A 2,000 year old stela recently discovered in Guatemala has revealed examples of the genesis of Mayan writing.

The Los Angeles Opera said its investigation into star Placido Domingo had found accusations of "inappropriate conduct" against its former director to be credible.

Crisis-hit Paris Opera has been forced to cancel a ballet, opera and a concert because of the coronavirus outbreak.

Leonardo da Vinci died 500 years ago and his most celebrated work, the Mona Lisa, with its portrayal of a women with a mysterious smile, still captures the imagination of art enthusiasts.

After traveling the world, internationally acclaimed Indonesian performance artist par excellence Melati Suryodarmo has returned back home.

Rome's blockbuster exhibition marking 500 years since the death of Renaissance master Raphael fell victim Sunday to a government decree shutting all museums because of the new coronavirus threat.

Indonesia once played a vital role in changing the world through spices, pushing globalization forward. It is about to do so again.

Opera great Placido Domingo, who has been hit by sexual harassment claims, has withdrawn from planned appearances at the Royal Opera House.

Experience Broadway for the first time through The Book of Mormon.

An exhibition commemorating the 500th anniversary of the death of Renaissance artist Raphael opens in Rome this week but the show risks being overshadowed by the coronavirus outbreak sweeping Italy.

Italy is marking 500 years since the death of Renaissance master Raphael with a blockbuster exhibition whose preparations were marred by a row over a treasured portrait some feared was too fragile to move.

Women artists employ science and technology as a channel for their creative imagination.

It seems hard to believe, but Monica Bellucci -- who has spent four decades in the limelight as a model and actress -- says she suffers from stage fight.

A rare piano that could fetch more than a million dollars at auction in Israel next week has a history as elaborate as the wood carvings adorning its frame.

An exhibition shows the work of Martine Franck and Marie Bovo, presenting the contrast between portrait and still life, as well as black and white and color.

Craftsman Sergei Murza runs his fingers over the pink satin of a pointe shoe he has just finished making. Then he gives it the final test: the ballet slipper balances perfectly on its tip.

She was a happy girl aspiring to be a teacher when she decided to leave her home village. Thus began the story of a girl, about 20 years old, from Central Java who went to Bandung in West Java to work for a Dutch family.

The confusion over the future of the Taman Ismail Marzuki arts and cultural center may subside somewhat after the Jakarta administration cleared up rumors about turning it into a commercial space, but some problems remain.

Australia's wildfires seemed an age ago amid the glitz of Sydney's Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, but Saturday's celebration brought the firefighters who battled them together with climate change activists.

The Vatican unseals the archives of history's most contentious popes on Monday, potentially shedding light on why Pius XII stayed silent during the extermination of six million Jews in the Holocaust.

Freddie Mercury, Yves Saint Laurent and George Lucas were all seduced by the charms of the kimono, whose evolution from medieval times in Japan will be on show at a major exhibition in London.

The brouhaha surrounding the ongoing revitalization of the Taman Ismail Marzuki (TIM) art and cultural center is likely to continue. 

An exhibition in Jakarta is an eye-opener on the importance of professional architecture in designing functional and aesthetically pleasing cities.

One of the world's most celebrated and prolific opera singers, Placido Domingo enjoyed a glittering six-decade career until a sexual harassment scandal brought down the curtain on his runaway success. 

Naga tattooing patterns can signify tribal identity, life accomplishments or the completion of a rite of passage.

Norway gave the go-ahead for the demolition of a bomb-damaged building adorned with drawings by Spanish master painter Pablo Picasso.

Spain's culture ministry on Wednesday cancelled a performance by opera star Placido Domingo, a day after he accepted "full responsibility" in a sexual harassment scandal.

Creating art is one thing, but preserving it for future generations to enjoy is a whole other realm in itself.

A Spanish carnival troupe whose Holocaust-themed parade outraged Jewish human rights groups and Israel's embassy in Madrid has cancelled its remaining shows.

In a quiet studio in northern Albania, artists delicately paint, gild and bejewel tens of thousands of Venetian masks that revelers around the world have been donning for carnival season.