The small painting became a worldwide sensation after a Pulitzer Prize winning book used its title.

Three panels of Cimabue’s diptych are reunited and displayed for the first time.

The three known women from Leonardo’s oeuvre reflect the Renaissance artist’s pioneering techniques.

A Los Angeles-based, French artist’s designs are set to replace 19th-century stained glass windows in the French Gothic masterpiece.

Caspar David Friedrich’s paintings encapsulate the sublime with themes of solitude, mystery, and spirituality.

Art historians believe that the six unicorn tapestries are individual representations of the senses.

Parisian scenery and memorable music set the stage for one of the Italian composer’s most frequently performed operas.

Zip around the solar system with this stage transformation of the beloved book series and PBS Kids show, ‘The Magic School Bus.’

Here’s what to look for in theaters and streaming next month.

This installment of ‘Movies for Teens and Young Adults’ celebrates the virtue of balance in Chinese martial arts.

Director Carson Lund presents the ‘eephus’ metaphor—yearning for a fast life while living a slow one, which passes by before we know it—as a hittable pitch.

Every year, a California town celebrates an old mission and the cliff swallows that migrate to nest there.

These myths illustrate the paramount importance of the night sky.

In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we visit the only example of American Florentine architecture.

In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we visit a uniquely English country house.

Rational order and emotions require a balancing act, as it clear when we consider the ancient Greek gods Apollo and Dionysus.

The little red schoolhouse makes a comeback as parents today strive for the values that enveloped these early institutions.

Why did the ’most radical political philosophers’ start out as a lover of ancient works?

An international photography competition inspires positivity and preserves tradition.

An uplifting oil painting competition that celebrates the best of humanity and its traditions opens for entrants.

‘Holy Grace’ is the commissioned composition arranged specially for the 7th NTD International Piano Competition.

Sometimes, the past finds us in the most unexpected ways—through a song, a memory, or an old Victrola.

The work of oft-overlooked German composer Hugo Wolf is compelling and still a major part of the historical record of Romantic composers.

In this installment of ‘Profiles in History,’ we meet a brilliant violinist whose European trip resulted in founding America’s greatest symphony orchestra.

From Monteverdi to Puccini, these nine brilliant composers of opera’s golden era are still popular today.

John Denver’s loving ode to his wife is the epitome of his songwriting mastery.

The latest rendition honors the song’s legacy and gives its message renewed life.

A group of women do their part in the early stages of the American Revolution.

In this installment of ‘Profiles in History,’ we meet a poor Irish boy whose architectural talent led him to design the White House and much of Washington.

Uncovering Ireland’s darkest hours.

In ‘This Week in History,’ the most powerful Confederate cruiser was sunk off the coast of Charleston and discovered exactly 102 years later.

When the Father of American Salesmanship founded his cash register company, it helped launch sales practices still in force today.

In this installment of History off the Beaten Path, we visit a museum that was once instrumental in guiding ships and sailors from 1855 until 1891.

In this latest installment of our ‘Ex Libris’ series, we look at the general whose whose reading influenced his strategy in wartime.

Three poems from diverse styles and time periods share excitement and wonder at the blooming flowers, budding trees, and warm breezes that hallmark spring.

Love is about so much more than specific characteristics or appealing features, as Elizabeth Barrett Browning relates in ‘Sonnet 14.’