The chilly shows are doing it backward, using art to explain cultural history, rather than the other way around. The remarkable show is the Getty Museum’s “Lumen: The Art and Science of Light.” ...

Boasting more than 25,000 pieces of art, the Crocker Art Museum is an important part of Sacramento's history and a highly-rated art destination. The museum was originally established in 1885 as a ...

Determined to paint Indigenous people into art history and museums in a more meaningful way, the artist Kent Monkman created a character called Miss Chief Eagle Testickle. The move succeeded.

PARIS (AP) — As they painstakingly scrape grime off a monumental painting by French artist Gustave Courbet, the restorers do a remarkable job of ignoring their unusual surroundings: They're watched by ...

The Allentown Art Museum’s newly acquired ... To commemorate what museum officials call its “biggest acquisition in museum history,” it is promoting the windows as part of a “Summer ...

This year’s finalists showcase a broad range of experiences, from living history and contemporary art to major new redevelopments, reflecting the evolving role of museums in modern society.

SAO PAULO (AP) — São Paulo is marking the opening of its famed art museum’s new building with a Renoir exhibit and art lovers are already flocking to the Brazilian city. The new, 14-story ...

At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground ... “A great idea,” said Jennifer Dasal, a visiting art historian from North Carolina. “If it’s lasting for ...

A woman watches art restorers working at the painting "A burial at Ornans" by Gustave Courbet, from behind a glass window at the Orsay museum, Wednesday, May 7, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Aurelien ...