Article date: Sunday, February 22, 2026
Fossilized Elephant Bone may be First Physical Evidence of Hannibal's Army

The Carthaginian Empire, which once rivaled ancient Rome, is known for pushing Rome to the brink of collapse with its daring strategies.

Article date: Sunday, February 22, 2026
St. Francis Relics go on Public Display for First Time in Italy

Saint Francis of Assisi's mortal remains goes on public display for the first time for the 800th anniversary of his death, drawing hundreds of thousands of visitors.

Article date: Sunday, February 22, 2026
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s Photo placed in Louvre by Activists

Activists from the ‘Everyone Hates Elon’ group hung the photo of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor after his release from a police detention centre in Norfolk on Thursday evening, following his arrest earlier in the day on suspicion of misconduct in public office.

Article date: Saturday, February 21, 2026
Dutch Woman inherits Collection of Dozens of Rembrandt Engravings

Charlotte Meyer, inherited from her grandfather a collection of 35 original engravings by Rembrandt van Rijn, whose authorship she was unaware of for a long time.

Article date: Friday, February 20, 2026
Yi Sun-shin Exhibition sets Visitor Record for National Museum of Korea

An exhibition on Admiral Yi Sun-shin (1545-1598) at the National Museum of Korea has drawn more than 300,000 visitors in less than three months, setting a record for an exhibit centered on Korean history and cultural heritage.

Article date: Friday, February 20, 2026
 Gabrielle Goliath loses Court Battle against Minister Gayton McKenzie over Venice Biennale Decision

Gabrielle Goliath has lost her legal bid to overturn a decision by Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture Gayton McKenzie to halt South Africa’s participation at the 61st Venice Biennale.

Article date: Friday, February 20, 2026
Lost Original Jungle Book Illustrations come to Auction

Two original watercolour illustrations for Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book, long thought lost, have been rediscovered and will be offered in Roseberys' Old Master, British & European Pictures auction on Tuesday 10 March with estimates of £15,000-20,000 each.

Article date: Friday, February 20, 2026
Sagrada Família reaches Final Height of 172.5 Metres as Cross is installed

The Sagrada Família completed the Tower of Jesus Christ, the basilica's central tower, on Friday, reaching its maximum height of 172.5 metres, 144 years after Antoni Gaudí laid the first stone.

Article date: Thursday, February 19, 2026
Portugal returns Archaeological Artifacts to Mexico

The Mexican embassy in Lisbon received three archaeological artifacts from Portuguese authorities, representing different periods and pre-Hispanic cultures and unlawfully taken from Mexico. They will be repatriated in the coming weeks via diplomatic pouch.

Article date: Thursday, February 19, 2026
Researchers crack the Rules of Unknown Board Game from the Roman period using AI

Researchers have used AI to reconstruct the rules of a board game carved into a stone found in the Dutch city of Heerlen. The team concludes that this type of game was played several centuries earlier than previously assumed.

Article date: Thursday, February 19, 2026
Creators Face Revenue Losses of up to 24% by 2028, New UNESCO Report shows

UNESCO has just launched the latest edition of its flagship report Re|Shaping Policies for Creativity, which analyses a rapidly evolving cultural landscape shaped by digital transformation, Artificial Intelligence (AI), shifting global trade dynamics, and mounting threats to artistic freedom.

Article date: Thursday, February 19, 2026
Bernini Elephant Statue damaged in Rome

A Baroque elephant statue in Rome has been vandalised, with its left tusk snapped off, prompting an investigation and condemnation from Italy's culture minister Alessandro Giuli.