The donation by Oscar Tang and his wife Agnes Hsu-Tang is the largest capital gift the Met -- one of New York City's biggest tourist attractions -- has ever received in its 151-year history. 

Before they were ousted by the 1979 Islamic revolution, Iran's royal family enjoyed a lavish lifestyle with a taste for fast cars quite unlike any ever built.

With the cathedral set to reopen in 2024 -- five years after a fire devastated much of its roof and spire -- church authorities are putting forward new plans on December 9 for how the public will experience the iconic Parisian landmark. 

The British Fashion Council's usually glitzy annual awards honoured a host of prominent industry names in sombre style on Monday following the death of Louis Vuitton designer Virgil Abloh.

Musically inclined people, both Indonesians and foreign nationals, are carrying the Javanese traditional performing art over the tide of pop culture into the digital era and hopefully, beyond.

Legendary Broadway songwriter Stephen Sondheim, widely credited with revolutionizing American musical theater, died Friday at the age of 91.

In his first major show in Europe in nearly five years, US painter Mark Bradford says he has turned to the mediaeval period to explore contemporary conflicts and racial tensions.

The Yogyakarta painter has made a name for himself as a book cover illustrator

His dream of using the books to set up Africa's largest photography library in Ghana became a reality after popular blog "Humans of New York" promoted a crowdfunding campaign for his project that raised US$1 million in a single day.

The new "ITsART" (Italy is art) platform, launched Tuesday in the spectacular surroundings of the Colosseum in Rome, will offer a mix of live and on demand events, from plays, concerts and films to virtual tours of museums and monuments.

New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art returned three works of art to Nigeria that were looted in the 19th century, as museums make increasing efforts to repatriate some foreign treasures.

"This craft is on the verge of extinction," said the head of Shoe Manufacturers Association, lamenting that Jordanian shoemakers received little support.

The shells, assumed to have formed necklaces and bracelets, were discovered in the Bizmoune cave near the coastal resort of Essaouira.

An Arabic-Javanese writing system used by scholars during wartime is at risk of being forgotten.

"I remember I was playing this infamous match at Indian Wells ... That was a rough one for me," Serena said.

Cute cartoon animals have been at the heart of Chickeeduck since its founding in 1990, and as democracy protests convulsed the city in recent years it embraced designs that subtly backed the movement.

Adidas Singapore has apologized for its Instagram caption that claimed wayang kulit was from Malaysia.

Using a mix of traditional and digital techniques, Japanese researchers have crafted a "super clone" of an Afghan mural destroyed by the Taliban.

Despite being duller than synthetic dyes, natural dyes are more environmentally sustainable and have a greater market value because of their quality and durability.

Inspired by Bali, Hofker created a series of paintings describing the island and its culture's elegance.

Completed in 1949, Kahlo's "Diego y yo" (Diego and I) went under the hammer at Sotheby's in New York and sold to an unidentified buyer for US$34.9 million.

The auction in New York saw a parade of 35 modern and contemporary works by artists such as Warhol, Rothko, Koons, Picasso and Giacometti go under the hammer.

Titled, "No.7," the 95 in (241 cm) high canvas painted in 1951 in bands of green, crimson and lavender, had been expected to sell for $70 million to $90 million at Sotheby's in New York. It was the first time the painting had come to auction.

Hong Kongers queued for the opening of the much-anticipated multimillion-dollar art museum M+, a project bedevilled by delays, spiralling costs, and now the spectre of censorship.

Entrepreneur Renaldi Perdana Kesuma and illustrator Hari Prast are spreading the wonder of everything from traditional folktales to culinary heritage through the boldly printed shirts of Telusur Kultur (Exploring Culture).

Archeologists found remains of some 25 people, mainly women and children, as well as dozens of ceramic vessels and objects such as needles used in textile work.

Taiyoshi Hyakuban hasn't functioned as a brothel for decades, and now operates as a restaurant, but it is seen as a symbol of the surrounding neighbourhood.

The large oval brooch and ear clips had belonged to Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna, wife of Grand Duke Vladimir, who was also the aunt of the last Russian Emperor Nicholas II.

Grieve Records has dug up some underground gems through its followers' recommendations and curated a new compilation album, Noise Assault Vol. 1, due out at the end of November.

The return of the pieces taken from Abomey palace, which also include three totemic statues, comes as calls mount in Africa for European countries to return the colonial spoils lining their museum shelves.