A rare public protest in Cuba of more than 300 artists, activists and members of the public outside the culture ministry to denounce repression and censorship ended early on Saturday after demonstrators said they agreed with officials to open an unprecedented dialogue.

A mysterious metal monolith found in the remote desert of the western United States, sparking a national guessing game over how it got there, has apparently disappeared, officials said.

Ecoprint or eco-printing is a technique of coloring and printing on various media using flowers and leaves to capture their patterns and colors with the help of natural dyes and other materials.

A violinist in London's oldest symphony orchestra is delighted that rehearsals have resumed thanks to a rapid, lab-free COVID-19 test that gives the musicians the confidence to work together again.

The Museum of London announced a project to collect the dreams of Londoners during the coronavirus pandemic as a way to document the impact of the crisis.

With small theatres and cinemas closed, concert halls dark, and tours and premieres cancelled because of coronavirus restrictions, Greece's live entertainment scene, already weakened by a decade-long economic crisis, is walking a tightrope.

Thanksgiving is an official American holiday that celebrates one of the country's founding myths.

Milan's La Scala will broadcast a music and dance gala from its empty auditorium next month after it was forced to abandon its traditional December opening with an opera for the first time since World War Two due to the pandemic.

Wearing blackface, thick red lips, and an afro wig, the festive character of Black Pete causes outrage abroad but still thrives in the Netherlands and parts of Belgium.

Two of Charles Darwin's notebooks containing his pioneering ideas on evolution and his famous "Tree of Life" sketch are missing, believed stolen. 

A mysterious metal "obelisk" found buried in the remote western United States desert has inflamed the imaginations of UFO spotters, conspiracy theorists and Stanley Kubrick fans around the world.

Born in 1925, Tino Sidin introduced children of the 1970s and 1980s to the joy of art through the television show Gemar Menggambar (I Love to Paint). 

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With a small art gallery in the Afghan capital, Marzia Panahi aims to revive the use of felt in art, to showcase her war-torn country's creativity and to try to create jobs for young people hit hard by the pandemic.

Dozens of exuberant villagers scooped up handfuls of cow dung to mold and toss at each other like snowballs this week for the Gorehabba festival, a local conclusion to India's most important festival, Diwali.

As a result of the global pandemic, artists today must present their work virtually to help stop the spread of COVID-19.

The Southeast Asia Choreographers Network is a platform for young choreographers in the region, featuring workshops, discussions, presentations and studio visits.

From stinky streets to the stench of the Battle of Waterloo, a multi-skilled team of experts is setting out to recreate the smell of Europe's past, which will be shared with museums across the continent. 

A rare painting by Winston Churchill featuring the famously bibulous British World War II leader's favorite brand of whisky fetched nearly £1 million at auction in London on Tuesday. 

Sixteen Indonesian artists will join the virtual exhibition with five other artists from Australia, Germany, the United States, Belgium and Greece.

Indonesia once again bids farewell to a great artist with the passing of multi-talented I Made Wianta.  

While physical art events were restricted due to government coronavirus regulations, online innovations have enabled the art world to interact - with a myriad of new and positive outcomes.

She stands nearly three meters tall with her arm raised, the wind whipping the hair away from her scarred face, and a broken clock at her feet with the hands showing 6.08, the time that a blast ripped through Beirut port on the evening of Aug. 4.

A storm of protest over a nude monument to British women's rights pioneer Mary Wollstonecraft - described as a melted World Cup topped by a silver Barbie doll - has sparked a crowdfunding campaign for a more "dignified" tribute.

Awash with multicolored posters, angry graffiti and other symbols of protest, Santiago's Museum of Social Uprising is aiming to keep alive the memory of months of deadly demonstrations that have left a lasting mark on Chile.

Egypt announced Saturday the discovery of an ancient treasure trove of more than a 100 intact sarcophagi, dating back more than 2,500 years ago, the largest such find this year.

A white shoe made of silk and goat leather that belonged to Marie-Antoinette, France's last queen before the 1789 revolution, sold for 43,750 euros ($51,780) on Sunday.

Nigeria intends to build a new museum over the next four years that could exhibit looted Benin bronzes currently displayed in European and American museums.

Almost 600 ecoprint artisans from across the archipelago took part in “Untaian Ecoprint Indonesia” (Strands of Indonesian Ecoprint Artworks) held last week at Bukit Becici, Dlingo, Bantul, Yogyakarta — a popular tourist destination renowned for its natural beauty.

The head of an ancient statue of the Greek god Hermes has been unearthed during excavations for sewage system improvements in central Athens.