Keywords: Art


Vatican restores Michelangelo fresco as salt veil is lifted

Michelangelo’s monumental fresco “The Last Judgment” in the Sistine Chapel is undergoing a new cleaning campaign to strip away a chalky film of salt that has slowly dulled its surface since the last major restoration in the 1990s. Vatican officials recently allowed a small group of......

Loewe tailors ‘second skin’ lab coats for Prado Museum restorers in Madrid

In a quiet wing of Madrid’s Museo Nacional del Prado, a team of highly trained conservators spends long days safeguarding some of the world’s most celebrated paintings, including Diego Velázquez’s Las Meninas and Hieronymus Bosch’s The Garden of Earthly Delights.......

Gaming industry backlash intensifies over use of AI in development

The global video game industry is facing mounting resistance to the use of generative artificial intelligence, as both players and developers warn the technology is eroding creative work and threatening jobs in a sector worth roughly 200 billion dollars annually. A large-scale survey by analytics firm......

Stellar Blade director criticized over alleged AI image celebrating new Evangelion project

Stellar Blade director and Shift Up CEO Hyung-tae Kim is under fire after sharing what appears to be an AI-generated crossover illustration to celebrate a new Neon Genesis Evangelion anime written by NieR creator Yoko Taro. Kim posted the image on his personal X account following the announcement that......

Egypt uncovers 10,000 year old rock art site in Sinai

Egyptian archaeologists have discovered a previously unknown prehistoric rock art site in southern Sinai that preserves nearly 10,000 years of human artistic expression, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced on Thursday. The site, located on the Umm Arak plateau, features hundreds of paintings,......

Digital tools reshaping academic research in Beni Mellal

An international seminar on the role of digital technologies in advancing scientific research will take place on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at 10:00 AM at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities in Beni Mellal. The event, themed "Supporting research in the digital age for a sustainable professional......

A hundred art objects collected by a German ethnologist return to Ivory Coast

More than one hundred cultural objects collected over several decades by a German ethnologist have returned to Ivory Coast, marking a significant moment in the ongoing movement for the restitution of African heritage. Until recently displayed in Switzerland, these works are now enriching the national......

A mural backed by Elon Musk honoring a Ukrainian refugee sparks debate in the United States

A large mural dedicated to a young Ukrainian refugee killed in the United States has ignited controversy in New York, after it emerged that the project was partially financed by billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk. While supporters describe the artwork as a tribute to a tragic victim, critics argue it......

Banksy’s stargazing children spotlight London’s housing divide

Banksy has revealed two new murals across London depicting children gazing toward the night sky  images that have resonated deeply amid record levels of child homelessness in the United Kingdom. The first artwork appeared above a set of garages in Bayswater, while a near-identical version surfaced......