LOS ANGELES- The Getty Museum of Los Angeles announced Thursday it has acquired a self-portrait by Rembrandt and a painting by the Venetian artist Canaletto. "Rembrandt Laughing," a small oil on...

NEW YORK, Sebastian Smith- Punk rockers wanted anarchy. They wound up with a $565 T-shirt. That's the story told in a big new exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York called "Punk:...

STOCKHOLM, Camille Bas-Wohlert- The world's first museum dedicated to Sweden's iconic disco group ABBA is set to open in Stockholm on Tuesday, offering visitors a chance to get up close and personal...

AMSTERDAM, Nicolas Delaunay- Fireworks and fanfare accompanied Dutch Queen Beatrix as she on Saturday reopened Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum treasure trove of Golden Age masterpieces after a 10-year...

BIR ZEIT, Palestinian Territories- Palestinian officials on Thursday joined a ceremony to lay the cornerstone for a new museum of Palestinian culture, history and society in Bir Zeit near Ramallah....

AMSTERDAM, Charles Onians- Amsterdam's world-famous Rijksmuseum revealed its eagerly-awaited 21st century identity Thursday after a vast 10-year renovation aimed at breathing new life into its...

PARIS, Pascale Mollard-Chenebenoit- Fresh from being interviewed by French President Francois Hollande himself, Jean-Luc Martinez, an expert in Greek sculpture, was named Wednesday as the new boss of...

LONDON, Alice Ritchie- Fleeing from a burning, volcanic cloud, the people of Pompeii and Herculaneum had little time to pack, snatching a lamp, some cash or the house key as they tried to run to...

LONDON- Britain's prestigious Victoria and Albert Museum said Wednesday it had been forced to cancel a concert by "grind metal" band Napalm Death because of fears that the music will quite literally...