World's Richest Man Opens Flashy Museum In Mexico

May. 14, 2011
In Mexico City, the world's richest man has just opened a new museum to showcase his extensive European and Mexican art collection.

Rebel Art: Libyan Youth Find Outlet In Sketches, Song

May. 7, 2011
Young people are heavily involved in the uprising now underway in Libya: They are members of the rebel military; they are working to help form a new government.

Two War Photographers On Their Injuries, Ethics

Apr. 18, 2011
Combat photographers Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros were killed Wednesday in Libya, and two more photographers were seriously injured.

Many Iraqi Artists Struggle, Suffer In Silence

Mar. 30, 2011
For more than a century, Iraq was a beacon of visual art in the Arab world.The Ottomans, the British and the Iraqi rulers who followed prided themselves on the fact that Iraqi artists studied their craft abroad, then returned to practice it back home.Artists even thrived under Saddam Hussein.

In Kabul, A 'Dressmaker' Sows Entrepreneurial Seeds

Mar. 14, 2011
In September 1996, when Kamila Sidiqi was a teenager, the Taliban overtook Kabul. Sidiqi's father and a brother had to flee for political reasons, leaving Sidiqi to care for her family.

Back from space, the Dragon hits D.C.

Feb. 11, 2011
You never know what you'll see on your lunch hour within a few blocks of the NPR headquarters here in D.C. Presidential motorcades make the rounds regularly, and we once saw the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile cruise by.

Pittsburgh Bets A Renoir On Super Bowl Victory

Feb. 6, 2011
Among the stranger bets being waged on Super Bowl Sunday is whether Fergie will wear shorts during the halftime show.

Google Offers Virtual Gallery Tours

Feb. 1, 2011
Internet giant Google unveiled a new website that allows virtual tours of some of the world's most famous art galleries.The Google Art Project is the brainchild of employee Amit Sood, who created the site during time allotted by his employer for personal initiatives.He says the tours are made possib

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