Art World Here’s the True Tale Behind Netflix’s Buzzy New Carey Mulligan Archaeology Drama, ‘The Dig’ The film is triggering new interest in Sutton Hoo. By Caroline Goldstein, Feb 15, 2021
On View ‘She Was Meant to Be So Fearful’: Watch Artist Firelei Báez Reimagine a Cruel Female Character From Dominican Folklore as a Feeling Person As part of a collaboration with Art21, hear news-making artists describe their inspirations in their own words. By Caroline Goldstein, Feb 11, 2021
Archaeology & History Archaeologists Have Found the Roman Emperor Hadrian’s Palatial Breakfast Chamber, Where He Dined Before Servants on a Marble Throne The emperor started each day with an impressive display of power. By Caroline Goldstein, Feb 10, 2021
Art World Need Some Hugspiration? Here Are 4 of Art History’s Most Romantic Embraces, From a Pair of Stone-Cold Lovers to a Gilded ‘Kiss’ Sometimes we all just need a hug. By Caroline Goldstein, Feb 9, 2021
On View ‘We Serve as a Mirror for White People’s Projections’: Watch Artist and Ex-Football Player Shaun Leonardo Revise Stereotypes of Black Athletes As part of a collaboration with Art21, hear news-making artists describe their inspirations in their own words. By Caroline Goldstein, Feb 4, 2021
Art World In Pictures: See Inside the Empty Louvre, Where Conservators Are Sprucing Up Masterpieces During Lockdown See behind-the-scenes pictures from the world's most-visited museum. By Caroline Goldstein, Feb 4, 2021
Archaeology & History Archaeologists Have Discovered Ancient Textiles in Israel Colored With a Purple Sea-Snail Dye That Was Once More Valuable Than Gold The discovery challenges our understanding of the peoples who lived in the region. By Caroline Goldstein, Feb 2, 2021
Auctions Angelina Jolie Is Selling the Only Painting Winston Churchill Made During World War II—and It Could Fetch $3.4 Million at Christie’s The painting hits the block on March 1. By Caroline Goldstein, Feb 1, 2021
Law & Politics The Museum of the Bible Must Once Again Return Artifacts, This Time an Entire Warehouse of 5,000 Egyptian Objects The man behind the DC institution has admitted his collecting "naiveté." By Caroline Goldstein, Jan 29, 2021
Art World German Artist Georg Baselitz Has Donated Six of His Upside-Down Paintings to the Metropolitan Museum of Art The gift was made to honor the museum's 150th anniversary. By Caroline Goldstein, Jan 28, 2021
On View ‘We’re All Participants in History’: Watch Artist Abigail DeVille Reimagine the Statue of Liberty for the 21st Century As part of a collaboration with Art21, hear news-making artists describe their inspirations in their own words. By Caroline Goldstein, Jan 28, 2021
Art World A Suspected Art Thief Who Smashed Into the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum for a Possible Reverse Heist Has Been Arrested The man did not steal anything from the Gardner. By Caroline Goldstein, Jan 28, 2021
Art World TEFAF Pushes Its Maastricht Fair to September as the 2021 Art Fair Calendar Continues to Reshuffle The news follows Art Basel and Photo London postponements. By Caroline Goldstein, Jan 27, 2021
Art World A Museum in the Himalayas Has a Solution for the Tons of Trash Climbers Leave on Mount Everest: Turn It Into Art The museum is working to establish an art center with a recycling plant near the mountain. By Caroline Goldstein, Jan 22, 2021
Art World From Bernie Sanders Memes to Art Basel’s Postponement: The Best and Worst of the Art World This Week Catch up on this week's news—fast. By Caroline Goldstein, Jan 22, 2021