Auctions A Chinese Imperial Robe Found in a Cardboard Box Could Fetch $60,000 at Auction The precious garment was rediscovered by the aristocratic Villier family. By Verity Babbs, Feb 29, 2024
Archaeology & History Is the Secret Ingredient to Preserving Ancient Papyrus…Wasabi? A wasabi treatment was found to eliminate fungal contaminations on ancient papyrus samples. By Verity Babbs, Feb 29, 2024
Art & Exhibitions An Immersive Leonardo Experience Features the Rare ‘Codex Atlanticus’ Rare sketches and writings form part of an immersive exhibition in Melbourne. By Verity Babbs, Feb 29, 2024
Pop Culture This Artist Is Giving the 2024 Brit Awards After-Party a Visual Boost Lakwena Maciver is known for her joyful murals and large-scale installations. By Verity Babbs, Feb 28, 2024
Art & Exhibitions See Previously Unknown Photos of the Rolling Stones, Recently Discovered in a London Attic The photographs by Tony Sanchez, known as Spanish Tony, are on display at J/M Gallery in the exhibition "Elegantly Wasted." By Verity Babbs, Feb 28, 2024
Art History Art Bites: Why the Impressionists Went Gaga for Purple The invention of a true purple pigment took the art world by storm. By Verity Babbs, Feb 28, 2024
Pop Culture The 14th-Century Mansion Featured in ‘Saltburn’ Has Been Inundated by Fans The owner says that the attention now being paid to the 700-year-old Drayton House isn’t “flattering.” By Verity Babbs, Feb 27, 2024
Art World Art Bites: ‘Mummy Brown,’ a Once Popular Pigment, Has a Dark Secret The pigment was a favorite of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. By Verity Babbs, Feb 27, 2024
Pop Culture A Documentary on Looted Benin Treasures Wins Big at Berlin Film Festival French-Senegale director Mati Diop's ‘Dahomey’ won the coveted Golden Bear prize. By Verity Babbs, Feb 26, 2024
Collectibles ‘Little Red Book’ Signed by Chairman Mao Sells for $250,000 at Auction The first edition was a gift for the wife of Pakistan’s Foreign Minister. By Verity Babbs, Feb 26, 2024
Museums & Institutions Tate Sends a Truckload of Art to Tour England Works from the collection will park up at 12 locations in the Midlands and the north of the country. By Verity Babbs, Feb 26, 2024
Art & Exhibitions A New Exhibition Opens 100 Feet Below Sea Level Campina de Cima features shows about the climate crisis and the patron saint of mining. By Verity Babbs, Feb 26, 2024
Art History Art Bites: Picasso and Braque Coined a New Art Term Of course artists had previously cut and arranged materials, but the founders of Cubism were the first to give the technique its own name. By Verity Babbs, Feb 26, 2024
Museums & Institutions Thousands of Hidden Artworks Finally See the Light of Day in Florence A new public-facing storage facility displays modern and contemporary masters previously locked away. By Verity Babbs, Feb 26, 2024
Art History Art Bites: The Real Reason Behind El Greco’s Signature Stretched Perspective The Renaissance artist’s unique compositions might have been the result of astigmatism. By Verity Babbs, Feb 25, 2024