Following the closure of several museums in order to avoid the spread of COVID-19, the Culture Directorate General of the Education and Culture Ministry has encouraged the public to visit the currently closed locations virtually instead.

The creative space complex, M Bloc Space in South Jakarta’s Blok M, says it remains open for business despite canceling all of its scheduled events in March over fears of the COVID-19 coronavirus.

The conductor at Royal Opera of Versailles strode up onto the rostrum baton in hand to attack Beethoven's Fifth, before turning to bow to the audience. Except there was no one there other than his orchestra.

Originally scheduled to take place at Sheraton Grand Jakarta Gandaria City on April 17 to 19, Art Moments Jakarta has been postponed to due to the spread of COVID-19.

Francis Bacon's 'Triptych Inspired by the Oresteia of Aeschylus' will likely be one of the highlights of Sotheby's upcoming Contemporary Art evening sale.

A choreographer favored by superstars like Madonna, Radiohead singer Thom Yorke and Florence Welch of Florence and the Machine, Damien Jalet is on a mission to reinvent perceptions of the body and make viewers question their own human identity.

Anish Kapoor secured exclusive rights to make art with the Vantablack S-VIS material in 2016, sparking outrage at the time across the international artists' community for monopolizing the pigment.

The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Nusantara (Museum MACAN) in West Jakarta will be temporarily closed starting March 14 in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

A series of six paintings by the Venetian master Titian have been reunited for the first time in four centuries in an exhibition at London's National Gallery.

Broadway theatres, among New York's biggest tourist attractions, were shut down for a month on Thursday in a bid to limit the spread of the coronavirus in the city.

German choreographer Claudia Bosse’s performance art-installation hybrid the last IDEAL PARADISE immerses the audience in a narrative that relishes in being uncomfortable to experience.

Officials in the eastern Spanish city of Valencia debated Wednesday what to do with large sculptures set up on its streets for its annual "Fallas" festival after the event was postponed due to concerns about the coronavirus outbreak.

A villager’s regular dig of avocado plants led to a discovery that might further boost the town of Batu’s reputation as a tourist spot.

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.