Wood is a raw material for many creations, from artwork to buildings to bridges. It has been a trusted construction choice for centuries, but its natural vulnerabilities have often put wooden structures at risk. As a group of researchers at the UNESCO Club of Florence recently found out, Leonardo da Vinci was the first to examine wood and develop a rigorous scientific approach to addressing its vulnerabilities.
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The year 2026 is in full swing, with active art programming launching in museums and galleries across the USA. What does the Museum of Modern Art in NYC have in store for its dedicated visitors and city tourists? Let’s take a quick tour of MoMA’s art exhibitions to create a must-visit list for the coming months.
Orthodox icons represent a vital part of the Russian artistic tradition. They embody the craft that has been developing for centuries, polished in the icon painting workshops scattered across the country. “Russian Icons,” a comprehensive art catalog of Russian icons, recently presented by Russian Icon Collection, offers a 360-degree view of Oleg Kushnirskiy’s private collection of Old Believer icons, opening unlimited space for research and appreciation of this long-standing tradition.
Milano Cortina 2026 is a global attraction point today, with lots of sports competitions and extensive cultural programming taking place every day. Art exhibitions, cinema presentations, public discussion groups, and educational initiatives occur side by side with monumental sports struggles that go beyond human imagination. Notable art events include the exhibition “Athletes of Art” and the presentation of the documentary titled OCCHI DELL’UMANITA, co-curated by Iryna Fedorenko, widely known in the art circles as SEMIRA.
Creative people are known for extraordinary character and passionate nature, which often leads them to daring actions and unusual decisions. Some of them push the boundaries of emotion to unprecedented limits, with their love stories becoming inseparable from the very history of art. On St. Valentine’s Day, a moment of celebrating love and passion, we want to revisit life-turning stories of the world’s famous creatives.
Platform 101 is an independent, non-profit institution dedicated to glitch art, with numerous achievements and in-depth commitments to video and glitch art advancement in the contemporary art scene. Originating as a video art project, it quickly gained visibility in the digital art sphere, including its recent participation in Expo 2025 Osaka-Kansai and an audacious partnership with a Brazilian glitch art project, Glitch.art.br, in 2023.
The new year has just started, but the art landscape is already getting active. What popular art events do genuine fine art lovers await in the coming weeks and months? Which art venues are must-visit points in your early 2026 checklist? Find the most expected and audacious events below to make sure you don’t miss them.
The past few years have been hard for the global auction business. The financial uncertainty triggered by geopolitical shocks caused the market to stagnate for some time, resulting in dropping sales at Christie’s, Sotheby’s, and other major auction houses. Yet, by the end of 2025, the art auction activity was officially categorized as recovering, which one can see in the rising number of record-breaking deals and financial performance.