The painting "Still Life with Peaches and Grapes" (1881) by Auguste Renoir, owned by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The online description indicates that a replica, or a forgery, was ...

A Necropolis is a mere depository for dead bodies,” Douglass wrote. “Green-Wood,” on the other hand, implied “verdure, shade, ruralness, natural beauty, every thing, in short, in contrast with the ...

Festivals celebrate blues, jazz, documentaries and the U.S. Army’s birthday; Pride events continue; and Shakespeare plays are performed under the stars.

The American Civil War is a pivotal and ugly moment in American history, but it's more misunderstood than you would think. We're breaking down some myths about Lincoln, women soldiers, racist ...

In 1933, Marc Chagall’s intense painting of a rabbi, “The Pinch of Snuff,” was an obvious target. Taken out of a museum in Mannheim, pulled through the city streets on a handcart, inviting ...

When the Museum of Modern Art debuted in a Manhattan townhouse in 1929, ... Adrian Dennis/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images. If the Tate could not afford Cubist painting or postwar American ...

Vermont’s Statehouse is known as a living museum, filled with historic and storied pieces of art. That includes the iconic “Battle of Cedar Creek,” painted by Vermonter and Civil War veteran ...

The Alpaiwala Museum in Mumbai city traces the origins and history of the fast-dwindling Parsi community.

Beaune is one of France’s hidden gems. It's rarely featured on lists of the top things to do in the country, but it should be on everyone’s bucket list.

In this article, European travel enthusiast Emma Braby shares her favorite things to see when visiting Avignon, France. From Gothic Grandeur to Bohemian Hideaways: The True Spirit of Avignon ...

From sewing labels into garments to using live models, Charles Frederick Worth was a pioneer that shaped the global fashion industry we know today. His legacy is being exhibited for the first time ...

The Museum of Natural History shocked even liberal Upper West Side parents by showcasing an animated film featuring a drag-performing fox and a trans kid with an identity crisis – alongside an ...