The Ashmolean Museum in Oxford ... which noted how few works by Fra Angelico exist in British public collections. The export ...

Ten of the intricately-carved pieces have been redisplayed in a case which allows visitors to see their backs for the first ...

The “iconic” Lewis chessmen have been redisplayed in a case which allows visitors to see their backs for the first time. The display at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh means people can ...

CE: often cited as one of the most important dates in English history, and the coins testify to the dramatic upheavel in the ...

Today's Object of the Week is an extremely rare snuffbox that bears the image of one of the most famous people in history.

KYOTO--Featuring erotic works created by some of the most celebrated ukiyo-e artists, the Hosomi Museum here is hosting its first “shunga” exhibition in eight years.

A STOLEN ancient Ethiopian shield has finally retuned back its homeland after more than 150 years. His Imperial Highness Prince Ermias Sahle-Selassie Haile-Selassie – grandson of Emperor ...

Egypt is calling for the Nefertiti bust's return from Germany to Egypt. The bust was removed by German archeologist Borchardt ...

The famous Lewis chess pieces are among the best-known objects in the museum, which is one of Scotland’s most popular visitor ...

Nigel Pickford has spent a lifetime searching for sunken treasure—without leaving dry land.

The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum houses four paintings by Dutch masters that represent a variety of portraiture styles of ...

Victims of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, and the man who went down in history as Chicago's first murder victim, are said to have haunted this building that now houses Tao Chicago.