
Cambodia welcomes statues' return from US museum
Two 10th century Cambodian stone statues displayed for nearly two decades at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art were returned to their homeland ...

NYC exhibition depicts ancient Buddhist caves
The China Institute Gallery has been transformed into an ancient cave, taking visitors back more than a millennium to a dazzling world where Buddhist ...
Official: Greeks pull nudes from Qatar art exhibit
Greece has pulled two ancient statues of nude males from an Olympic exhibition in Doha after Qatari authorities insisted on veiling them. A Culture ...

Art crashes into authority in play about Ai Weiwei
Ai Weiwei appears to be standing in front of a London theater, which would be some trick, even for the provocative and unpredictable Chinese artist.

Art world shivers at sale of Henry Moore statue
The massive bronze sculpture is formally known as "Draped Seated Woman," a Henry Moore creation that evoked Londoners huddled in air raid shelters ...

Henry Moore, Auguste Rodin meet in English field
Henry Moore has company on his muddy home turf. At the late British artist's former home in the English countryside, swooping sculptures sit on ...
National Gallery of Art to undergo $68M renovation
The National Gallery of Art plans to close its modern art galleries for three years to complete a $68 million renovation, adding new galleries and a ...

Underworld saint becoming more popular in US
A follower in New Orleans built a public shrine in her honor. An actor in Albuquerque credits her with helping him land a role on the TV show ...

San Francisco's 'other' bridge prepares to shine
After more than 75 years in the shadow of its glamorous cousin, San Francisco's "other" bridge is getting a chance to shine. The San Francisco-Oakland ...

Nudes check out nudes at Austrian museum
These museum goers didn't just leave their coats at the coat check. They handed over their shirts, trousers and underwear. Everything, in fact, except ...

Original Iwo Jima monument coming to NYC auction
A long-forgotten piece of America's military history is going up for sale. The original smaller statue of the iconic raising of the U.S. flag at Iwo ...