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Venice Breaks Ground on Controversial Banksy Mural Restoration
Migrant Child is being removed for restoration after years of water and salt damage, despite concerns from artists and community members
Google Just Released an A.I. Tool That Helps Historians Fill in Missing Words in Ancient Roman Inscriptions
Known as Aeneas, the tool was trained on an extensive dataset of Latin epigraphy. Experts hope it will help decipher segments of text that have been lost to history
This Woman Didn’t Want to Return a Stolen 16th-Century Painting. Then She Changed Her Mind
Despite her legal claim to ownership, Barbara de Dozsa has decided to return an artwork by Italian artist Antonio Solario that vanished more than 50 years ago
A Vibrant Mural Celebrating Josephine Baker’s ‘Two Loves’—‘My Country and Paris’—Has Been Unveiled in France
The colorful street art, which features a quote from one of her songs, honors the iconic singer, dancer and civil rights activist’s enduring legacy
See Three Breathtaking Vermeer Paintings That Capture the Lost Art of Letter Writing
A trio of the 17th-century Dutch painter’s works featuring women writing and receiving letters is on display at the recently reopened Frick Collection
None of These Books Exist. An Inventive New Exhibition Asks: What If They Did?
“Imaginary Books: Lost, Unfinished and Fictive Works Found Only in Other Books” spotlights more than 100 texts written (or invented) by the likes of Shakespeare, Byron and Hemingway
A Forgotten Collection of Charles de Gaulle’s Personal Letters, Speeches and Manuscripts Has Been Discovered in a Safe
Most of the documents are heading to the auction block, where they could fetch more than $1 million. They were found in a bank vault owned by the French statesman’s son
See Winston Churchill Through the Eyes of the Political Cartoonists He Inspired
A new exhibition at London’s Imperial War Museum brings together political cartoons from around the world that celebrate and satirize the wartime prime minister
Stunning Artworks Seized From the Mafia Go On Display at a New Exhibition in Milan
“Save Arts: From Confiscations to Public Collections” features more than 80 works recovered by Italian authorities, including pieces by Andy Warhol and Salvador Dalí
Dorothy’s Ruby Slippers From ‘The Wizard of Oz’ Sell for a Record-Breaking $28 Million
The iconic shoes, which went missing for more than a decade, are now the most valuable piece of movie memorabilia ever auctioned
This 300-Year-Old Stradivarius Violin Could Become the Most Expensive Musical Instrument Ever Sold at Auction
Crafted by the renowned violin maker Antonio Stradivari in 1714, the rare instrument is expected to sell for between $12 million and $18 million
The FBI Recovers an Andy Warhol Print Worth $175,000 That Vanished From a Private Home in 2021
A man is expected to plead guilty for trafficking the print, which reappeared at a Dallas auction house shortly after it went missing from a California residence
This Painting Was Thought to Be a Botticelli Copy. Now, Researchers Say It Was Made in His Studio
A new analysis suggests that the piece was created by several artists working in the Italian Renaissance painter’s studio—and that Botticelli himself may have worked on important details
Two and a Half Years After the Russian Invasion, Ukraine’s Cultural Heritage Remains at Risk
A $1 million grant from the U.S. is the latest effort to support Ukraine’s fight to preserve its rich past
‘Pride and Prejudice’ Gets a New Adaptation: an Interactive A.I. Avatar
Lizzy, the avatar based on the novel’s Elizabeth Bennet, will hold period-accurate conversations with visitors at Jane Austen’s cottage home
Ancient Statues Recently Returned to Yemen Are Now on Loan at the Met
The long-term loan is the latest agreement Yemen has made with a museum in order to protect its cultural heritage amid ongoing civil war
Archaeologists Unearth Rare Trove of Silver Coins on Mediterranean Island
The 27 Roman denarii found on the island of Pantelleria date back more than 2,000 years
The Roman Siege of Masada May Have Lasted Weeks, Not Years
New research suggests that the Romans defeated the Jewish rebels at Masada much more quickly than scholars previously assumed
Painting Attributed to Rembrandt Found Tucked Away Inside an Attic in Maine
An auctioneer discovered “Portrait of a Girl,” which just sold for $1.4 million, during a standard “house call” to an estate
Missing for Four Decades, This Unusual Double Portrait of Rubens and van Dyck Has Finally Resurfaced
The 17th-century painting, stolen in a 1979 heist, turned up at an auction in France in 2020. It recently returned home to Chatsworth House in England
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