The Dutch national museum reopens this month after a decade-long overhaul in which nearly everything has been changed except for the setting of its most famous painting.

Several art events for children commenced yesterday, Children's Day, in Taiwan to allow them to experience the fun of art and creativity on their special day, according to the organizers of the events.

The Kenting Music Festival, which kicks off yesterday in Pingtung County, will feature over 250 bands, DJs and artists, organizers said, with an estimated 200,000 people expected to attend the annual music extravaganza.

Could a Roman gold ring linked to a curse have inspired J.R.R. Tolkien to create The One Ring?

After more than 35 years of touring, American rocker Meat Loaf is quitting the road.

Hoarder, moneylender, tax dodger — it's not how we usually think of William Shakespeare.

A large canvas tent that served as George Washington's home and command center during the Revolutionary War is being duplicated down to the finest stitch and will serve as an educational tool and ambassador for a new museum coming to Philadelphia's historic district.

Her eyes see nothing, but when Barbara Appel runs her fingers over the face of a Picasso sculpture in New York's Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), she sighs with pleasure.

For residents in Baoji, Shaanxi province, also known as “the hometown of bronze ware,” protecting historical treasures is one way to safeguard their homeland. At least, that is what they want to express through a compelling exhibition at the National Museum of China in Beijing.

On an April evening nearly 44 years ago, just days after Easter Sunday, someone slipped into a museum in this central Florida town and stole 15 paintings, one portraying the resurrected Jesus and 14 depicting the Stations of the Cross.