Museums & Institutions Two Museums Jointly Acquire Archie Moore’s Venice Biennale Work Moore's "quietly powerful" record of his Indigenous family was awarded the prestigious Golden Lion award in April. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Aug 19, 2024
Collectibles Oh My Ducats! Rare Coin Collection to Be Auctioned for $72 Million That's a lot of coin. By Richard Whiddington, Aug 19, 2024
Museums & Institutions London’s Somerset House Partially Closed Following Fire It took around 125 firefighters to bring the blaze under control at the historic arts venue. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Aug 19, 2024
Art World The U.K. Art World Is More Elite Now Than It Was 60 Years Ago. Can It Reverse Course? Several new initiatives for arts professionals are hoping to tackle the U.K.'s deeply entrenched class problem. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Aug 18, 2024
Art World Art Bites: Who Was Simonetta Vespucci, Botticelli’s Enduring Muse? Vespucci so enraptured the painter that he requested to be buried at her feet. By Tim Brinkhof, Aug 17, 2024
On View Anish Kapoor’s Massive Sculptures Take Over the U.K.’s Largest Cathedral The sprawling show commemorates the 100th anniversary of Liverpool Cathedral. By Vittoria Benzine, Aug 16, 2024
Art World Artcore: How the Chicago Imagists Tested Pop-Era Sensibilities The loose group of artists drew on popular imagery, but with a more earthy and even carnal energy. By Brian Boucher, Aug 16, 2024
Archaeology & History The Hunt: How a 13th-Century Dutch Village Was Reclaimed by a Salt Marsh Local legend paints the flooding of Saeftinghe as the sinking of Atlantis: a blasphemous people punished by the gods. By Tim Brinkhof, Aug 16, 2024
Art World A Newfound Tablet Adds the Name of a Previously Forgotten Maya King to History The 36-square-foot stone also speaks of the mythical founding of the Mayan city-state Cobá. By Tim Brinkhof, Aug 16, 2024
Art World Black Diamond Meets Blue Chip Art at This Utah Ski Resort Netflix's Reed Hastings aims to make Powder Mountain the Storm King of the slopes. By Brian Boucher, Aug 16, 2024
Archaeology & History Did the Egyptians Use a Hydraulic System to Build the Pyramids? A controversial paper points out a nearby dam that could have harnessed water into a building system. By Artnet News, Aug 16, 2024
Art World Artcore: How the Pre-Raphaelites Were So Sick of Raphael Contrary to what the name suggests, the Pre-Raphaelites came after the great Renaissance artist. By Tim Brinkhof, Aug 16, 2024
Art World Art Bites: The Year Brancusi Spent Walking From Bucharest to Paris “My life,” Brancusi once said, “has been a succession of marvelous events.” By Richard Whiddington, Aug 16, 2024
Archaeology & History A Remarkably Preserved 1,900-Year-Old Dolphin Mosaic Is Unearthed in England Wroxeter, the fourth-largest town in Roman Britain, has turned up a rare find. By Vittoria Benzine, Aug 15, 2024
Museums & Institutions London’s National Gallery Acquires Major Victorian Painting for Its 200th Birthday Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema was one of the most popular artists of his time. By Vittoria Benzine, Aug 15, 2024
