15 Solid Facts About the Rosetta Stone
Its value as the key that unlocked the meaning of Egyptian hieroglyphs is world-famous—but the turbulent history surrounding ...
A Recurring Figure In Art, The Fool Has A Lot To Show About Power (And You Can See It All At The Louvre)
From medieval psalters to the oils of Gustave Courbet, the Louvre has organized one of the most comprehensive surveys of a ...
Visiting the Louvre has become a nightmare – especially if you’re British
Rising prices, crowds and failing facilities have turned the world’s greatest art museum into a ‘physical ordeal’. So what’s ...
Take a look at what's happening in the region beginning Thursday
Here’s what’s happening in the region beginning Thursday and continuing through Feb. 6: • Friday, Last Friday at the Ethnic Social Club with Even the Odds, 5 p.m., Heritage Discovery Center, 201 Sixth ...
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A Magnificent Portrait of George Washington Heads to Versailles for a Makeover
The Louvre’s senior curator for 18th-century paintings, Guillaume Faroult, suggested cleaning the artwork, setting in to ...