Ancient discoveries can come about in unconventional ways. In one recent case, art historian Adam Busiakiewicz noticed a portrait in the back of a social media post that he knew was unique.

Artwork by renowned Flemish painter Anthony van Dyck was stolen from a stately home 70 years ago – because the thief wanted to buy new curtains, a historian has claimed.

A 1699 letter from an enslaved boy portrayed in a 17th-century painting sheds light on Black identity and agency in early ...

Julia Alexander, a distinguished curator and art historian who began her career at Yale and went on to become deputy director for curatorial affairs at the San Diego Museum of Art, the executive ...

True Blood alum Stephen Moyer stars in a British mystery as a detective specializing in art-world crimes. Kevin Hart hosts the 25 th edition of the BET Awards. LEGO Masters falls under the spell of ...

The British Museum’s exhibition “ Silk Roads,” studying the famous ancient trade route, has opened to rave reviews from critics, but one art historian is taking issue with the museum’s ...

The novelist shifts to nonfiction with ‘Parallel Lives’ (Norton, Aug.), which traces how British art historian Francis ...

Editor’s Note: Curator and art historian Alayo Akinkugbe is CNN Style’s guest editor for the month of November. Click here to read the feature Akinkugbe commissioned on fine art and Nigerian ...

As the Art Gallery of Ontario celebrates its 125th anniversary this year, historian Jamie Bradburn recalls Toronto elites’ ...

Rachel Jones' "SMIIILLLLEEEE," from 2021, is among the works featured in “A Room Hung With Thoughts: British Painting Now” at the Green Family Art Foundation in Dallas.(Chad Redmon / Courtesy ...

Author Dr. Imaobong Umoren discusses her book 'Empire Without End'.

The Old Stone House in Park Slope hosted an opening reception on May 2 for its latest site-specific contemporary art installation, “Things Fall Apart: Meena Hasan at the Old Stone House. ” The ...