As Wicked: For Good is released, what are the historic meanings of conical headwear, and how has it evolved – from its ancient origins to the empowered Elphaba?
Gustav Klimt's Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer, hidden for decades from public view, was sold this week at auction for a record sum. Why is it so valuable?
While many argue that "modern art" began in the 1800s, could it actually have started with Joseph Wright of Derby's An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump, nearly a century before?
The concept of blended-wing aircraft – where fuselage and wing are all one structure – is not new. But this radical design might soon be a credible concept for airliners.
Aviator Alfred Buckham created some of the earliest and most awe-inspiring bird's-eye images – to achieve them, he employed perilous, death-defying acts of ingenuity.
Jacques-Louis David's The Death of Marat is a deceptively simple image of a real-life murder. But a closer look at the iconic painting reveals the political messages contained within.
Find out how the ornate ceramics known as Iznik tiles hold the key to a forgotten golden age of Turkish art.
The BBC gets access to Michelangelo's 'secret hiding room' under the Medici Chapel in Florence.
Why legendary crime photographer Weegee offers a crucial lens to understand the American psyche.
The 'Shahmaran', half-woman and half-snake, is a mythical figure popular in the folklore of Turkey.
Art critic Alastair Sooke learns about a modern designer's take on Doha's Museum of Islamic Art's collection.
Art critic Alastair Sooke travels to Doha to learn about some of the treasures of the Museum of Islamic Art.
Art critic Alastair Sooke learns about a decorative 10th-Century treasure at Doha's Museum of Islamic Art.
Art critic Alastair Sooke learns about a masterpiece of the Islamic world at Doha's Museum of Islamic Art.
Partially blind, he vows to continue until he can no longer see.
Photographer Elena Chernyshova explores what it’s like to live in a city 400km north of the Arctic Circle.
Deep in the Sonoran Desert, an off-grid community are creating art in 'the last free place in America'.
Could bamboo be the future of sustainable architecture?
Iconic photographer Frank Stewart captured key moments in history: from Fidel Castro the to the stars of jazz.
Artemisia Gentileschi: Revealing the true beauty of a censored painting.
We explore a different model of city life, where everything is on your doorstep.
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Comuna 13 is a thriving hub of graffiti artists, music and culture. But it hasn't always been this way.
The way we see ancient Greek and Roman sculpture isn't actually the way it was first created.
The Razzouk family are tattoo artists whose history of inking Christian pilgrims stretches back over 700 years.
Jože Plečnik transformed the city of Ljubljana into a 'Slovenian Acropolis'.
"I didn't get the life I wanted... I was forced to move to a different country," says Kvitka, 14.
The 15th-Century painting is being auctioned after Sotheby's valued it at between £2.5m and £3.5m.
Posters displayed on the Tube in the Art Deco era are on display at the London Transport Museum.
The auction shattered the previous record for a price tag fetched for a work by a female artist.
The woman says sitting near the painting makes her feel like she's sat in the countryside.
Hull Museums and Ferens Art Gallery has announced an "incredibly diverse" programme of events.
The portrait of Austrian heiress Elisabeth Lederer was looted by the Nazis and almost destroyed.
An art project is taking place in a town centre filling shop windows with keys.
John Doubleday wants it to be "an entry point for engaging children" with the natural world.
