Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Cleveland survey, 1993. Image on file. (On plaque on base, front:) CONFUCIUS/551-479 B. C./ONE OF THE GREATEST/PHILOSOPHERS AND/EDUCATORS/IN CHINESE HISTORY (In raised ...

The Confucius Institute at the University of Arizona is closing July 31 amid unspecified “changes in federal laws and policy,” the university says. The closure follows similar moves at other ...

The University of Minnesota’s Confucius Institute — part of a controversial web of Chinese-backed institutes hosted at universities across the U.S. — will close at the end of the semester. University ...

Students from the Confucius Institute of the University of Abomey-Calavi wear traditional Chinese attire during the "China-Benin Fashion Show" in Cotonou, Benin, on Nov 8. SERAPHIN ZOUNYEKPE/XINHUA In ...

The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery presented the 2025 Portrait of a Nation Awards Saturday, Nov. 15, to four new honorees for their transformative contributions to American history and ...

Portrait In A Pickle will become available after you first complete In The Shadow Of The Relic. Once you've done that, you can find the quest in the Libary within the castle. To start the quest, ...

Talented artists from across Australia compete in a once-in-a-lifetime challenge: capturing iconic celebrities in a race against the clock. Who will be crowned the winner and walk away with a ...

Dubbed "the Confucius" of the eastern region of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River in a Song Dynasty (960-1279) poem, Gu ...

The budget directs further money into Northern Ireland via the benefits system. Removing the two-child cap will bring in ...

The surrealistic self-portrait was made in 1940, a turbulent year in the Mexican artist’s life as her health and marriage deteriorated. By Zachary Small and Tim F. Schneider An enigmatic self-portrait ...

A self-portrait by Mexican artist Frida Kahlo has become the most valuable work by a female artist sold at auction after selling for $54.7 million. Kahlo’s surrealist self portrait, which was sold by ...

At $236.4 million, a portrait by Gustav Klimt is the second most expensive painting sold at auction, while Maurizio Cattelan’s golden toilet drew $12.1 million. By Zachary Small and Julia Halperin It ...