Caracalla, a…
Brice Marden, Richard Serra, and Other Artists Mounted a Private Campaign to Push the Met to Remove the Sackler Name
Last week, New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art removed the Sackler family name from seven spaces throughout the institution, marking one of the…
In a Landmark Move, the Metropolitan Museum of Art Has Removed the Sackler Name From Its Walls
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has dropped the Sackler name from its building. The move is perhaps the museum…
Looking to See Some Art Beyond a Fair Booth? Here Are 16 Museum and Gallery Shows to Visit During Art Basel Miami Beach 2021
During Miami Art Week (November 29–December 5), there will be plenty more to see beyond the Miami Beach Convention Center,…