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In 2020, a massive explosion rocked the port of Beirut in Lebanon. It killed more than 200 people and destroyed homes as far as six miles away. It also damaged a historic piece of art: a previously ...

Wise, world-weary and occasionally cynical, proverbs mirror the human experience and remain remarkably insightful today, ...

Korean officials discovered the painting in the Smart Museum’s collection at the University of Chicago. It was stolen from a ...

Forgotten about for years in a Connecticut barn, a painting from 17th century Dutch painter Frans Post fetched more than $7 million in a Sotheby's auction last month. "View of Olinda, Brazil, with the ...

"It was sitting in a barn for so many years and it was just completely untouched. It was beyond dirty. It was so black that ...

The stunning Greek island of Patmos is the location apostle John received the visions found in the Book of Revelation of the New Testament.

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The ultimate design-lover's guide to where to stay, what to eat, and the sites you can't miss in the historic Japanese city.

With the new 113-mile River Tweed Trail set to open in 2028, it would be wise to visit this lovely region before the crowds ...

tapping into the longstanding interest in orientalist aesthetics evident in the “Japonisme” of the late 19th century, when a fervor for Japanese art, furniture and artifacts swept Europe.