
- The famed Barnes Foundation closed at the end of June, but the New York Times offers memorable video views of one of the quirkiest art museums
- Call it art or call it yarn bombing -- but check out this trend of covering everything (including the Wall Street bull) with yarn!
- More on Google Art Project: its founder, Amit Sood, gives a TED talk about how the Project is designed to supplement visiting art museums (6 mins.)
First Silvano Vinceti dug up alleged Caravaggio bones, and now he's on to the Mona Lisa, long believed to be Lisa Gherardini. He'll use DNA testing and if skull fragments are available, attempt to rebuild her face. Read more about unearthing Mona Lisa!
A new Andy Warhol statue in New York City is generating controversy. How perfect is that?
What could be more enticing than unearthing a Velazquez painting from the storage room? Read about this promising discovery.
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) has an expanded image library of 2,000 objects, all free of charge and in the public domain.
Top picks for art history videos on YouTube!
Watch Women in Art. This video of famous females in Western art history is award-winning -- and it's no wonder! Stumped on who these leading ladies in art history are? Here are the answers to Women in Art, frame by frame.
Check out Google Art Project to explore famous art. Get Street View virtual tours of 17 art museums, digitization of nearly 1000 of the best paintings in these museums, biographies of famous painters, and a sense of awe.
Live reenactment of art history masterpieces, or rock music meets art history. Who could ever say art historians are a stuffy lot?
Read how to write a strong art history paper. Great for perfecting art essays.