Artists have captured the hidden world of papal elections for centuries, turning secrecy into spectacle for the public.

An exhibition shows the beauty and disparity of maps in a time of rapid discovery, when the shape of the known world was ever ...

As Italy turned into a battleground between foreign powers, Rome suddenly found itself in the crosshairs of a marauding horde ...

Over the last few years, artificial intelligence—particularly generative AI—has advanced into a transformative force for creative industries. From generating hyper-realistic visuals to composing music ...

We have to see how we can reinforce laicity in there.” In March, the government created a committee to probe the state of secularism in the province’s institutions. It has a mandate to ...

This center of learning is one marker of the early phases of an Islamic Renaissance that flourished ... I wondered: What happened? How did art, culture, science, mathematics, and medicine flourish ...

Here are some art-rich churches and monasteries in Europe ... Dotted around Padua are seven other religious or secular building complexes that house equally exquisite 14th-century fresco cycles ...

Then I am going over to Europe to give a presentation at an art society that is hosting me in Gibraltar. That talk is going to be on my new book and the Italian Renaissance. My new book is ...

Fire destroyed several structures Thursday evening on the grounds of the Minnesota Renaissance Festival, but officials say they expect to open on schedule later this summer. The Shakopee Fire ...

“While we are heartbroken by the damage, we are already planning ahead,” said Renaissance Festival Executive ... the 54th season of entertainment, art, shopping and food harkening to the ...

A massive fire erupted at Minnesota's Renaissance Festival Thursday afternoon, reportedly sparked by lightning striking a tent. Videos of the blaze quickly spread across social media, drawing ...