The study also found that when volunteers looked at five works of art in the Hague’s Mauritshuis museum, their brains responded ten times more positively than when they viewed reproductions

A new survey reveals that fewer than half of gallery employees feel like their lives are well-balanced

The recent research also suggests that the famous Italian landmark was part of a broader building programme

An international research team performed genetic testing on 64 children's skeletons, debunking some longstanding myths about Maya religious sacrifices

Fresh research has revealed how the prestigious pair seized the moment to ensure their likeness was painted by the great Dutch artist

His purple flowers have now faded to blue, as revealed during research for a Getty exhibition in October

Two surveys supported by the National Endowment for the Arts show that in-person art activities remain below pre-Covid levels, while many Americans continue to experience culture virtually

New findings about a set of footprints at White Sands National Park are prompting archaeologists to revise the timeline of human history on the continent

New research in the Rijksmuseum's catalogue for its Vermeer blockbuster suggests that Maria de Knuijt may have influenced his subject matter

Stefan Guzy has scoured archives from the Holy Roman Empire and believes he has traced back the ownership of the mysterious cipher book

Gregor Weber's biography "Johannes Vermeer: Faith, Light and Reflection" also supports the controversial view that Vermeer used a camera obscura

Working with human rights organisation Al-Haq, new report says journalists were deliberately targeted by Israeli forces in May

An online conference backed by a research project will explore how institutions can care for time-based, live and organic art

The story of an unknown register of patients is in my “Starry Night” book, out in paperback this month

A book and exhibition will reveal surprising facts about some of the artist’s best-loved motifs

Exhibition of the Mexican artist’s documents tell of often fraught dealings with doctors and the support she received from friends

Collaborative research by major German institutions may expose huge amounts of Chinese objects taken during Boxer Rebellion

A project led by scientists at Case Western Reserve University uses machine learning to identify a distinctive ‘fingerprint’ in each artist’s way of applying paint

US museum builds a permanent research space for its "crown jewel"—more than 1,200 works by Henri Matisse

Plus, a new centre to study Matisse at Baltimore Museum of Art and Josef Albers's lithographs at Cristea Roberts in London

The data, published today, found 67 individuals connected to the slave trade including John Julius Angerstein who helped to establish the museum's collection

The organisation launched a contemporary arts research centre at the Expo 2020 Dubai earlier this month

So far, the museum has not determined who the boy is, but it has reidentified other figures in the controversial painting, which is about to go back on view

Francis I of Brittany had his first wife painted over in a medieval prayer book before giving it to his new spouse, research at Cambridge's Fitzwilliam Museum shows

Researchers have used artificial intelligence and other advanced methods to examine the ancient writing

Museum launches an online catalogue of 485,000 objects while curators comb through wartime acquisitions and works from former colonies

The new Nelson-Atkins Museum catalogue tells the full story of the Olive Trees

Research commissioned by the trust provoked complaints from Conservative politicians amid UK culture war around controversial monuments

Researchers will consider “various modes of return” for museum objects and how the process can help to reconcile with colonial past

X-rays and computer algorithms preserve the complicated technique of letterlocking, which turn writing paper into envelope