A Tunisian man has pieced together bits of a local secret linked to ancient emperors: how to make a prized purple dye using the guts of a sea snail.

A new set of ancient paintings were discovered in Phang Nga Bay Marine National Park.

One of Britain's leading visitor attractions, the Tate Modern in London, on Friday put the finishing touches to its reopening plans, after four months of closure.

An antinuclear group on Friday livestreamed a 30-minute English tour of the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum to reach out to people overseas as the coronavirus pandemic has sharply reduced the number of foreign visitors to the facility.

More than 40 monumental sculptures by artistic giants including Miro, Rodin and Calder -- which have not seen in decades -- will go under the hammer in Paris in October, Christie's said Thursday.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will take part Friday in the first prayers at Hagia Sophia since the Istanbul landmark was reconverted to a mosque despite international condemnation.

Britain's world-leading theater industry faces mass redundancies and venue closures because of the effect of the coronavirus lockdown, lawmakers said on Thursday. 

The stay-at-home period has impacted all of us, and artists are not spared.

The "Fleabag" star will take the stage of London's Old Vic for the new lockdown play "Three Kings," which will be livestreamed from July 29 through August 1 as part of the theater's "In Camera" series.

Using face masks, sanitizing gel and social distancing, Cirque du Soleil artists in Mexico practice before a performance -- a rare sign of hope for the famous Canadian circus company.

Art collective ecosystem Gudskul, like other arts foundations, has been deeply affected by the ongoing pandemic, forcing it to close its doors to visitors.

Launched as an alternative to its usual live performances and events, e-rasmus huis is the latest endeavor from Erasmus Huis, disseminating Dutch culture through a digital platform.

Berlin museums might house the iconic Nefertiti bust, the Ishtar gate of ancient Babylon or Rembrandt masterpieces, but they still trail global counterparts in popularity -- and the coronavirus is making things worse.

Larasati’s upcoming sale, Traditional, Modern and Contemporary Art, a live auction of artworks to be held in Jakarta on July 25 at 2:30 p.m., is available for inspection -- the preview online virtual exhibition is open July 16-25.

The camp has gone online this year in light of the COVID-19 health protocols, and includes three public webinars on its YouTube channel.

The chance discovery of lines carved into the boulders of an ancient tomb in what is now the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights could offer new insight into an enigmatic culture that thrived thousands of years ago. 

Mosaics depicting Christian figures in Istanbul's ancient Hagia Sophia will be covered with curtains during Muslim prayers, as work to prepare the building for use as a mosque continues.

Towering Transformers, life-sized Marvel superheroes and extraterrestrial lifeforms -- a "House of Steel Robots" in Thailand has made a name for itself by transforming scrap metal into dazzling sculptures inspired by Hollywood blockbusters.

The rich mezzo-soprano voice of Anita Rachvelishvili is scheduled to ring out on Saturday evening across the ancient ruins at the foot of the Acropolis in Athens. 

A feverish Raphael suffering from "a coronavirus-like disease" died after failing to tell his doctors he had been secretly visiting lovers on freezing cold nights, leading them to wrongly prescribe bloodletting, a new study claims.

Dutch King Willem-Alexander may stop using a ceremonial horse-drawn carriage with images celebrating the Netherlands' former rule over colonies, he said on Friday, following an upsurge in criticism of the "Golden Carriage".

France's Lourdes Roman Catholic shrine, on Thursday organised its first ever e-pilgrimage following the coronavirus crisis, drawing a virtual audience of 80 million from around the world.

A virtual exhibition by art group Udeido features 23 artists and spotlights racial injustice. 

An iconic Japanese symbol, geisha are also dwindling, with women scared off by the rigors of training and traditional rules. 

Canadian cultural icon Cirque du Soleil accepted a purchase offer from its creditors Thursday, which will serve as a minimum bid for an investors auction in August. 

As the coronavirus pandemic ripped around the globe, Cirque du Soleil saw most of its operations grind to a halt in barely 48 hours.

Maverick's fighter jet helmet, Obi-Wan Kenobi's lightsaber, Rocky's boxing gloves and an 11-foot "Alien" spaceship tipped to fetch half a million dollars will go up for auction in Los Angeles next month.

British street artist Banksy's latest work, tackling the spread of coronavirus, that appeared inside a London Underground train carriage "some days ago" has been removed, according to transport operators.

The mummified corpse of Rascar Capac thrilled and terrified generations of young fans of the Tintin comic book story "The Seven Crystal Balls". Now, Herge's fictional Inca has sparked a row between rival Belgian tourist attractions, each of which displays a mummy they say inspired Tintin's creator.

Rome returned a stolen Banksy artwork to France on Tuesday after the famed street artist's homage to the victims of the 2015 Paris attacks was found in Italy.