In a way, we have rewritten the history of art,” explained Barbara Jatta, director of the Vatican Museums, during a ...

In 1471, Pope Sixtus IV transformed the ancient Capitoline Hill into a temple to ancient art. Five centuries later, the Capitoline Museums complex still remains the oldest public collection in the ...

Forty miles north, artist Robert Ryan, 61, stopped to inspect a detail in the mural he’s painting on a storage building along ...

The museum is open with limited hours for now, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays through Mondays. It’s free to visit, but advance ...

This southern Turkish seaside city has all the makings of a memorable break: an atmospheric old town, a Roman harbour full of ...

Here’s the first thing you notice about the much-hyped Hans Holbein portrait of Henry VIII at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford is that it ain’t very big. The painting is emblazoned on ...

Greece and Italy Strengthen Cultural Ties with Return of Ancient Coins Greece and Italy strengthen cultural ties with the ...

Their enemies portrayed them as barbarians, but their artifacts tell a different story. Between their weapons, jewelry, and ...

The Vatican Museums on Thursday unveiled the last of the restored Raphael Rooms, the reception rooms of the Apostolic Palace ...

The Museum of Saved Art, containing the latest treasures Italy's crack art cops have recovered from Europe and America over ...

About. Located in the historic D.C. City Post Office next to the restored Union Station, the Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum showcases the largest and most comprehensive collection of stamps and ...