Erecting a statue as tribute to a public personality of repute has been the practice across the world. There was a time when Chennai’s Marina beach front displayed an array of such sculptures on ...

Women are knitting and crocheting clothes for the few female statues to make a wholesome statement about the country's monuments.

Welcome to Rome, a city that smells of history, pizza, and coffee! Get ready for a virtual journey through the Eternal City ...

ON the sloping shoreline of the Greek Aegean island of Milos, a vast construction site has left a gaping wound into the island's trademark volcanic rock.

The 20th-century art historian Kenneth Clark made a distinction between the “naked,” meaning unclothed and ashamed, and the “nude,” meaning the body in its most beautiful form. Most people today use ...

In 1909, on a late-summer day that would become legendary in the history of psychology, Sigmund Freud made his first and only visit to the United States. He had been ...

And the U.S. isn’t the only country calling Ukraine for assistance.

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you'd like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com.Why are so many statues naked? - Artie, age 12, ...

The authorities of the Basel Museum of Cultures have handed over a 15-thousand-year-old female statuette from the last Ice Age to the canton of Schaffhausen, where it was discovered. The decision was ...

Did reigning champ Quentin Powers three-peat?

With works from Caravaggio to Louise Bourgeois, this spectacular Amsterdam show reminds us of art’s eternal pleasures ...

Ever watch the Oscars and think, "Wait, they haven't won yet?" It’s that baffling moment when you realize some of the greatest actors to ever grace the screen are constantly the bridesmaids and never ...