Brilliant Contrasts in Georgian England,” makes the 18th century artist’s prison drawings and vivid illustrations seem modern ...

A new exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery traces three different 1800s forms of photo-making: daguerreotypes, ...

A 1699 letter from an enslaved boy portrayed in a 17th-century painting sheds light on Black identity and agency in early modern England.

When the Bayeux Tapestry comes to London next year, the British Museum will no doubt be showing it in near-darkness, a light level appropriate for the 900-year-old embroidery. The Victoria and Albert ...

The model of a first-rate museum director was the late Andrew Sayers, who was head of Australian works on paper and then ...

Beginning July 4, the portrait will be on display in the Declaration of Independence rotunda at the American Revolution ...

Ever notice how your social media feed is packed with flawlessly edited photos? It turns out this obsession with picture-perfect portraits isn’t new and existed long before Photoshop and filters. Back ...

From the Van Gogh-inspired Swarovski chair to closures at the Louvre – damage and security staff shortages present a new ...

The Uffizi in Florence, home to masterpieces like Botticelli’s “The Birth of Venus” and Caravaggio’s “Medusa,” is cracking down on self-portraits with cameras after a tourist damaged ...

Warsaw's gorgeously reconstructed Old Town and, in its rising downtown, the new museum of modern art, by the New York–based ...