In her new book, German professor Anja Zimmermann explores why breasts are weighted with so much cultural, political and ...

Experts believe the smiling woman in Leonardo Da Vinci's 16th Century portrait was overweight with high cholesterol or an ...

The Kickernick Gallery in downtown Minneapolis is featuring a new exhibit: LEGACY: The Women of WARM Gallery. It honors the ...

The Smithsonian has changed or eliminated some interpretive language that typically accompanies exhibited artworks. Critics ...

Highlighting works from the 1960s through today, this survey at the Corning Museum of Glass celebrates the legacies of women ...

A wax sculptor who smuggled letters to America and am enslaved portrait artist were among the patriots whose stories are less ...

The biggest cultural event in the Chicago area this year promises to be the opening of the Obama Presidential Center June 19.

Art But Make It Sports meme account pairs viral sports photos with images of paintings, drawings and sculptures in LJ Rader's unexpected mashups.

Billie Jean King received her bachelor's in history from Cal State Los Angeles. She emphasized that it’s never too late to ...

The writer recalls: "Actually, on a sudden whim, I spent a long time digging through ancient newspapers and periodicals. My eyes kept getting stuck on the bizarre advertisements still surviving on the ...

Discover the vibrant murals of the Anacostia Murals Festival in DC, celebrating local culture and history, including a ...

The following special exhibitions are on view at area museums. For a complete list of all permanent, indefinite and long-term ...