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How the Courtaulds Built London’s Greatest Impressionist Collection

In January 1889, after a heated argument with his friend Paul Gauguin that led him to cut off part of his left ear, Vincent van Gogh painted one of...

Javier Abel Miguel 3 September 2026

Fashion

10 Awesome Pairs of Shoes from the Victoria & Albert Museum

Victoria & Albert Museum in London is a hoarder’s dream. They have unrivaled collections of everything you can think of, one of them being...

Joanna Kaszubowska 27 August 2026

Installation view of Gifts of Friendship, ms¹. Photo by Anna Zagrodzka. Courtesy of Muzeum Sztuki, Łódź. Review

Gifts of Friendship: How Friendship Shapes Europe’s Great Modern Art Museum

Few museums can trace their origins to an act of collective generosity. Fewer still continue to build their identity around that same principle...

Zuzanna Stańska 17 August 2026

Medieval Art

10 Romanesque Art Treasures from Barcelona

Barcelona = Gaudí, we all know that. For football fans, it is also the famous Barça, the team with the motto: “More than a club”. And so it is...

Joanna Kaszubowska 11 August 2026

Museum Stories

All Around the World with 12 Cat Museums: A Comprehensive Guide for Feline Art Enthusiasts

Cat museums offer a delightful blend of art, history, and feline fascination, attracting cat lovers from all over the globe. Step into a world where...

Ela Bobek 7 August 2026

Ancient Art

The 1,000-Year-Old Shipwreck That Revealed an Ancient Global Trade Network

The Belitung Shipwreck (or Tang Shipwreck), discovered off the coast of Belitung Island in Indonesia, is one of the most significant archaeological...

Maya M. Tola 6 August 2026

Sculpture

This Artist Turned the Ocean Floor Into a Living Museum

In 2006, British artist Jason deCaires Taylor installed the first undersea sculpture park in the Caribbean. Since that time he has created...

Nadine Waldmann 31 July 2026

Museum Stories

10 Highlights from the Van Gogh Museum

In a museum dedicated to a painter like Vincent van Gogh, you are bound to find more than 10 highlights. But since 10 is such a nice round number,...

Joanna Kaszubowska 29 July 2026

Quiz

The Great Rijksmuseum QUIZ!

Ruxi Rusu 25 July 2026

Museum Stories

Van Gogh Museum Staff Picks

Have you ever wondered who knows what’s best in a museum’s collection? Probably the people who spend most of their lives among these...

Kate Wojtczak 23 July 2026

Museum Stories

Beautiful Landscapes and Indigenous Art: The McMichael Canadian Art Collection Staff Picks

The McMichael Canadian Art Collection, located in Kleinburg, Ontario, is the largest public art collection in Canada that focuses exclusively on...

Szymon Jocek 1 July 2026

History

8 World’s Greatest Art Heists—From Mona Lisa to Picasso

Movies about thefts and art heists are making huge box-office hits for their great action and wit. However, even if real art heists have sometimes...

Irina Diana Calu 29 June 2026

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