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• American history museum back in business
America’s wackiest museums June 30: TODAY's Amy Robach talks to TODAY travel editor Peter Greenberg about some of the strangest museums to visit in the U.S.
• GOP future: Forget one for the Gipper?
The wealth of the Gilded Age period is highlighted by the American upper class's opulent self-indulgence, but also the rise of the American philanthropy that endowed thousands of colleges, hospitals, museums, academies, schools, opera houses, public ...
• Artists view splendorous Venice in Swiss show
Lenders include museums and private collectors from Europe, the United States and Japan. Topping the list is London's Tate, which possesses the large body of Turner's work. Turner seems inspired by Byron's poetic description of the city in his "Childe ...
• 1,200-year-old church uncovered in Syria
Walid al-Assaad, the head of the Palmyra Antiquities and Museums Department said the church, dating back to the 8th century, was discovered recently by a joint Syrian-Polish archaeological team. The discovery took place at an excavation site in the ...
• What an expensive piece of scrap!
It was removed in 1983 to make room for new elevators and was cut into 24 pieces that were auctioned off to museums and collectors around the world. One section remains on display at the Eiffel Tower, while others are owned by the Statue of Liberty ...