A notoriously stubborn agricultural waste product, rice husk is being repurposed as a sturdy and resilient construction material.
Artworks depicting the ancient Greek goddess of love and beauty, have long been branded obscene. How did she become one of the most controversial figures in the history of art?
It was the last hurrah of analogue, 20th-Century life in the UK, as the era's chaotic, thrilling energy spilled into music, fashion, art and hedonism.
From Regency-style to Georgian-look, brand-new English country houses designed to look centuries old are increasingly popular in the UK, US and elsewhere. What is their appeal?
A spate of audacious thefts has rocked European museums. Now, some institutions are rethinking what's worth displaying.
From a bat home in the UK countryside to a multi-species refuge in the Catskills, here are eight cleverly designed wildlife havens.
Tracey Emin, one of Britain's most uncompromising artists, reflects on survival and a renewed urgency to create.
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 understanding 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 masterpiece of the Islamic world at Doha's Museum of Islamic Art.
The exhibition organised by Hestia features the work of 26 modern slavery survivors.
A post-war sculpture inspired by the Cornish landscape is set to go under the hammer.
Makenzy Beard discovered her talent after she decided to try out her mother's old paint brushes.
A temporary free public gallery is set to host a tribute to the late Martin Parr as part of a photography festival.
Luke Jerram's Museum of the Moon will be on display free of charge at St Helier Methodist Centre.
A new exhibition in Oxford attempts to chart the history of loves lost through various art mediums.
The work of art celebrates the town's history through fabric, thread, appliqué and embroidery.
The artwork is cleaned and restored to "safeguard it for decades to come", a town council says.
The paintings have returned to Cornwall before embarking on a national tour.
Tegen Kimbley captured the inner working of the former brewery when she worked at the site in 2018.
The two works were seized last month when thieves cut through a fence and smashed a window at the Renoir Museum on the French Riviera.
One thousand people visit Ipswich on the final day to see the painting, before its return to London.
The occupiers claimed they were protecting the abandoned building from thieves and vandals.
The two paintings by the French artist stolen in last month's heist have yet to be recovered.
The rare artwork is going under the hammer at Mallams auction house in Abingdon later this month.
