Volunteer Archaeologists Are Using Aerial Imagery to Find Medieval Sites From...
Researchers affiliated with the University of Exeter have already found dozens of sites likely to be ancient roads and farms while working from home using satellite imagery and laser technology.
View ArticleOlafur Eliasson’s New App Lets You Play With Puffins and Puts Rainbows in...
Called 'The Wunderkammer Project,' Eliasson's new effort is an AR experience made accessible via an app.
View ArticleHigh Schoolers Denied Graduation Ceremonies Should Love This Snapchat Yearbook
High school seniors who've been denied a graduation ceremony can upload their photos via Snapchat to JR's Graduate Together Yearbook.
View ArticleArts Business Leaders Call for Collaboration to Help the Industry Rebound
In Observer's final spring Business of Art webinars, business leaders stressed that the health of the industry depends on collaboration.
View ArticleEdvard Munch’s ‘The Scream’ Found to Be at Risk of Damage by Human Breath
An impure pigment in Munch's 'The Scream' leaves the painting very susceptible to damage caused by even small fluctuations in humidity... such as people breathing near it.
View ArticleAre These Wearable Social Distancing Devices What Museums Need to Reopen Safely?
EGOpro Active Tags use radio technology to ensure wearers are a safe distance apart. Two museums preparing to reopen have already signed on to test them out.
View ArticleIsrael Kamakawiwoʻole’s Google Doodle Depicts the Hawaiian Spots He Loved Most
Israel Kamakawiwoʻole was known for his version of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" and fought to protect the rights of Hawaiians and advocated for Hawaiian independence.
View ArticleOlivia Laing’s Prescient Essay Collection Examines the Role of Art in Times...
There couldn't be better time to read the essays collected in Olivia Laing's 'Funny Weather: Art in an Emergency.'
View ArticleWho Is Neal Sher, the Former Federal Prosecutor Trying to Strip the Whitney’s...
Sher first made a name for himself decades ago, prosecuting people suspected of committing Nazi war crimes.
View ArticleHobby Lobby Lawsuits and a Scholar’s Arrest Expose a Dark Side of Biblical...
The Hobby Lobby, which founded the Museum of the Bible, is in trouble with its collection of Biblical Era objects again. But this time, those who provided objects of dubious origin are in trouble, too.
View ArticleTwo Significant Joan Mitchell Paintings Hit the Auction Block This Summer
If both works reach their high estimate, they could fetch close to $20 million.
View ArticleCurate an Exhibition With Your Coworkers Using This Museum’s New Slack App
The Cleveland Museum of Art's new app is perfect for remote workers in need of a creative break.
View ArticleSix Graphic Novels That Unearth the Histories of Great Cities
Travel across the seas and back in time to Berlin, Paris, London, New York, Jerusalem and Phnom Penh in these graphic novels that capture the souls of the cities in which they are set at historic...
View ArticleBanksy’s ‘Game Changer’ Painting Was Almost Stolen From a UK Hospital
Security guards in Southampton General Hospital caught a man with a cordless drill loitering suspiciously around the painting.
View ArticlePhotos of Brad Pitt and Barack Obama are Being Auctioned Off for COVID-19 Relief
Mark Seliger, who has photographed the likes of Brad Pitt, Barack Obama and Oprah, has partnered with Christie's on an auction of his most famous portraits, the proceeds of which will be donated to a...
View ArticleNeuroscience Study Asks: Do We Get Less Joy From Art When Viewing It Online?
A team of neuroscientists let by MIT professor Dr. Pawan Sinha released the results of their research into the emotive responses of subjects when shown original artworks versus their digital equivalents.
View ArticleMarina Abramović, Russell Brand to Dispense Wisdom in a Documentary About...
'Chasing the Present,' which comes out in September, will follow one man's journey to understand his mental distress.
View ArticleGrimes Is Selling a Piece of Her Soul to the Highest Bidder in Her New Art...
The stunt is part of a joint online exhibition Grimes is launching with Gallery Platform Los Angeles and Maccarone Los Angeles.
View ArticleHong Kong’s Arts Workers Decry New National Security Law
Critics say the amended law essentially discontinues Hong Kong's autonomy from Beijing.
View ArticleSotheby’s Will Launch First Livestreamed Auction With $60 Million Francis...
Sotheby's has already been clocking huge online sales numbers in 2020, despite the pandemic.
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