Spain's wax museum of dermatology, once a treasured teaching tool for medical students, will be closing its doors. Founded in ...

Ball, a free man of color, opened a one-room photo studio in Cincinnati in 1845, but the business soon folded. He honed his ...

Special presentations during Beverly Heritage Day on Saturday will showcase the impact of the American Revolution on the ...

Museums are great places to escape to. That’s obvious. An antidote to the daily grind, to highways and traffic jams and to current affairs, they have air conditioning, clean bathrooms, cafes. You ...

John Singer Sargent is a minor character in the third season of HBO's "The Gilded Age"—but he was the major high society ...

Nautical fashion has long captivated the world, bringing a lot of positive vibes: memories of ocean voyages, maritime ...

In “Flashes of Brilliance,” Anika Burgess takes us back to the 19th century to showcase the artists and innovators who developed the revolutionary technology.

The Historic Wehr Covered Bridge proves that Pennsylvania’s most enchanting treasures often hide in plain sight, waiting patiently for wanderers to stumble upon their magic.

That’s exactly what happens when you encounter the Historic Wehr Covered Bridge in Allentown, a stunning piece of 19th-century craftsmanship that’s been quietly spanning Jordan Creek for generations.

Almost Unknown, The Afric-American Picture Gallery,” on view at the Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library, presents—for the ...

As a historical interpreter, researcher, artist, and designer, Cheyney McKnight incorporates 18th and 19th-century African American design skills to create pieces with a modern twist.