Two books explore the scandals and controversies around the acquisition of antiquities by curators and collectors.

A recet video by the British Museum described how its cuneiform instructions could be followed to find the resting place of ...

The elders also highlighted the imagery of symbolically significant animals, such as anacondas, jaguars, bats and herons, as ...

Between these influences, Ethiopian artists—both young and old—strive to reclaim the grandeur of their ancient art. They are ...

A rare 13th-century Bible could return to its ancestral home in Salisbury Cathedral more than 700 years after it was written.

In other words: “Leave me alone. I’ve got mine, and you’ve got yours, and that is all that really matters. Let us retreat ...

There's something eternally fascinating about the art of sculpture, more so when it depicts the human form. Michelangelo, for ...

A hidden detail in Michelangelo’s "The Flood" may reveal a woman with breast cancer, adding a shocking twist to the iconic Sistine Chapel masterpiece.

Geordie Greig, chair of FNL, said: “I am determined that this campaign by Friends of the Nations’ Libraries to return a ...

Alexander the Great is one of the legendary conquerors of ancient history who sparked the imagination of generations of ...

A diverse team of experts is arguing that Michelangelo painted one woman in the Sistine Chapel with breast cancer, for ...

Join the Legion of Honor for a public celebration on the Centennial Opening Weekend (November 9-11), sponsored by Bank of ...