Exhibitions
Meet the Woman Who Set the Stage for Beyoncé, the Olympics and the Royal Opera House
The award-winning set designer Es Devlin explores the art of creating spectacle
A New Encyclopedia Explores Europe's Smelly History
Odeuropa is an online database of scents from 16th- to early 20th-century Europe culled from historical literature and art
New Met Exhibition Celebrates Women Fashion Designers
"Women Dressing Women" gives often-forgotten figures in fashion history their due
How Children's Book Author Leo Lionni Urged His Readers to Be Change Makers
The multidisciplinary artist wanted us to imagine how we can shape society and uplift our communities
New Exhibition Celebrates the Bond Between an Artist and Her Guide Dog
Artist Emilie Gossiaux has been working with a 13-year-old lab named London for a decade
How Zines Brought Power to Those on the Margins of Culture
A new exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum examines zines' role in art history and community building
Is This an Early Draft of the 'Mona Lisa'?
The "Isleworth Mona Lisa" is now on view in Turin—but many experts aren't convinced it's the work of Leonardo da Vinci
Expansive Alexander Calder Exhibition Opens in Seattle
"Calder: In Motion" celebrates the iconic artist’s innovative mobiles, sculptures and other works
Smithsonian Scholars Recommend Their Favorite Books of 2023
Curators and staffers satisfied their endless curiosity with novels, short stories, biographies, art collections and journalistic reporting
'Zen Mona Lisa' Travels to the United States for the Very First Time
Titled "Six Persimmons," the famous 13th-century work hasn't left Japan for hundreds of years
Why Egyptomania Is Taking Over Australia
A series of exhibitions in the country spotlight the enduring appeal of ancient Egypt for modern audiences
How Money Transformed Medieval Europe
A new exhibition explores the questions raised by economic revolution—and how familiar those questions remain today
How Cabinets of Curiosities Laid the Foundation for Modern Museums
An exhibition at LACMA examines the legacy of Dutch colonization through a fictive 17th-century collector's room of wonders
Madrid's Prado Museum Shows What’s Behind Famous Paintings—Literally
The new exhibition “On the Reverse” encourages visitors to think of paintings as three-dimensional objects by showing their back sides
Four Men Charged With 2019 Theft of $6 Million Gold Toilet
Titled "America," the infamous 18-karat loo was created by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan
David Hockney Show Opens in London—and Features a New Portrait of Harry Styles
"David Hockney: Drawing from Life" returns to the National Portrait Gallery after the pandemic shut it down three years ago
Meet the Steely Gaze of Environmentalism
A new show at the National Portrait Gallery focuses on the defenders of Mother Earth over the past 150 years
See Hundreds of Photographs From Elton John and David Furnish's Private Collection
Never-before-seen images of celebrities, performers and important moments in history are going on display in London
Did Michelangelo Sketch These Drawings in a Secret Room Below a Florence Chapel?
For the first time, visitors will get to see the intricate sketches that some scholars attribute to the artist
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Acquires More Than 100 Works by Artists With Disabilities
The purchase is one of the largest acquisitions of its kind by any museum in the United States
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