Built on a steep hillside, the village has narrow cobbled streets that wind down towards a 14th-century harbour.

A 2014 excavation proved the Abydos Dynasty existed. Now, Archaeologists have found a second tomb, but the king's identity ...

The Metropolitan Museum of Art's engaging "Recasting the Past" exhibition looks at the antiquarian spirit in China since the 12th century.

A treasure expert is appealing for local historians to solve a mystery around the owner of a medieval seal matrix. The 13th ...

Venice used new art commissions to help its citizens understand the changing nature of power and quell public anxiety during ...

On the eve of leaving the city for good, an English art dealer found himself captivated by a 17th-century apartment.

This Art Deco hotel stands alone on its own private island — bar the neighbouring 14th century pub. Shireen Jilla checks in, ...

On 3 March, the Art Institute of Chicago (AIC) announced the initiation of a voluntary repatriation to Nepal. The 12th-century artefact in question, a “significant sculpture” dubbed Buddha ...

National political adviser Zheng Gengsheng attends a meeting of national political advisers from culture and art sector at the third session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's ...

Step into Siena. It’s the beginning of the 14th century in central Italy. A golden moment for art, a catalyst of change. Artists Duccio, Simone Martini and the brothers Pietro and Ambrogio Lorenzetti ...

Raoul Peck on photographer Ernest Cole, the death of Bill Dare, 14th-century art in Siena, Colum McCann's novel TwistRaoul Peck on photographer Ernest Cole, the death of Bill Dare, 14th-century ...

A new exhibition at London's National Gallery hopes to shed light on artists in 14th Century Siena, who have often been overshadowed by their Tuscan neighbours in Florence. Samira is joined in the ...