
Haring mural intended “to amuse the sick children” is restored in Paris
Keith Haring was a widely known, successful, and respected artist based in New York City during the 1980s, the most prolific period for...


“The Clobber Passages”— how Pompeii’s erotic art challenges our view of homosexuality in early Chris
The volcanic destruction of the Roman city of Pompeii in 79 AD happened to occur during the early years of Christianity. Paul the Apostle...


Blue Shamrock, Debonaire, and Woolen Vest—new paint colors inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright
Historic preservationists mostly consider changes that are reversible are allowable, and painting the façade of an historic building can...
Tiébélé—Burkina Faso's rich history of architectural art
The Kassena people first settled this area of Africa in the 15th century. Despite the country's poverty, a rich part of their cultural...


Preserving community stories through public art
Washington, DC has a fascinating history of public murals as community story-telling. In recent years, a number of murals have been...
“Latin inscriptions and Christograms”
Researchers from the British Museum have been exploring the numerous caves on the uninhabited island of Mona, some 40 miles west of...
“Dream Garden” threatened again
In 2004, a century-old mural in Philadelphia’s Curtis Center was about to be removed to Las Vegas, Nevada and reinstalled in a casino. A...
“Village of Personalities”
Staro Zhelezare, a small Bulgarian village, is hoping some celebrity murals will jumpstart tourism. An art program called “Village of...
World’s oldest chart of the night sky—seen in daylight
This 1,400-year-old chart, showing celestial bodies in gold leaf, was briefly removed from the Kitora Tomb in Nara prefecture in Japan....
“Anti-authoritarian street art” in Sardinia
These relatively modern murals were the local shepherds’ response to political upheaval in this Italian hilltown on the Mediterranean...