The United Nations General Assembly designated January 27—the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau—as International Holocaust Remembrance Day, a time to remember the six million Jewish ...

Valentine’s Day is a notoriously difficult holiday for gift-giving. The equation for the perfect gift is endlessly variable — and changes along with every shift in relationship status.

What is World Art Day? World Art Day is a day dedicated to all things art! By celebrating World Art Day, it is hoped that this will encourage creativity, teach people about different artists and ...

Safer Internet Day happens every year. It is a day where people take the opportunity to think about how to be safer and more responsible when they use the internet on their devices. In 2025 ...

Young people are also more likely to celebrate Valentine’s Day, with only 19% of those aged 25-34 saying they don’t celebrate compared to 46% of those aged 55-64.

World Braille Day, celebrated since 2019, is observed to raise awareness of the importance of Braille as a means of communication in the full realization of the human rights for blind and ...

Visit on January 27 to: Read names in the Hall of Remembrance from 10 a.m.–4:30 p.m. (use your own list or one provided for you). You may also listen to others read names or light a memorial candle.

Home to one of the country's most impressive collections of impressionist and post-impressionist art (plus works from numerous other genres), the expansive Art Institute of Chicago features nearly ...

The International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, 2 December, marks the date of the adoption, by the General Assembly, of the United Nations Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in ...