Research published in Nature provides evidence of the earliest known instance of fire-making by humans – around 400,000 years ago. Previous recorded instances of fire-making date to only 50,000 years ago.

The United States Senate voted to confirm Mary Anne Carter as chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). Carter will lead the agency for a second time, expanding on her leadership with the NEA during Trump’s first Presidential term.

Each year, UNICEF Germany bestows the title “UNICEF Photo of the Year” to photos and photo series from professional photojournalists which best depict the personality and living conditions of children worldwide in an outstanding manner. 

Staff at France's ⁠Louvre Museum in Paris has voted to call off a strike they began on Monday over pay and working conditions, union ‍representatives said on Friday.

Tuan Andrew Nguyen’s artistic practice is rooted in memory, history, and the enduring impact of conflict and violence, particularly in his native Vietnam. 

President Donald J. Trump announced the launch of Freedom 250, a national, non-partisan organization leading the Administration’s celebration of America’s 250th birthday.

The documenta archiv is online with a newly redesigned website.

Libya reopened of its national museum, housed within the historic Red Castle complex in Tripoli, marking a significant cultural moment after 14 years of closure following the 2011 popular uprising that toppled the rule of Muammar Gaddafi.

The Las Vegas Museum of Art (LVMA) released new details of its 60,000-square-foot building, to be designed by Francis Kéré, Founder of Kéré Architecture, and built in downtown Symphony Park.

An export bar has been placed on a Union Flag that led the charge for the British at the Battle of Trafalgar.