Uber Has Launched Uber Restore, a Special App in Ukraine to Help Transport Art Conservators
The Russian invasion still poses a major threat to museums, historic sites, and other cultural heritage in Ukraine. Now, an…
UK shatters record for its hottest day ever with temperatures hitting 104.4 Fahrenheit
People turn out to watch the sunrise at Cullercoats Bay, North Tyneside. Britons are set to melt on the hottest…
Earnings could be an even bigger catalyst for stocks after the market’s wild ride on rate fears
Traders on the floor of the NYSE, July 12, 2022. Source: NYSE Investors are likely to switch their focus to…
‘It’s Important to Leave Something for the People of Venice’: Why Artist Bosco Sodi Is Letting Locals Take His Biennale Art Home
When the Venice Biennale closes in November, artworks from hundreds of artists will be packed up and shipped back to…
‘A Journey to a Euphoric Encounter’: Visitors to James Turrell’s Latest ‘Skyspace’ Must Hike Up a Mountain in Colorado to See It
Light and Space artist James Turrell is unveiling his latest “Skyspace”—a series of chambers with ceilings that open up to…
Russia is weaponizing food supplies to ‘blackmail the world’
People clean the debris from their destroyed house after a missile strike, which killed an old woman, in the city…
Finland Seized $46 Million Worth of Art, Including a Titian and a Picasso, Enforcing E.U. Sanctions Against Russia
Finnish customs officials have impounded artworks valued by insurance at over €42 million ($46 million), preventing them from returning to…
Street Artist JR Enlisted 100 Local Volunteers to Unfurl a Massive Photograph of a Five-Year-Old Refugee in Ukraine
The French street artist JR traveled to Ukraine last week and enlisted local residents in a monumental public art action featuring…
Archaeologists Now Believe That 8,000-Year-Old Human Skeletons From Portugal Are the World’s Oldest Mummies
New research suggests that a set of 8,000-year-old human skeletons buried in Portugal’s Sado Valley could be the world’s oldest known…
The U.K. Is Doubling Its Emergency Arts Funding to $80 Million in Response to the Spread of Omicron
How’s this for an early Christmas present? As the sudden surge of the Omicron variant leaves the world reeling, the…
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,…
A Ragtag Band of Crypto Populists Tried and Failed to Buy the U.S. Constitution in an Epic $43.2 Million Auction Showdown
One of only two privately owned first printings of the U.S. Constitution sold at Sotheby’s New York on Thursday evening for…
Machu Picchu Is Sending Inca Empire Treasures on Tour for a Rare Series of International Exhibitions and Virtual-Reality Experiences
The Boca Raton Museum of Art is hoping to bring the magic of Machu Picchu to Florida this fall with an unprecedented…
Strapped for Cash, Mexico Will Re-Bury a Tunnel Filled With Aztec Petroglyphs That Was Meant to Become a Tourist Site
When a historic tunnel was discovered on the outskirts of Mexico City two years ago, the government decided to turn…
Italy Becomes the Latest European Country to Require Proof of Vaccination or a Negative Test to Visit Museums
Following in the footsteps of France, Italy will now require proof of at least one dose of vaccination or a…
In search of walking equality: 70% of Indigenous people in Sydney live in neighbourhoods with low walkability
Indigenous inequality in Australia has long been known to the public and policy makers. Yet, successive local, state, and federal…
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Barnaby Joyce on net zero 2050, a coal-fired power station – and how resources is (sort of) in cabinet
Barnaby Joyce’s sudden elevation to deputy prime minister has put a significant obstacle in the way of Scott Morrison’s creep…
You Can Now Spend the Night Inside the Palace Versailles For a Kingly $2,000 a Night
If you’re looking for a luxury cultural getaway to Europe, you just might want to book a stay at France’s…