In 1631, Mughal emperor Shah Jahan I commissioned the Taj Mahal to house the tomb of his favorite wife. With its symmetrical ...

The Washington County Museum of Fine Arts (WCMFA) in Hagerstown, MD, announces an extensive and significant donation of ...

Dozens of new plays, musicals, concerts, art exhibits, dance pieces and more are being presented across the Sarasota area ...

Something The Mona Lisa, David, and The School of Athens all have in common is they represent a way of thinking that was ...

When it comes to a roast in Britain, we don’t expect too much. We prefer the familiarity of the fundamentals – whether it’s ...

Find pastoral views, community spirit and plenty of places to shop and eat in these picturesque towns and villages ...

This week, a long-lost painting is making its public debut alongside a newly restored masterwork—both by the pioneering ...

In 16th and 17th century Scotland, roughly 4,000 people were accused of witchcraft. The rate of executions were five times the European average, and of the accused, 85% were women. The BBC's ...

Nestled in the 16th arrondissement, the Saint-Pierre-de-Chaillot church impresses with its Romanesque-Byzantine architecture ...

The unknowable value and fluctuating status of the pearl enabled it to emblemise the differing depictions of female identity in the early modern court”. Mya Downing explores the symbolism of pearls in ...

He was committed to historical authenticity when playing centuries-old instruments and repertoire, but also recorded works by ...