The World’s Oldest Known Natural Pearl to be displayed for the first time at Louvre Abu Dhabi
Pearls were precious elements during the Neolithic period, certainly falling into the category of luxury and used for
Pearls were precious elements during the Neolithic period, certainly falling into the category of luxury and used for
It took 18 years to build, has nearly a mile of galleries and is inspired by a desert rose. But is Jean Nouvel’s eye-popping creation for the world’s wealthiest nation too extravagant to fill?
This historic acquisition will bring King François I’s Book of Hours, an outstanding artwork, back to France. Last year,
The flooding in Paris is a stark warning of the danger posed by climate change to everything human civilisation has achieved – no matter how priceless
To mark the artist’s 500th anniversary, the director of small Dutch museum secures 20 of 25 surviving panels by ‘the devil’s painter’
Why do some people spend all day in a gallery while others dash around in an hour? Welcome to the latest obsession of the world’s biggest museums