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Photography

Rare Photographs by Edgar Degas

On August 19, 1839, the French government acquired the patent for the daguerreotype and made it the first publicly available photographic process. As...

Zuzanna Stańska 30 January 2026

Contemporary Art

Kent Monkman in 5 Paintings: Reimagining Indigenous History

Kent Monkman has risen to become one of the most important figures in the contemporary art world. A Cree artist and author currently based in Toronto...

Seoyoung (Alyssa) Kim 29 January 2026

European Art

Montmartre—The Home to Many Artists

Montmartre, the home to many inspirations, was the most artistic district of Paris. It is also known as the “heart of the city” and it surely...

Pola Otterstein 29 January 2026

Erotica

Does My Bum Look Big in This?

Explore the representation of the female body and buttocks in art, celebrating diversity and beauty across history and modern culture.

Candy Bedworth 29 January 2026

Review

How the History of Beauty Made Me Furious and Why—All the Rage by Virginia Nicholson

When did you last read a book that made you angry but still wanted to read on? What is a no-legs woman? Are pockets political? Might tanning be...

Kate Wojtczak 29 January 2026

Erotica

Does My Bum Look Big in This? The Female Body in Art

Explore the representation of the female body and buttocks in art, celebrating diversity and beauty across history and modern culture.

Candy Bedworth 29 January 2026

Review

How to Be a Renaissance Woman?

Visit the homes of women in Renaissance Italy and get up close and personal with their creative beauty practices

Candy Bedworth 29 January 2026

Ancient Greece

Timeless Beauty: Ancient Greek Athletes in Art

The idea of timeless beauty is fascinating. Also, it’s a great concern for lovers of art history. Conceptions of beauty in Western art history...

Isla Phillips-Ewen 29 January 2026

Painting

Pretty Women: Female Beauty and the Three Graces in Paintings

Paintings depicting the Three Graces appear consistently throughout art history. Although the characters remain the same, their representation...

Rute Ferreira 29 January 2026

Art Travels

10 Things You Must See When You Visit the Frida Kahlo House

Frida Kahlo is the most famous female Latin American artist in history, a politically active feminist, and a cultural icon. After her death, her...

Tom Anderson, Guest Author, 28 January 2026

Photograph showing a room with a sofa in a shape of lips among other furniture. Surrealism

Inside the Bizarre Surrealist House of Edward James

Edward James saw himself as more than just a patron of Surrealism—he considered himself intimately connected with the movement and the ideas it...

Nikolina Konjevod 28 January 2026

Museum Stories

8 Reasons to Visit Rembrandt House in Amsterdam

If you happen to find yourself in Amsterdam, then you simply can’t miss the Rembrandt House Museum (Museum het Rembrandthuis). It was the Rembrandt...

Zuzanna Stańska 28 January 2026