‘Michaelina Wautier, Painter’ at Vienna’s Kunsthistorisches Museum highlights a baroque artist whose work was misattributed for centuries.

The Raclin Murphy Museum of Art at the University of Notre Dame presents the ‘Homecoming: Walter Osborne’s Portraits of Dublin, 1880–1900’ exhibition.

The recent theft of the French Crown Jewels is a great loss, not just to France but to all those who appreciate the historic artistry behind the pieces.

The Getty Center’s ‘Going Places: Travel in the Middle Ages’ provides an in-depth look at the varied reasons and modes of medieval travel.

The Frick Collection’s ‘To the Holy Sepulcher: Treasures from the Terra Sancta Museum’ offers visitors the first chance to view these objects in North America.

The symbolic insect became a popular motif for European and American jewelers at the turn of the 20th century.

‘For two hours, everything else goes away, you just are so focused ... It is so good it’s almost a meditation,’ says watercolourist Anne Maree O'Brien.

The 1932 movie version of Puccini’s opera shows a more sympathic side of the lieutenant who breaks Butterfly’s heart.

This children’s theater production will please the film’s fans and as well those who have never seen the movie.

Sweeney has shifted her brand from pin-up-girl to serious actress with a series of unglamorous roles. With “Christy” she turns in a career-best as a pro boxer.

“Sentimental Value” raises the crucial question: is creating art a genuine form of seeking forgiveness? Or is it an elegant way to externalize guilt?

Director Kathryn Bigelow’s film is an edge-of-your-seat thriller about a mysterious intercontinental ballistic missile launch.

The Renaissance humanist Petrarch wrote letters to ancient authors, showing readers how to keep the past alive.

In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we visit a Gothic monastery that was a prodigious center for the arts.

In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we focus on medieval architecture in a quintessential American city.

Literature bypasses the immediate senses of sight and hearing, and goes directly for the imagination.

In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we visit Lower Saxony’s architectural jewel.

The philosopher and mathematician Hypatia of Alexandria embodies the importance of intellectual openness amid ideological battles.

Gold award recipients said the competition was a chance to grow, connect with audiences and carry on a tradition rooted in 5,000 years of Chinese culture.

The competition is part of a series of events hosted by NTD in support of traditional culture.

The classical Chinese dance competition is one in a series of international cultural and arts events hosted by NTD aimed at promoting traditional culture.

‘Standing Knee Deep in a River (Dying of Thirst)’ is the ‘Gentle Giant’ of country music’s everyday spiritual reminder.

Virtuoso Nathan Milstein’s ‘Paganiniana’ pays homage to, perhaps, the greatest violinist of all time.

Saint-Saëns unveiled his musical version of this allegory of death in 1875. Today it is likely the classical piece most associated with Oct. 31.

Family groups like The Hunts and The Petersens remind listeners that the best music begins at home.

On what would be the 200th birthday of Johann Strauss II, take a moment to celebrate his contributions to the world of music and dance.

Forced to flee, the great violinist ended up performing the world over.

A 19th-century social activist was ahead of his time in promoting moderation and and restraint to achieve a more spiritual life.

In ‘This Week in History,’ the last of NASA’s Mariner missions pursued the impossible task of reaching the elusive planet Mercury.

Two Southern women, decades apart, brought the Civil War to life in haunting fiction.

The Dick Tracy comic strip displayed how good could prevail through courage and integrity.

In this installment of ‘Profiles in History,’ we meet an Austrian artist who immigrated to America and founded one of the most influential political magazines.

Peter Durand’s contribution to the canned food process changed the world’s food industry.

Some of us look at how others live their lives and think we ought to do the same—not according to Rachel Bearn.

After the murder of Charlie Kirk, his publicist offers a prescient book that’s more relevant than ever.

Without the deep bonds children find in familial love, the result is tragic and sometimes worse.