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 ...

Previously held in a private collection, this self-portrait has now been saved for the nation thanks to a £1.6 million grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, major support from Art Fund and ...

The sting, organized by the police’s Department for the Protection of Cultural Heritage and Antiquities, took place at a residence in Elliniko, where undercover officers posed as buyers. The suspects ...

Joel Shapiro, Post-Minimalist Sculptor, dies at 83 . One of America’s most renowned artists and a major figure in the history of sculpture in the 20th century, Shapiro—who also worked across drawing ...

The entrance fee to the Louvre will rise from 22 to 30 euros for non-EU visitors. It is one of the first French cultural institutions to apply the so-called “differential tariff,” a measure set to be ...

Among his most emblematic and intellectually ambitious works is the Rhinocrétaire—a monumental bronze rhinoceros that opens to reveal a fully functional writing desk. At once fantastical and ...

ArtDependence Magazine is an international magazine covering all spheres of contemporary art, as well as modern and classical art. ArtDependence features the latest art news, highlighting interviews ...

Reporting in the journal, NPJ Heritage Science, the researchers used a variety of raw materials and heating times to develop 12 recipes for the pigments, providing useful information for ...

It has been a nearly forgotten, 40-year circuitous path for two brazenly stolen paintings to find their way back to gallery walls at Harwood Museum of Art in Taos, New Mexico. Victor Higgins’ Aspens ...

Exploring thousands of years of art history, Frieze Masters spans illuminated manuscripts to significant works from the 20th century. With a particular emphasis on galleries based or operating in Asia ...

An amendment to the existing Fort D.A. Russell Historic District, the newest listing encompasses 15 buildings and one work of art and recognizes Judd’s contributions to art and architecture from 1973 ...