Archaeology & History ‘Incomparable’ Mosaics Were Found in an Ancient Home Near Rome’s Colosseum Italy’s Culture Minister Gennaro Sangiuliano has called the works “an authentic treasure.” By Verity Babbs, Dec 14, 2023
Art World A Couple Donated a Rare 16th-Century Statue to a U.K. Museum to Cover Their Inheritance Tax Bill Cambridge's Fitzwilliam Museum has received the bronze sculpture of Apollo. By Verity Babbs, Dec 13, 2023
Art World The Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris Gets a Reopening Date After Five Years of Restoration The French president also announced plans to invite contemporary artists to design the cathedral's new stained-glass windows. By Verity Babbs, Dec 13, 2023
Museums & Institutions See the Monumental Tiffany Stained-Glass Window the Met Just Acquired The 1912 work will be installed in the museum's American Wing in 2024. By Verity Babbs, Dec 12, 2023
Art World A Sculpture Once Owned by Henry Moore Is Temporarily Barred From Leaving the U.K. The Hans Coper work is currently being protected from export due to its cultural value to the nation. By Verity Babbs, Dec 12, 2023
Archaeology & History Archaeologists Discover Ancient Roman Baths Beneath a Museum in Croatia The pool, mosaic floors and underfloor heating once formed part of Emperor Diocletian’s palace. By Verity Babbs, Dec 12, 2023
Archaeology & History A Metal Detectorist in Norway Found an Ultra-Rare Byzantine Coin That’s More Than 1,000 Years Old The gold coin was discovered over 1,600 miles from its place of origin. By Verity Babbs, Dec 11, 2023
Art World The Louvre Has Hiked Its Ticket Prices for the First Time in Seven Years Ticket prices to the Louvre will be raised by 29 percent, ahead of 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. By Verity Babbs, Dec 11, 2023
Art History Conservation Work on a 16th-Century Portrait Reveals Hans Holbein’s Cheek-Chiseling Procedure The portrait featuring a sculpted jawline is on show in Buckingham Palace. By Verity Babbs, Dec 7, 2023
Museums & Institutions Leaky Roof Causes Serious Concern for Welsh National Museum Amid Pleas for Urgent Repairs Artworks had to be removed from walls during heavy rainfall, with water collected in buckets. By Verity Babbs, Dec 7, 2023
Art World Archives David Hockney Lights Up London’s Battersea Power Station With Animated Christmas Trees Hockney created the works on his trusty iPad Pro. By Verity Babbs, Dec 4, 2023
Auctions Will a $2 Million Caspar David Friedrich Sketchbook Remain in Germany? The sketchbook has been nominated for protected status as a cultural asset, despite selling at auction. By Verity Babbs, Dec 4, 2023
Art World Seeing Double: Meet 6 Art-Historical Celebrity Doppelgängers If doppelgängers are likely to share DNA, what do A-listers have in common with their lookalikes? By Verity Babbs, Nov 28, 2023
Art History The Old Masters of Comedy: See the Hidden Jokes in 5 Dutch Artworks There's nowhere better than the Dutch Golden Age if you're after an art historical laugh. Here are our five favorite punny pieces. By Verity Babbs, Nov 27, 2023
Museums & Institutions Bex Wade Becomes the First Trans Artist on Permanent Display at London’s V&A Museum The move follows criticism of the V&A's removal of LGBTQIA materials from its Design Gallery shop. By Verity Babbs, Nov 27, 2023