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Ancient Greek statues are white, pure and classical, just like the marble they are carved from. False. These statues were painted in fabulous bright colours. Archaeologists and art academics have known this for centuries so why does the white myth endure?

With one of his paintings, Gerhard Richter made an intervention into a long-running an passionate debate: Which way round should you put the toilet roll?

In the 17th century, many Dutch women painters excelled at depicting the natural world in their art.

In 2010, the Louvre Museum launched an appeal for donations to raise 1 million euros to buy a work by Cranach, which had previously been locked away in a private collection. The poor thing... Fortunately, many people responded to the appeal, so everything went well for her. Lucky her!

Could Nick Cave be the ultimate gothic hero?

Gaël Faye in a special concert in front of Géricault's ‘The Raft of the Medusa’.

 Artists Satch Hoyt and Juan Covelli challenge colonial narratives and spark debate about the restitution of cultural artefacts.

Audio pornography leaves room for the imagination while arousing the listener with erotic stories

How a wardrobe malfunction resulted in the creation of Youtube

Cologne, Autumn 1944: In the bombed-out city, a small group of young people put up armed resistance against the Nazi regime

Marking the opening of the 60th edition of the Montreux Jazz Festival, RAYE invites a host of international pop stars to join her on stage for an evening of music.

Does wealth make you happy? Or maybe true wealth is having nothing at all?

Major disasters throughout history have helped to lower inequality. Is this still the case today?

Why do massive inequalities exist despite a global economy that has produced the most wealth in human history?

Audio pornography leaves room for the imagination while arousing the listener with erotic stories

The Sado river, south of Lisbon, has been transformed from a polluted area to a regenerated biodiverse habitat.

With Keir Starmer ‘s resignation, British politics is still unstable after six prime ministers in the ten years since the Brexit vote.

With geopolitical tensions and the war in Ukraine, European countries are looking to bolster their military forces. But are young people willing to take up arms?

When Pope Leo XIV spoke out against war, President Trump criticised the leader of the catholic church, which caused a backlash.