Museums
Boston Museum Returns Looted 2,700-Year-Old Necklace to Turkey
The gold and carnelian artifact is nearly identical to other jewelry found at an archaeological site in western Turkey
Money Is Art in an Exhibition at Oxford's Ashmolean Museum
"Money Talks" features currency from around the world spanning thousands of years—from ancient coins and historic banknotes to contemporary NFTs
Workers Uncover an Underground Chamber Sealed for More Than a Century Near the National Mall
The dry cistern was discovered by construction crews working on the Smithsonian Castle’s renovation
A Viking-Era Vessel Found in Scotland a Decade Ago Turns Out to Be From Asia
Experts used X-ray technology to link the artifact—part of the famous Galloway Hoard—to an Iranian silver mine
Nine Mythical Places Archaeologists Think May Have Actually Existed
Historical evidence is helping to pinpoint the exact locations of fabled sites, from King Arthur’s castle to Solomon’s Temple
Workers Find Mysterious Letter Hidden Inside a Concrete Column at London's National Gallery
John Sainsbury hoped the note would be found when the "unnecessary columns" were finally demolished
This 4-Year-Old Shattered a Bronze Age Jar. Now, He'll Get to See How Experts Restored It
The 3,500-year-old artifact had been on view at an Israeli museum, which wants to use the mishap as a teaching opportunity
Museum Settles With Heirs of Jewish Couple Who Sold a 16th-Century Painting as They Fled the Nazis
A Pennsylvania museum will auction the portrait—and split the proceeds with the descendants of Henry and Hertha Bromberg
Eight Movie Museums Cinephiles Need to Visit
From Chaplin’s World in Switzerland to Popeye Village in Malta, these spots celebrate much-loved films and filmmakers
To Mark Japan's Surrender at the End of World War II, This Navy Officer Raced Halfway Around the World With a Historic Flag in Tow
In August 1945, John K. Bremyer undertook a 124-hour, 9,000-mile journey to Tokyo Bay, where he delivered the flag flown by Commodore Matthew Perry in 1853 to Admiral William Halsey's USS "Missouri"
Washingtonians Love to Hate Brutalist Architecture. But What If We Could Fix It?
An exhibition at the National Building Museum investigates the history and future of the much-maligned architectural style
Archaeology Student Discovers Trove of Silver Viking Age Armbands in Denmark
The bangles, which date to around 800 C.E., are now on display at the Moesgaard Museum
Dazzling Jewels Stolen in Green Vault Heist Go Back on Display in Dresden
In the early morning hours of November 25, 2019, thieves made away with 4,300 valuable diamonds and other stones
Firefighters Extinguish Blaze at London's Somerset House
The palatial complex's historic artworks sustained no damage from the fire that broke out on August 17
Amateur Sleuth Identifies the Mystery Women in a Museum's Fabergé Frames
The portraits were on display at a museum in England, where staffers had been wondering about the two subjects for years
Busting 13 of the Smithsonian’s Most Persistent Myths
From castle hauntings to hiding evidence of giant humans, the Smithsonian has long been the subject of wild rumors and tall tales
Newly Deciphered, 4,000-Year-Old Cuneiform Tablets Used Lunar Eclipses to Predict Major Events
Ancient Babylonians linked astronomical phenomena to pestilence, the death of kings and the destruction of empires
The Mystery of the Bronze Age Ax Heads Mailed Anonymously to an Irish Museum Has Been Solved
A farmer stumbled upon the 4,000-year-old artifacts while working in his field in central Ireland
17th-Century Home Unearthed in Colonial Williamsburg
Crews were constructing a new archaeology center when they stumbled upon the historic structure's foundations and accompanying artifacts
Why Were There So Many Skeletons Hidden in Benjamin Franklin's Basement?
During restorations in the 1990s, more than 1,200 pieces of bone surfaced beneath the founding father's London home
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