Since the 1980s the art historian and exhibition curator, Peter Lord, has been exploring the myth that there is ‘no Welsh art’, discovering and recording Welsh art and artists.

Researchers recreate Ancient Egyptian BluesA team of Washington State University-led researchers has recreated the world’s oldest synthetic pigment, called Egyptian blue, which was used in ancient ...

Tate and the National Portrait Gallery announced that they are jointly acquiring the earliest known work by William Dobson, widely considered to be the first great British painter.

A rare condom dating from 1830 will go on display at the Rijksmuseum on 3 June 2025. This almost 200-year-old contraceptive – probably made from a sheep’s appendix – features an erotic etching ...

On Saturday 31 May 2025, the V&A’s new working store and visitor attraction, V&A East Storehouse, opens its doors to the public for the first time following 10 years of planning and extensive audience ...

This June 25 in Paris, Sotheby’s will offer one of the most comprehensive Napoleonic private collections ever to come to market – some hundred standout items from the storied trove of leading ...

Christie’s Spring Marquee Week—Monday, May 12 through Thursday, May 15, 2025 in Rockefeller Center—generated a total of $693 million, 123% over low estimate, surpassing the auction house’s totals from ...

British researchers have discovered that a ‘copy’ of Magna Carta owned by Harvard Law School is in fact an extraordinarily rare original from 1300.

Christie’s 21st Century Evening Sale, the second and final evening sale of the Spring Marquee Week took place Wednesday, May 14, 2025 in the auction house’s Rockefeller Center saleroom in the heart of ...

This summer, visitors to the State Rooms at Buckingham Palace will see a special exhibition, The King’s Tour Artists, featuring over 70 works of art from His Majesty’s own collection, many on public ...

The artistic career of Gerhard Richter, born in 1932, began at the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts. Already during his training, the talented student was greatly encouraged by his teacher Heinz Lohmar ...

A team of archaeologists discovered a remarkable funerary relief depicting a couple—a man and a woman at an almost life-size scale.