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museums

Revealing the Risqué Art of Pompeii’s House of the Vettii

Inside the two-decade-long effort to restore the mansion’s colorful frescos.
Amy Crawford February 7, 2023
paintings

A Mysterious Cézanne Portrait Was Hiding Under the Layers of a Still Life

An X-ray offers a glimpse into the painter's early years.
Line Sidonie Talla Mafotsing February 1, 2023
objects of intrigue

Can an Old Coin Solve the Mystery of a Lost Roman Emperor?

Examining whether a ruler slipped through the cracks of a tumultuous century.
Line Sidonie Talla Mafotsing January 17, 2023
museums

Our Behind-the-Scenes Peeks at Some of the World's Most Interesting Museums

In 2022, Atlas Obscura sought out wonder in cultural institutions beyond the glass cases and white walls.
April White December 27, 2022
vampires

A New Look at Nosferatu’s Bloody Legacy

An exhibition in Berlin celebrates a century of one of the most famous, and complicated, vampire stories.
Diana Hubbell December 15, 2022
science

Iowa’s Ancient Apex Predator Was the ‘T. rex’ of Its Day

The monstrous menace known as Whatcheeria hints that our distant ancestors may have been more like us than we thought.
Gemma Tarlach December 2, 2022
museums

Get a Peek Inside the New CIA Museum

The clandestine government organization is digitizing its collection.
Line Sidonie Talla Mafotsing November 4, 2022
museums

How 20 Seconds of Film Changed Movie History

This kiss is more than just a kiss.
Line Sidonie Talla Mafotsing October 21, 2022
history

Saving the Ancient Glass Artifacts Shattered in the Beirut Explosion

These centuries-old vessels now have new stories to tell.
Line Sidonie Talla Mafotsing September 8, 2022
food

The Roman Museum With a Taste for Historical Cookbooks

A former pâtissier's culinary collection is now available to the public.
Eric Millman March 9, 2022
museums

Inside LA's First Mexican Food Museum

Or how to channel 5,000 years of history into one exhibit.
Diana Hubbell March 8, 2022
churches

How to Keep Europe’s Most Magnificent ‘Praying Room’ Looking Lovely

Every January, the doors close and the cleaning starts in Dresden’s iconic Stone Bell.
Gemma Tarlach January 26, 2022
museums

The Museum Where Everything Is on Display

The new Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam takes visitors "backstage" to see its entire $9 billion art collection.
Amy Crawford January 21, 2022
medical museums

Darwin’s Squeaky Beans and 139 Victorian Skulls: Our Favorite 2021 ‘Secret Lives of Museums’ Stories

Let’s sneak into where museum visitors can’t.
Sarah Durn December 28, 2021
anatomy museums

The Eventful Afterlife of a Crowd of 19th-Century Skulls

Philadelphia’s famed anatomy showplace, the Mütter Museum, gets a facelift.
April White October 18, 2021
radioactive

The Canadian Team on the Hunt for Radioactive Artifacts

Historic objects made with dangerous elements are lurking in museum collections.
Emma Jacobs October 15, 2021
preserved specimens

The Curious Task of Digitizing Darwin’s Beans and Butterflies

From squeaky beans to arsenic scares, conservation is full of surprises.
Diana Hubbell September 22, 2021
aquariums

It Takes a Lot of Odd Jobs to Keep a Massive Aquarium Running

And they all involve developing a close relationship with the aquatic world and its inhabitants.
Vittoria Traverso September 1, 2021