Oxford’s Ashmolean Museum Launches Campaign to Acquire Rare Turner

Painting Withdrawn from Sotheby’s London Auction After Russians Claim Theft

Sotheby's said the painting was not on any list of stolen works.

Aspen House of Gonzo Legend Hunter S. Thompson to Become Museum

Art Basel in Basel Announces Talk Program with Focus on Africa

Listen to Wael Shawky, Touria El Glaoui, and Mark Coetzee, among many others.

Please, James Franco, Will You STOP Trying to Be an Artist—It’s Embarrassing

It's called "Just Poo It."

Ancient Solid Gold Drug Paraphernalia Discovered in Southern Russia

Museum Experts Issue Emergency Red List for Iraqi Heritage Artifacts

Gun Used in Unsolved Northern Ireland Terrorist Murders Found in London Museum

The murder weapon was on public display.

Jack Vettriano, Author of Britain’s 2012 Best-Selling Image, No Longer Able to Paint

5 Must-See Events in London this week

Our editors choose their top picks.

Medieval Scandal in Oxford as Skeletons of ‘Sex-Crazed’ Nuns Are Found

So-called "prone burials" are thought to have been reserved for witches or sinners.

Chinese Police Arrest 175 Antiquity Looters in $80 Million Feng Shui Heist

$1 Billion Worth of Masterpieces in London’s National Gallery Actually Belong to Ireland

The disputed works include paintings by Manet, Monet, and Renoir.

Watch Shia LaBeouf Collaborate with Grad Students to Make Video Art

At 16:36, LaBeouf plays a character struggling to accept that he's dying.