TEHRAN - A sign representing Taq-e Bostan, one of Iran’s most significant Sasanian archaeological sites near Kermanshah, has ...

Ages ago, a blacksmith presented a very beautiful sword to the Sassanid king Shahpour. The Persian king asked him: How long did it take you to make this sword? The blacksmith replied: A whole year.

Art, architecture and design news. Criticism and reviews from co-chief art critics Roberta Smith and Holland Cotter and architecture critic Michael Kimmelman.

Our critics pick 11 outstanding exhibitions — many still on view this summer —and tour the renewed Frick Collection and the Met’s Michael C. Rockefeller Wing.

The Met opens a dazzling wing of non-European art The nation’s preeminent museum returns a stunning collection to view.

“Latin American Art/Arte Latinoamericano” is the Walters Art Museum’s first permanent exhibition on the area, featuring more than 200 works from 40 cultures.

Visual art, music, and the philosophical exploration of the cosmos and the future come together in Barkley L. Hendricks’s new show at Jack Shainman Gallery.

Social media is having a field day with the nearly-nude photo included as interior art for Lorde's latest album, "Virgin" ...

Remember the African Art that was being stored in a Harris County maintenance shed by Commissioner Rodney Ellis at the expense of taxpayers? We are still tracking the latest updates on whether it ...

Explore Art & Design Discover the transformative power of art and design The Smithsonian’s museums display objects from our collections that span the breadth of art and design from the ancient to the ...