This beautiful village in France feels like it comes straight out of a storybook. There's plenty to do here for history buffs ...

A study of 16 Medieval manuscripts in Clairvaux Abbey in France found they were bound in a surprising material: sealskin.

Lady Gaga's stunning theatrical Coachella set was an operatic triumph, writes SFGATE tech reporter Stephen Council.

The Coalition is a national organization that works with incarcerated artists and writers to exhibit their artwork. Ritter ...

Forget sandy beaches and crowded theme parks – the most unforgettable spring break destination might just be a crumbling prison in Philadelphia where the walls quite literally talk back.

Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia stands as a magnificent ruin, a Gothic fortress that looms over the city like something straight out of a nightmare – but the kind of nightmare you can’t ...

Vine Broken Rope died in 1973. But his works line the walls of the old Billings jail, where he frequently stayed. Soon, the ...

Historians were surprised when analyses revealed Catholic monks used pinniped hides for the protective outer layer on some ...

In an increasingly polarised world, the arts and humanities play a key role in sustaining democracy. They foster critical thinking, open dialogue, emotional intelligence and understanding across ...

A Japanese man who spent more than 40 years on death row until he was acquitted last year has been awarded $1.4 million in compensation, a court said on Tuesday – roughly $85 for each day he was ...

A panel of art experts trooped through a musty London ... offered by an anonymous donor for a monument honoring The Unknown Political Prisoner (TIME, Feb. 9). When the experts were finished ...

A treasure expert is appealing for local historians to solve a mystery around the owner of a medieval seal matrix ... and Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery is hoping to acquire it.