At Pompeii, Archaeologists Uncover New Room Of Beautifully Preserved Frescoes
Pompeii is the city that keeps on giving. More than two hundred and fifty years after the ancient Roman town was
Here Are The World Heritage Sites Threatened By Climate Change
Here we show that of 49 cultural WHS located in low-lying coastal areas of the Mediterranean, 37 are at risk from a 100-year flood and 42 from coastal erosion, already today. Until 2100, flood risk may increase by 50% and erosion risk by 13% across the…
V&A Museum Offers Special LGBTQ Tours
“Taking place on the last Saturday of each month, the tours are free to all and aim to uncover the queer histories of the objects in the museum’s collection.” For instance, the Flemish sculptor Giambologna’s marble of Samson slaying a Philistine (both unclothed) with the jawbone of an ass — an artwork that ended up […]
Sculptures Off Beach In Maldives Destroyed After Government Declares The Un-Islamic
Jason deCaires Taylor’s suite of sculptures, called the Coralarium and touted as “the world’s first intertidal srt gallery” by the resort off whose beach it’s installed, was demolished last week amidst an election campaign…
40,000-Year-Old Painting Of Animal, World’s Oldest, Found In Borneo
“Faded and fractured, the reddish-orange image depicts a plump but slender-legged animal, probably a species of wild cattle that still lives on the island, or simply dinner in the eyes of the artist, if one streak of ochre that resembles a spear protruding from its flank is any guide. The animal is one of a […]
Isabella Stewart Gardner Heist: Whitey Bulger Gave Stolen Art To IRA, Says Investigator
“Following a network of leads, many from underworld contacts, [former Scotland Yard detective Charles] Hill is convinced that the Gardner treasures are still stashed in the Republic of Ireland. ‘Even if Bulger did not order the robbery originally, he would have muscled in and taken control of the haul soon after it took place. … […]
Syria’s National Museum Has Reopened, Though Much Of The Country’s Heritage Lies In Ruins
For the past six years, as a brutal civil war has reduced swathes of Syria to rubble, no visitors have
