Protest
Climate Activist Vandalizes a Monet With an Apocalyptic Image
A protester was arrested on Saturday after plastering a poster over "Poppy Field" at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris
Rome's Talking Statues Have Served as Sites of Dissent for Centuries
Beginning in the Renaissance, locals affixed verses protesting various societal ills to six sculptures scattered across the Italian city
What the Broadway Musical 'Suffs' Gets Right (and Wrong) About the History of Women's Suffrage
The new show serves as an entertaining history lesson, but even that has its creative limits
Climate Activists Chip the Case Protecting the Magna Carta
The two protesters, who are both in their 80s, held up a sign that read, "The government is breaking the law"
At 200 Years Old, the London National Gallery Is Redefining What It Means to Be a 'National' Museum
Despite its decidedly traditional art collection, the British cultural institution is adopting a contemporary approach to public outreach and accessibility
Venice's First-of-Its-Kind 'Day-Tripper Tax' Sparks Outrage
Protestors say the entry fee is an ineffective solution to the city’s overtourism challenges
The English Heiress Who Masterminded a Multimillion-Dollar Art Heist and Built Bombs for the IRA
Fifty years ago, Rose Dugdale stole 19 paintings worth an estimated £8 million, including works by Vermeer, Velázquez and Rubens, from a British aristocrat's estate
The Club of Cape-Wearing Activists Who Helped Elect Lincoln—and Spark the Civil War
The untold story of the Wide Awakes, the young Americans who took up the torch for their antislavery cause and stirred the nation
Pro-Palestinian Activists Damage Balfour Portrait at Cambridge University
The 1917 Balfour Declaration was a pivotal declaration of British support for a "national home for the Jewish people"
Before Beyonce and Taylor Swift Ran the World, There Was Joan Baez
Today’s artists—especially women—are sometimes criticized for speaking out, but for Baez, art and activism were indivisible
Climate Activists Stage Protest in Front of Botticelli's 'Birth of Venus'
Two men taped images of flooding in Tuscany to the Renaissance painting's protective glass
Climate Activists Throw Soup at the 'Mona Lisa'
Protected by bulletproof glass, Leonardo da Vinci’s famous masterpiece was not harmed
While Hiding From the Nazis in an Attic, a Jewish Man Created 95 Issues of a Satirical Magazine
An exhibition of Curt Bloch's little-known wartime publications is going on display in Berlin
The Many Myths of the Boston Tea Party
Contrary to popular belief, the 1773 protest opposed a tax break, not a tax hike. And it didn't immediately unify the colonies against the British
Malcolm X Opera Opens in New York
The Afrofuturist production examines the civil rights leader's legacy and lasting influence
Climate Activists Hammer at Glass Protecting Velázquez's 'Rokeby Venus'
Organized by Just Stop Oil, the incident was just the latest of many protests targeting famous artworks
Foundry Workers Melt Down Charlottesville's Divisive Robert E. Lee Statue
Eventually, an artist will be chosen to transform the bronze bars into a public art installation
Museum of Censored Art Opens in Barcelona
The new Museu de l'Art Prohibit serves as a monument to freedom of expression
Artist John Akomfrah Is Having a Moment
The works of the recently knighted filmmaker address contemporary issues in two different Smithsonian museums
Nobel Peace Prize Goes to Iranian Rights Activist Narges Mohammadi
Mohammadi, who is currently in prison, is at the forefront of the fight against oppression in Iran
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