The American Revolution Museum at Yorktown will display this circa-1790 portrait of George Washington by American artist Charles Peale Polk (1767-1822), who portrays the general as the victor of the ...

Museums are great places to escape to. That’s obvious. An antidote to the daily grind, to highways and traffic jams and to current affairs, they have air conditioning, clean bathrooms, cafes. You ...

Training for dozens of recruits hoping to be City deputy sheriffs was thrown into chaos after the Department of Investigation determined the academy’s instructors responsible ...

Glasgow is the gateway to Scotland’s islands. From here, national carrier Loganair travels to Islay, Barra, Tiree and many ...

Paul McCartney will play Nashville's The Pinnacle in November. He is also set to open an exhibition of his own photography at ...

In June, our art critic toured seven art museums from Detroit to Kansas City. National turmoil crept into the frame.

John Singer Sargent is a minor character in the third season of HBO's "The Gilded Age"—but he was the major high society ...

Jenny Saville’s peers shunned painting in favour of alternative media such as photography, video and installations, the artist stuck to her guns and, unapologetically, worked on canvases as large as ...

Subcontracted staff alleged poor working conditions at Barcelona’s Museu de l’Art Prohibit, which houses works by David Wojnarowicz, Gustav Klimt, and more.

This photo gallery, curated by AP photo editors, features photos of the aftermath of flooding in central Texas.

From Tudor art to The Wire, the gallery’s new director shares the music, books and places that have shaped her ...

Jamie Fobert Architects and conservation specialist Purcell have received the final permissions for a multimillion-pound ...