Van Gogh entered the Saint-Paul-de-Mausole asylum on 8 May 1889. Some of his works from this time are characterised by […]

The plan of church is simple and spacious — a wide single nave, a shallow squared apse, virtually no transept, and […]

The museum has decorative artefacts such as textiles, ivories, Mughal jades, silver, gold and artistic metal ware. The […]

Silk has long been used as a canopy material, especially after the middle Tang Dynasty. With the popularity of silk, […]

The collection has over 800 manuscripts from Qur’ans from the 7th century to Ottoman works of the 19th century. As well […]

The dining room is Doris Duke’s (1912–93) interpretation of an Islamic-style tent. At certain times and in certain […]

Ceramics are no stranger to us, because it is accompanied by all aspects of our lives. It is one of the earliest human […]

The sacristy of the Chalices is a rectangular building built into the Cathedral of Seville which houses a splendid […]

The lace, a fabric of long tradition and associated with the most powerful classes until its mechanization, serves as […]

Explore in 360 VR how the key tenets of Japanese culture and in particular how Rei Kawakubo, under her label Comme Des […]

Masterworks, a regularly changing exhibition at the Rubin, explores major strands in the development of Himalayan art, […]

Jade is a semi precious stone, varies in colour from almost pure white, emerald green to a dark black green. The term […]

Takeshi Koya (甲谷 武 1945-) is a contemporary artist from Ise City, Mie Prefecture. Kotani, who studied art by himself, […]

The search for a modern Austrian style during the years between 1890 and 1900 went hand in hand with the emancipation […]

The second floor is dedicated to classical art: Room V presents an impressive gallery of illustrated works, with […]

The Bronze Age of China started in the late Xia dynasty (c. early 17th century B.C.E.), lasting about 1,500 years […]

Carpets illustrate the high degree of cultural networking between Europe and Asia. Produced in the Near and Middle […]

In the World Cultures galleries you can encounter diverse peoples, cultures and objects, discovering how we differ and […]