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After nearly 200 years in a private collection, a pair of small portraits by 17th century Dutch Master Rembrandt van Rijn went on display Wednesday after a long-term loan to the Netherlands’ national art and history museum. The Rijksmuseum said the portraits of Jan Willemsz van der Pluym and his …

Thieves recently targeted a prominent cultural institution in Wales, stealing precious ancient jewelry from its gallery, officials said. St. Fagans National Museum, one of the most visited museums in the Welsh capital of Cardiff, was broken into at around 12:30 a.m. on Oct. 6. The open-air museum is on the …

A new video has emerged showing what could be the Louvre thieves in action as they carried out Sunday’s daylight robbery at Paris’s world-famous museum. The footage, obtained by French broadcaster BFMTV, purportedly shows what has been called one of the most brazen art thefts in recent memory. The short …

The director of Paris’ iconic Louvre Museum is facing scrutiny over apparent security failures that allowed thieves to make off with more than $100 million worth of jewels. In her first public address since the heist, Louvre Museum director Laurence des Cars acknowledged there was a “terrible failure” and said, …

Now that’s arresting style. A man who stepped into a photo taken outside the Louvre in Paris during the investigation into a recent brazen crown jewels heist at the famous museum has gone viral. The mystery man, who was dressed in a three-piece suit with a dark-colored jacket and a …

With the federal government shut down since Oct. 1, 2025, Washington’s official tourism bureau is reminding Americans to visit the city through its “DC is Open” campaign. The nation’s capital “remains open and ready to welcome visitors with so much to see, do, eat and experience,” the campaign says. “The …

A New Orleans couple unearthed a mysterious Roman relic in their backyard this year — and now, officials know why it ended up there. The Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans (PRCNO) shared the discovery on Oct. 6, detailing how a spring gardening project became an international ordeal. Daniella Santoro …

While the daring Sunday robbery at the Louvre Museum in Paris continues to capture worldwide attention, it’s not the first time priceless artifacts have been stolen from the museum’s collection — and it’s almost certainly put other museums on high alert about safeguarding their own treasures. Thieves looted France’s most …

National Geographic has released its annual Best of the World travel list, featuring must-visit destinations around the world. The 2026 round-up called out four locations in the United States — including scenery and sites in North Dakota, Oklahoma, Hawaii and Pennsylvania. Below are the U.S. states that NatGeo recommends visiting …