Madame Tussauds, now a global wax museum brand, has its roots in the French Revolution, where Marie Tussaud crafted death ...

The Bourbons began ruling in France for the first time since Louis’ elder brother Louis XVI and his sister-in-law Marie Antoinette had ... Gianni Dagli Orti / The Art Archive at Art Resource ...

There’s a reason this capital city has inspired composers, artists, and royalty for centuries. Vienna is a city that’s ...

Of the many strengths of “Southern/Modern,” a daring and revisionist show about the American South at the Georgia Museum of Art in Athens, the one that follows ...

Every year, Coachella brings thousands of people out to the desert to get messy. And this year, hard-partying festival-goers will have the perfect soundtrack, courtesy of Lola Young’s hit of the ...

A rediscovered masterpiece in watercolour, “A Reception in the Harem” by John Frederick Lewis (1804-1876), unseen in public for over 60 years, was the top lot at Bonhams 19th Century & Orientalist ...

April 14, 2025 • Did you know there's an insect that can fling its pee 40 times faster than a cheetah accelerates? We did — thanks to a comic from the Bhamla Lab at the Georgia Institute of ...

Plan Ahead: If you want to see the Changing of the Guard, arrive early. The area gets crowded very quickly, making it hard to see anything if you arrive shortly before the ceremony starts ...

I chose to call myself Benedict XVI ideally as a link to the venerated Pontiff, Benedict XV, who guided the Church through the turbulent times of the First World War. He was a true and courageous ...

A photo of a painting called "The Crossing" by artist Christopher Griffin. The Crossing is a homage to the famous American painting entitled Washington Crossing the Delaware by Emanuel Leutze.