'The Body of Christ Supported by Angels,' the 1587 painting by Flemish master Bartholomeus Spranger was given to the museum by Dutch art collector and dealer Bob Haboldt
Ideas for opening the theater at half capacity have been discussed, but it's uncertain whether the association can afford to do so. Another option is for experimental theater – plays presented to only a few audience members at a time – but this would have to be for free because the financial crisis means few are willing to spend their money on nonessentials
'"The Ickabog" is a story about truth and the abuse of power,' said Rowling. 'The themes are timeless and could apply to any era or any country. To forestall one obvious question, the idea came to me well over a decade ago, so it isn’t intended to be read as a response to anything that’s happening in the world right now.'
Italy's world-famous archaeological site Pompeii reopened to the public on Tuesday as the country's coronavirus lockdown lifted - though guides outnumbered tourists at the ancient Roman city.
Judges would have announced the prize's short-list this month and revealed the winner of the £25,000 prize in December, but Tate Britain said 'the tight...
Dating back to the 6th-century BC, this ancient Greek colony reopened May 18 with temperature checks at the entrance, limited numbers of people, hand...
Two Indonesian choreographers have given a modern twist to saweran, the traditional system for tipping artists -- posting video recordings of dancers’ work on...
Launched by the Arab Fund for Arts and Culture and Culture Resource, the Solidarity Fund for Arts and Culture Structures in Lebanon is an emergency fund for...
Lockdown bans on live performances have left many British musicians on the breadline, fuelling a campaign for them to get a bigger share of the profits from...
There is evidence to suggest that singing produces especially high numbers of potentially infectious micro-particles. According to a 2019 study published in...
A documentary about Algeria's protest movement on French TV has sparked not just another diplomatic standoff between the North African nation and its former...
With cinemas emptied across the world because of the pandemic, drive-in screens have seen a resurgence in popularity, offering those who've been cooped up at...
Dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei believes the newly passed national security law for Hong Kong augurs the end for the semi-autonomous city.
Adnan Mayasi's first move after Dubai lifted coronavirus restrictions on leisure activities was to hit the emirate's indoor ski slope - with the added...
In a sign that the coronavirus will one day be history, the Czech National Museum is opening an exhibition of face masks worn to protect against the infection.
Organizers valued 'Nature Morte' (Still Life) at a million euros, but the collector who donated it said the work is worth “at least two, three times” that....
A joint statement from UNESCO and ICOM said that exhibition spaces in poorer countries faced a greater risk. The Network of European Museum Organizations said...
In Mulhouse in eastern France, particularly hard hit by the coronavirus, professional dancers are getting back to work, practicing pirouettes in their...
Meryl Streep, Benedict Cumberbatch, Cate Blanchett, Cynthia Erivo are among the A-list actors helping the Jojo Rabbit director animate 'James and the Giant...
An exhibition commemorating the 500th anniversary of the death of Renaissance artist Raphael will reopen on June 2 in Rome and its run extended until Aug.30,...
Italy's La Biennale di Venezia said on Monday its 17th International Architecture Exhibition would be postponed until 2021, the latest high-profile cultural...
After an eight-week delay caused by France’s COVID-19 lockdown, the Christie’s auction house in Paris is hosting a raffle draw Wednesday for "Nature Morte,"...
Oscar-winning New Zealand filmmaker Taika Waititi has lined up some of his Hollywood friends by videolink from their living rooms for a coronavirus lockdown...
Greece reopened the Acropolis in Athens and all open-air archaeological sites in the country to the public Monday after a two-month closure due to the...
'I had declined to write essays about Hillary. I didn’t feel I had any new analysis to contribute,' Sittenfeld said. 'Fiction gave me the chance to ask not...
'A musical theatre with masks and gloves and a distance of 1.5 metres is impossible'
Unlike their huge rivals -- which attract throngs of visitors every day and are expected to remain shuttered for weeks if not months -- smaller museums can...
The sphinxes will complement a 3,000-year-old, 19-metre-tall pink granite obelisk of Ramses II, which was moved from another archaeological site in the Nile...
Lockdown inspired three Barcelona ad executives to set up a virtual museum on Instagram. More than 900 pieces of work have already been submitted to the Covid...
After driving in, audience members are handed a receiver and headset to plug into their car stereo system, or they can listen out of the windows. Staff...
In a country where art is widely seen as a pastime, and performers have long struggled to secure steady pay and royalties, the closure of theatres and cinemas...
Since 1998, Northern Ireland's murals have shifted from glorifying gunmen towards depictions of happy times. The tributes to frontline healthcare workers...
'Organised crime has many faces. The trafficking of cultural goods is one of them. It is not a glamorous business run by flamboyant gentlemen forgers, but by...
With the entertainment industry shut down by the virus, President Emmanuel Macron pledged to extend aid for out-of-work actors and performers until next year,...
'Thanks for all you’re doing,' the artist said in a note for hospital workers. 'I hope this brightens the place up a bit, even if it’s only black and white.'