Edvard Munch at the National Portrait Gallery: studies in love and revenge - 5/5 Munch’s little seen portraits prove to be remarkable odes to the people who influenced him, as well as wicked takedowns ...

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For stars from Bette Davis to Angelina Jolie, the ultimate rite of passagesince the 1950s has been sitting for the legendary ...

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order on the Smithsonian Institution that targets funding to programs that ...

The Smithsonian, which oversees numerous museums and cultural centers, including the Air and Space Museum and the National ...

Most recent debates center on how much attention should be given to the history of the nation’s accomplishments over its ...

President Donald Trump denounced a painting of himself that hangs in the Colorado State Capitol, labeling it “truly the worst.” But he’s not the first president to feel betrayed by a painter’s brush.

A "distorted" portrait in the US was removed after the president complained, but he was "touched" by a Russian gift.

Unfortunately, almost everyone has resonated at some time or other with Edvard Munch’s The Scream (1893). So much so, it seems, that a recent investigation found that the legendary masterpiece ...

Art was not a part of the philanthropist’s life growing up in a remote town in Russia, but moving to Europe some years ago opened her eyes, and she is now an avid collector and generous donor ...

There’s no shortage of great arts institutions in the capital city. These are the classics and hidden gems that we like best.

A PORTRAIT of Robert Burns described as “very rare” has sold for more than 160 times its estimated price of about £500. The picture, painted in the manner of Sir Henry Raeburn, fetched £84,320 ...