Japan has produced its first ninja studies graduate after Genichi Mitsuhashi spent two years honing his martial arts skills and absorbing the finer traditions of the feudal martial arts agents.

A Moscow court on Friday handed outspoken Russian director Kirill Serebrennikov a three-year suspended sentence following a fraud conviction denounced by his supporters as politically motivated.

The Korean Cultural Center Indonesia will air classic Korean films until June 30. 

An online wayang orang (human puppet) performance is set to be livestreamed via video conferencing app Zoom on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. local time.

The Musee d'Orsay in Paris reopened to the public on Tuesday, three months after being forced to shut by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Washington's Kennedy Center has pushed back its prestigious annual arts awards gala due to the coronavirus pandemic, setting a new date of March 7, 2021.

Historic silver, crystal and even towels sold off at auction by the swanky Paris Ritz hotel were snapped up for a total of 1.7 million euros ($1.9 million), more than four times the pre-sale estimate.

With easy public access in mind and cultural advancement as its end goal, the open cultural data will enable the public to use, share and even to modify the information into works of art, stories, educational mobile applications and games.

The British Museum has marked Pride season by putting five objects on permanent display that tell the stories of LGBT+ culture through history.

Barcelona's Liceu opera house reopened its doors on Monday for the first time in over three months to hold a concert - exclusively for a quiet, leafy audience of nearly 2,300 house plants,

A monument to honor Indonesian founding father Sukarno is to be officiated in Algiers.

Cinemas, museums and galleries in England can reopen from July 4, Prime Minister Boris Johnson will say on Tuesday as he sets out which sectors of the economy can resume trading and announces the findings of a review into social distancing.

Arts organizations across Germany have to think creatively as they strive to get up and running again in a world where they must coexist with the coronavirus.

Tunisia's president has become a surprise champion of Arabic calligraphy in his country, shining a light on the artistic tradition as Arab states lobby for its recognition by UNESCO.

After 32 years, the curtain has finally fallen at Madrid's Casa Patas flamenco club, its vibrant shows silenced by the epidemic which has dealt a dramatic blow to Spain's flamenco 'tablaos'. 

Jeff Koons unveiled a new sculpture of the Roman goddess Venus, entitled "Balloon Venus Lespugue (Red)", in the newly-launched online exhibition "Studio: Jeff Koons".

Dozens of street artists have painted over parts of Toronto's "Graffiti Alley" in shades of black and gray in a message of solidarity with anti-racism protesters following the death in US police custody of George Floyd.

Dragon boat racing as a professional sport is regulated by the Indonesian Rowing Association.

Historic silver, crystal and ashtrays from the Paris Ritz hotel are to go under the hammer in the French capital in a three-day sale starting Sunday.

K-pop powerhouses on Friday participated in a roundtable meeting with Culture Minister Park Yang-woo, discussing the financial difficulties they face due to the ongoing spread of COVID-19.

Creators Super Stream Vol. 2 will feature three themes, namely Virtual Day, Art Day and Cosplay Day. 

Madrid-based Colombian actress and puppeteer Yohana Yara has been using her time in lockdown filming puppet shows on her balcony and creating an online fan base for her characters.

A drawing by the French writer Victor Hugo of a hot air balloon escaping from Paris during the 1870 Prussian siege, sold for more than twice its estimate Thursday.

Scientists believe Leonardo da Vinci's super-fast eye may have helped him catch the enigmatic magic of Mona Lisa's smile.

An online auction of almost 200 works spanning the career of world famous Spanish artist Pablo Picasso fetched almost five million pounds.

Boarded-up shops, a depressing sight for New Yorkers after looters infiltrated anti-racism marches in the city's trendiest neighborhoods, are being transformed into canvases of hope with paintbrushes wielded by a small army of artists.

Discussions of gender identity and sexuality are not generally widespread in contemporary Indonesia.

A Dutch art detective revealed he has received two recent photographs of a Vincent Van Gogh painting stolen from a museum during the coronavirus lockdown.

Shows including "Hamilton" and "Les Miserables" will not return to the London stage until 2021, producer Cameron Mackintosh said on Wednesday, blaming uncertainty over when the British government would lift social distancing measures.

Amsterdam's famous Van Gogh museum said Wednesday it was the buyer of a rare letter by the 19th-century master, the day after it purchased the document for 210,600 euros (US$236,000) at a sale by Aristophil Collections at the Drouot auction house in Paris.