Monday, Nov. 18 and 19, 2024 from 8 - 10 p.m. / PBS app. This is a two-part, four-hour documentary directed by Ken Burns, ...

Rare frescoes dating back to the 17th century have been found by chance by an electrician working in Rome's Villa Farnesina. The Renaissance works were discovered a year ago behind a false ceiling ...

The celebrated documentarian co-directs this two-night extravaganza on PBS about the towering genius of the Renaissance.

The Catholic Church in the U.S. is undergoing an old-world architectural renaissance and Nicolas Charbonneau wants to make ...

Artist Tomokazu Matsuyama (front) and curator Christoph Doswald (behind) at the opening of “Mythologiques” (2024). Photo: ...

Europe is full of historical sites and popular tourist destinations that draw millions of visitors every year. If you have ...

A London exhibition shows how the three painters circled one another as rivals and role models in 16th-century Florence.

The historic Italian city of Florence is taking steps to cut overtourism, introducing measures including a ban on key boxes used by short-term rental landlords and tour guide loudspeakers, amid ...

Rosy-cheeked cherubs surrounded by blues, reds and golds have lost none of their brilliance in 17th-century frescoes ...

The city of Florence took new measures Tuesday to crack down on overtourism, just as the Italian government hosts the Group of Seven tourism ministers in the Renaissance city and seeks ...

Mayor Sara Funaro’s cabinet approved a 10-point plan that, among other things, would ban key boxes on buildings in Florence’s historic centre.

Griet was the fascinating title character in her novel “Girl with a Pearl Earring,” which brought to life and continues to ...