As Tate stages the first major exhibition of the surrealist artist, Oliver Smith follows her to the ancient stone circles of Penwith ...

The heritage library of the Centre Culturel Irlandais was completely restored between 2000 and 2002, when the building was ...

Wentworth Woodhouse is the largest private residence in England but it was left to descend into ruin. Now, it's undergoing a ...

Historic sites include Fort St-Louis, Fort Tartenson and Fort Desaix, as well as the Schoelcher Library, which was constructed in Paris for ... the basement of an 18th-century mansion.

The soft rustling of pages being turned, the occasional creak of a floorboard, the muffled exclamation of someone who’s just ...

Welcome to Montana Valley Book Store, a literary oasis nestled in the heart of Alberton, Montana. Picture this: a quaint ...

The 18th-century painting by Charles Willson Peale had previously been the subject of mismanaged restoration attempts. Now, experts in Versailles are bringing it back in line with the artist's origina ...

La Monnaie de Paris is a must-see institution in Paris: its collections, mission and exhibitions attract many curious onlookers and art lovers. The museum is also renowned for its architecture: housed ...

Peale's majestic portrait of founding father George Washington has headed to Versailles for a state-of-the-art restoration.

In the opulent courts of 18th-century Paris, Joseph Bologne emerged as an extraordinary talent who would challenge societal norms and musical conventions alike. Born in 1745 in Guadeloupe to an ...

Not every inch of Paris is as romantic as you think – in fact, the Catacombs are downright chilling. Prior to the creation of the Catacombs in the late 18th century, Parisians buried their dead ...

and the lower limit of the Paris Agreement. This is despite the emerging La Nina associated with below-normal temperatures in parts of the world. It was the 18th month in the last 19 for which the ...