Art Guides Looking to Make a Life-Changing Art Pilgrimage? Here Are 12 Far-Flung Museums That Are Truly Worth Traveling For Now, we're just waiting on Antartica's art museum. By Katie White, Aug 7, 2019
Art World Sourdough Enthusiasts Are Harvesting 4,500-Year-Old Yeast From Museums’ Egyptian Pottery to Make Bread Fit for the Pharaohs The samples came from the Museum of Fine Arts Boston and the Peabody Essex Museum. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 6, 2019
On View Hidden in a Wall for Centuries by a Persecuted Jewish Family, the Mysterious Colmar Treasure Dazzles at the Met Cloisters The hoard of coins and jewelry bears witness to the history of oppression the Jews experienced in medieval Europe. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 29, 2019
Art World Volcanologists Are Mad That Excavations to Uncover Roman Artifacts in Pompeii May Hinder Their Study of Ancient Lava Volcanologists are facing off with archeologists over the value of ancient artifacts vs. ancient lava. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 23, 2019
Art World Did Archaeologists Just Find the Oldest Art Ever Made? A New Study Claims Archaic Humans Designed Patterns on Bones in China The ancient carvings show possible evidence of the first artistic use of the pigment ochre. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 19, 2019
Market The Biennale Paris Will Go On Despite Strife Over the Decision to Admit Dealers Under Criminal Investigation One co-president of the vetting committee withdrew in protest, but the remaining members will carry on. By Naomi Rea, Jul 17, 2019
Art World For the First Time in Over 50 Years, Egypt’s Famous ‘Bent Pyramid’ Is Now Open to the Public Researchers discovered ancient tools, sarcophagi, and mummies in the structure, which is one of the oldest pyramids in the world. By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 16, 2019
Art World Archaeologists Believe They Have Identified the Unlikely Secret Ingredient Used to Build Stonehenge: Lard A new study suggests that animal fat found at nearby Durrington Walls wasn't used in cooking, but in construction. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 15, 2019
Art World So Bad They’re Brilliant? See the 17 Most Bizarre and Completely Outlandish Art Restoration Fails of All Time "Beast Jesus" is not the only well-intentioned restoration job gone horribly, horribly wrong. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 14, 2019
Law & Politics New York Files Charges Against Disgraced Art Dealer Subhash Kapoor in $145 Million Smuggling Ring Subhash Kapoor will be extradited to the US following the completion of his long-running trial in India. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 11, 2019
Art World Archeologists Have Been Quietly Defusing Dozens of Undetonated Bombs Hidden in Pompeii for Years The archaeological site says the unearthed bombs are no threat to visitors. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 10, 2019
Law & Politics Egypt Will Sue Christie’s Over the $6 Million Sale of a King Tut Sculpture Officials Claim Was Looted From a Temple Egypt believes the statue of King Tut was looted in the 1970s. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 9, 2019
Politics French Police Intercepted Some Suspicious Pots at the Airport. The Investigation Led to the Return of a Huge Cache of Pakistani Artifacts Many of the 445 artifacts, including ancient vases, busts, and goblets, date back to 4,000 BC. By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 3, 2019
Auctions A Lewis Chessman, Bought for $6 and Then Tucked Away in a Drawer for Decades, Just Sold at Auction for Almost $1 Million The rest of the Lewis trove belongs to British museums. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 3, 2019
Art Fairs 5 Standout Works, From Warhol to Banksy, at the Masterpiece Fair That Dodged a Brexit Bullet Fair management could breathe a sigh of relief when the proposed Brexit date came and went without incident. By Javier Pes, Jun 27, 2019
