Murals made by museum artists illustrate the biology of fungi, the role they play in the ecosystem and their evolutionary ...

Judith and Steaven Jones began to acquire 19th-century American paintings in the late 1970s. The collection has grown to include 29 works that the Joneses will leave as a bequest to the Crocker. The ...

In his latest book, Peter Kirkpatrick retrieves from Australian cultural history the compelling figure of the “ wild reciter ”, as a reviewer in the 1920s termed amateur elocutionists.

The Academy of Natural Sciences has safeguarded 222 pressed plants since the 19th century, with plans to display specimens in ...

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While local ownership is growing, Black entrepreneurs remain rare in the billion-dollar safari industry. These trailblazers ...

The finds, which also include dozens of clay sealings, contain details of a metric system used to measure resources, as well ...

Opened in 1923, the Freer Gallery showcases American paintings from the late 19th century aesthetic movement, plus art from China, Egypt, India, Japan, Korea and the Islamic world. The Sackler ...

Hungarian pianist András Schiff and German violinist Christian Tetzlaff cancel upcoming U.S. performances in reaction to ...

The Queen of Burlesque is bringing her famously seductive entertainment to the West End – and it nods to the art form's ...

Albany is the near-forgotten brewing capital of the 19th century. The rest of the Hudson Valley got in on the action as well.

Winners have been announced of a sculpture competition which will be the centrepiece of an exhibition on imperialist Cecil Rhodes’ legacy.