Art World Archaeologists in Pompeii Have Discovered an ‘Enchanted’ Shrine Covered in Gorgeously Preserved Frescoes The Great Pompeii Project's conservation work has yielded another impressive discovery. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 16, 2018
Art Guides From Bruegel in Vienna to Basquiat in Paris, Here Are 38 Must-See Museum Shows Worth Traveling for This Fall Globetrotting art lovers have a lot to look forward to in the coming season. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 15, 2018
On View ‘Conventional Narratives of History Are Being Expanded’: Native Art Is Now Appearing in the Met’s American Wing The change of venue was a stipulation to receive a gift from Native American art collectors Charles and Valerie Diker. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 2, 2018
Art World Archeologists Have Discovered a Mysterious Maya Megalopolis Hidden Beneath the Guatemalan Jungle Laser scanning technology has revealed more than 61,000 ancient structures. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 28, 2018
Art World A Dog Named Monty Has Dug Up a Rare Cache of Bronze Age Artifacts in the Czech Republic The objects in the trove are 3,000 years old. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 19, 2018
Politics The Latest Round of Trump Administration Tariffs Spares Chinese Art and Antiquities In the escalating trade war with the Asian superpower, art has been spared—for now. By Henri Neuendorf, Sep 19, 2018
Art World A Greek Farmer Stumbled on a 3,400-Year-Old Tomb in His Olive Grove While Parking His Car The ancient tomb contained bodies of two Minoan Bronze Age men. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 6, 2018
Auctions The Francophile Connoisseur Elizabeth ‘Mimi’ Stafford’s Art Collection Will Go on Sale at Christie’s This Fall Monet, Pissarro, and Lorrain paintings are among the highlights. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 27, 2018
Art World Archaeologists Thought They’d Find the Tomb of Alexander the Great. Instead They Found a Medical Marvel The mysterious black sarcophagus of Alexandria contained a mummy who underwent ancient brain surgery. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 22, 2018
Crime Is China Going Rogue to Reclaim Its Looted Art? A Recent String of Museum Heists Is Raising Suspicions A series of thefts began in 2010, shortly after China ramped up its efforts to reclaim looted antiquities. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 17, 2018
Art World The UK Wants to Build an Underground Highway Near Stonehenge. Archeologists Say, Hmm, Let’s Not, Shall We? Critics say that digging the tunnel road could destabilize the ancient monument's massive stone slabs. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 14, 2018
Art World Another Ancient Sphinx Is Discovered Near the Valley of the Kings, Adding Fuel for Egypt’s Tourism Rebound The new discovery is a smaller relative of the mythical creatures. By Naomi Rea, Aug 14, 2018
Law & Politics A New ‘Trade-War Tax’ on Chinese Art Has US Dealers Up in Arms The new tariff would add a 25 percent cost to Chinese art coming into the US. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 12, 2018
Art World The British Museum Returns Iraqi Antiquities Looted During the US Invasion British authorities seized the artifacts and sent them to the museum to analyze. By Henri Neuendorf, Aug 10, 2018
Auctions The Chinese Art Market Is Reviving But Nonpayments Increasingly Plague the Sector, Our Exclusive Auction Report Reveals The sixth annual artnet and China Auctioneers report shows that other weaknesses combine to paint a bleak picture of the market. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 9, 2018
