When Lonely Planet positioned Lithuania in the number-two spot of its Best in Travel in 2025, before Fiji, Laos and Kazakhstan, it roused surprise, curiosity and thrill. Bordered by Latvia, Poland, ...

While inspecting a sumptuous villa in Rome, an electrician stumbled across long lost works by the Baroque painter Carlo Maratta.

Historic St. Mary's City, a Maryland-based museum and archaeological organization, is opening up a reconstructed 17th-century ...

With captivating histories and artistic splendours, some of these incredible places of worship have also become key tourist ...

A new exhibition at the Toledo Museum of Art puts 17th-century artist phenom Rachel Ruysch back in the spotlight.

As if splashed onto the wall with a monumental brush, Anne von Freyburg’s installations visualize fabric as gestural, ...

Vittorio Faustini showcases Caravaggio's "Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy" in India, marking the first display of the master’s work in the country.

One of England’s earliest Quaker burial grounds has been recognised for its historic importance. The 17th century site at Lower Hazel in South Gloucestershire has been granted Grade II listed status ...

The future of a 17th Century chapel looked more promising after funding to start significant repairs was found. The Grade II listed Walpole Old Chapel, near Halesworth, Suffolk - previously ...

The window at the Elizabethan House Museum in Great Yarmouth features 13 stained-glass sections, including 16th and 17th-century European glass. The project was a joint effort by the National Trust, ...

She wore an ivory silk corset featuring François Boucher’s 18th-century painting “Daphnis and Chloe”, a landmark design from Westwood’s 1990-91 Portrait Collection. The sleeveless corset featured a ...

The versatile actor was nominated for four Emmys – as an English navigator in 17th century Japan in Shogun, a love-torn priest in The Thorn Birds (1983), Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg in ...