These are the 5 worst art restoration FAILS in history!
From Borja's 'Ecce Mono' to the Parthenon marbles: five restorations that went terribly wrong, and what they teach us about conserving art.
From Borja's 'Ecce Mono' to the Parthenon marbles: five restorations that went terribly wrong, and what they teach us about conserving art.
At 3 a.m. on July 10, 2026, the world's most famous embroidery crossed the English Channel in a secret operation: a climate-controlled crate, 12 seismic shock absorbers, and a hundred people moving it centimeter by centimeter. This is how the Bayeux Tapestry traveled to London.
The World's Most Famous Trophy Has Been Missing for 40 Years. Spoiler alert: someone, somewhere, might be wearing a ring made from the original World Cup.
The best painters of the 18th and 19th centuries used a brown pigment coveted for its warmth and transparency. They called it Mummy Brown. The name was no metaphor.
Reuters claims to have unmasked Banksy as Robin Gunningham. Discover the 10 most iconic works by the world's most mysterious artist—and ask yourself: Is it really him?