Archaeologists have recently made some groundbreaking discoveries in the Stone Hills (Taş Tepeler) that will leave an indelible mark on human history. Firstly, they unearthed the first-ever painted Neolithic statue from Göbeklitepe. Secondly, they discovered a 2.3-meter human statue located in Karahantepe.
Archaeologists have uncovered a rare sarcophagus, believed to belong to a Roman gladiator named Euphrates, at Ayasuluk Hill in the western province of İzmir. This sarcophagus, dating to the 3rd century B.C., was found containing the remains of 12 individuals, buried in
Arter’s new exhibitions present a captivating dialogue between Yasemin Özcan’s Wet Floor and Maaria Wirkkala’s Landing Prohibited, both exploring themes of memory, migration, and cultural reflection. Yasemin Özcan’s Wet Floor delves into intergenerational transmission, migration, and self-construction through the interplay of humans,
In a groundbreaking announcement, renowned media artist Refik Anadol is set to open Dataland, the world’s first AI-driven art museum, in downtown Los Angeles. Anadol, a pioneer in the field of AI-generated art, is no stranger to the city’s cultural landscape. His
On September 20, Christie’s auction house officially opened its new Asia Pacific headquarters in The Henderson, a newly developed office building in Hong Kong’s Central district. This is Christie’s third major auction house to expand its footprint in the city, following Phillips
A large sculpture of Oscar Wilde’s head, set to be unveiled in a public garden in southwest London, has raised eyebrows. The statue, created by the late Scottish artist Sir Eduardo Paolozzi, has been sharply criticized by Wilde’s grandson, Merlin Holland. The
A previously unknown 12-minute piece of music composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart has been discovered in a library in Germany. Researchers believe the composer wrote the piece—titled ‘Serenade in C’—when he was a young teenager. The composition was hidden among the holdings
The Design Museum in London recently announced an exhibition dedicated to the filmmaker Wes Anderson. This exhibition will be titled ‘Wes Anderson’ and it’ll be the film director’s first official retrospective exhibition. The show will follow his work from Anderson’s first experiments
A statue of a woman from the Early Roman Imperial Period has been discovered during ongoing excavations at the ancient city of Blaundos, located in the Sülümenli village of Ulubey district, in the western province of Uşak. The excavation work, which began
A rare bronze couch dating back to 530 B.C., which had been removed from a grave near the western province of Manisa during illegal excavations and smuggled abroad, has been returned to Türkiye by the J. Paul Getty Museum in the U.S.
A remarkable story has emerged from Cranbrook, England, where an 11-year-old boy unknowingly rescued a rare Renaissance print by the famed German artist Albrecht Dürer from the trash. The boy, now 24, had kept the artwork tucked away for over a decade,
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