Irving Berlin was born on this day in history, May 11, 1888. The composer would go on to write 800 songs, many of them American classics, after starting his career as a boy singing in the streets.
Bob Ross' final paintings are now being shared with audiences through a new series called βThe Joy of Painting with Nicholas Hankins: Bob Rossβ Unfinished Season."
The Prado Museum in Spain has confirmed the authenticity of a painting titled "Ecce Homo" by Italian Baroque master Caravaggio, previously thought lost.
The Boone County Sheriffβs Office in Burlington, Kentucky, is celebrating a big "baby boom" as more than 15 officers welcomed a child within a one-year span.
The ECHR rejected an appeal of its ruling that Italy has the right to reclaim a prized bronze statue, nicknamed the βGetty Bronze," by the Getty Museum in California.
The Empire State Building, the world's tallest skyscraper at the time and perhaps still the most famous in the world, opened on this day in history, May 1, 1931.
Pope Francis attended the Venice Biennale of Arts and visited the Vatican's exhibit, which was inside of a women's prison and created with the help of some prisoners.
A climate activist who smeared paint on the protective case of Edgar Degas' "Little Dancer Aged Fourteen" sculpture at Washington, D.C.βs National Gallery of Art was charged.
A climate activist who smeared paint on the protective case of Edgar Degas' "Little Dancer Aged Fourteen" sculpture at Washington, D.C.βs National Gallery of Art was charged.
Italyβs Culture Ministry confirmed on Wednesday that it has banned loans to the Minneapolis Institute of Art because of an ongoing dispute over an ancient statue.
One of Gustav Klimt's final paintings from 1917, "Portrait of FrΓ€ulein Lieser," has sold at an auction house in Vienna for $32 million by an unidentified buyer.
The Library of Congress β the U.S.'s oldest federal cultural institution β was born on this day in history, April 24, 1800, when President John Adams approved the use of $5,000 to buy books.
Lithuanian soprano Asmik Grigorian will make her Metropolitan Opera debut in "Madame Butterfly"; the International Opera Awards named her the 'best young female singer' of 2016.
Playwright William Shakespeare may have been born on this day in history, April 23, 1564, in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. He would also die on this day, on (possibly) his 52nd birthday.
Yoko Ono has been awarded the Edward MacDowell Medal for lifetime achievement for her art. Previous recipients include Stephen Sondheim and Toni Morrison.
Ever wondered where popular phrases come from? Here are three favorite sayings with interesting origin stories and possible theories about their beginnings and meanings.
Jeffrey Gibson is a Mississippi Choctaw with Cherokee descent and the first Native American artist represented at the Venice Biennale, the oldest contemporary art show, since 1932.