Renaissance paintings, medieval archives, cloistered orchards—how one Italian scientist is uncovering secrets that could help ...

The Met’s new exhibition on Siena—the first of its kind in America—shows how the possibilities of strange, colorful ooze ...

The Environmental Protection Agency is about to issue strict limits on lead dust, which poses a threat to millions of ...

The glowing works from Siena, now at the Met, are revelatory for their emotional intensity and 24-karat beauty.

Jonathan Sherman is at the top of the list of conservators for many Long Island museums, and his work can be found at venues ...

Imagine this: you’ve got a dusty old painting shoved into a corner, ignored, and left to languish in a cheap frame, only to discover it’s an original Picasso.

The “after” here is a complete 180 from the dingy, dark before. With fresh wainscoting on the walls, painted in a deep ...

Like wainscoting and crown molding, coffers add architectural detail and visual interest. “A coffered ceiling is essentially ...

The Friendly House Steak Fry is the kind of fundraiser perfectly in character with the century-old organization. Held in the ...

For a recent contest, topiarists—gardeners who clip plants into elaborate sculptures—displayed their creations to the world.

The sarcophagus itself was fully sealed upon discovery. The team, led by Italy’s National Research Council, Institute of ...

Multidisciplinary artist Suchitra Mattai’s exhibit “Myth From Matter” will run through Jan. 12.