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A Pennsylvania museum has agreed to sell a 16th century portrait that once belonged to a Jewish family that was forced to part with it while fleeing Nazi Germany before World War II.

The jersey that legendary New York Yankees player Babe Ruth wore when he hit one of baseball's most famous home runs sold for $34m ($US24.12 million) on Sunday — making it the world's most valuable sports collectible.

A police investigation is under way after an attendee was found unresponsive yesterday.

The French film legend died on Sunday at the age of 88 after a battle with cancer.

A platinum-selling act will lead a line-up of 200 musicians at the White Bay Power Station next month.

A car-mounting rhino and a school of piranhas have joined the street artist's recent artistic zoo.

Artist Angus McDonald, said he was overjoyed and emotional to receive the news that he had won the People's Choice award.

The performer said she suffered a torrent of online threats in the wake of a contentious tableau.

The Nazis stole the drawing from Fritz Grünbaum, a cabaret performer, who was murdered in a concentration camp.

A tribunal decision labelling a ladies-only lounge discriminatory didn't consider ongoing disadvantage faced by women and male supremacy, an art gallery argues.

The exhibition will show off 180 pieces from the anonymous street artist.

He was remembered as a dedicated painter who mentored hundreds of young aspiring artists throughout his 80-year-long career.

The business has paused operations, but its Australian founder says it could still be worth $1 billion.

When people go to the theatre they are transported into another world but behind the scenes there IS another world of busy cast and crew making sure everything is right on the night!

The prize, valued at $3000, is decided upon by the Art Gallery of NSW staff who unpack and hang the Archibald entries.

The most expensive album ever sold, Once Upon a Time in Shaolin, will be available for public listening for the first time at the Museum of Old and Modern Art.

A range of light installations, music performances, food festivals and experiences will be available for Sydneysiders and tourists.

Supporters said Rinehart 'does not have the authority to pressure the gallery into withdrawing the painting simply because she dislikes it'.

Social media videos have shown people flashing body parts to people on the other side.

A portrait of Winston Churchill by an artist whose work the British leader loathed has gone on display at Churchill’s birthplace ahead of an auction in June.

His secret artistic wonderland created in a rented unit has now been given protected status.

The Cold Chisel frontman said he was good but hoped he wouldn't "pop a valve".

The work quickly attracted crowds including Banksy fans from around the world. Two days later, it was splashed with white paint.

Art stolen by the Nazis in WWII was spread across the world. Few countries are working to give it back.

If you see any of these paintings hanging in someone's house, you should call the police.

Some of the content was altered after a request by the country's president.

A nine-year-old Swiftie has spoken about her up-close meeting with Taylor Swift during the singer's first MCG concert, as the pop star performs for a second night in Melbourne.

Organisers announced today that festivals across regional cities would not go ahead in late-April.

The incident came as farmers threatened to blockade Paris with their tractors.

Staff at one of Adelaide's largest hospitals have been left in shock after a man walked into a cardiology waiting room and brazenly stole a painting off the wall.

A man has reportedly been arrested after allegedly removing a new Banksy art piece from the streets of London.

But by 12.30pm two men were seen removing the sign from a junction in Peckham, southeast London, using bolt cutters.

The ultra rare African artefact is at the centre of a legal dispute playing out in the French courts.

New research has solved a decades-old mystery about a hidden layer beneath one of the Dutch artist's most famous paintings.

The artworks were tied to an art dealer and collector accused of running a huge antiquities trafficking network out of Southeast Asia.

Take a rare glimpse into cultural artefacts from the ancient world.

International auctioneers Christie's are staying tight lipped about why the rare work was slapped with the warning.

Sandro Botticelli famously painted"The Birth of Venus"

She posted it for $100 but it's estimated value was far more.

Graffiti artist Banksy has kept his identity a closely-guarded secret for decades, but it appears we now know his first name.

The world's most famous art museum has forked out the big bucks after the French government assigned the unassuming artwork "national treasure status".

Dolly Parton made a guest appearance via video to present a country music award.

The biggest names in Australian music are at Sydney's Hordern Pavilion for the 37th ARIA Awards.

The group has targeted some of the world's most famous artworks as it tries to ram home the message of cutting fossil fuels.

Four men have been charged over the theft of an 18-carat gold toilet from Blenheim Palace, the English mansion where Winston Churchill was born.

Co-founder Will Scuderi talks espresso's new $1499 display and who it's made for.

He spent the ill-gotten gain to buy a new apartment, watches and a Rolls-Royce car.

Three artworks believed stolen during the Holocaust from a Jewish art collector and entertainer have been seized from museums in three different states by New York law enforcement authorities.

The shock delivery brings a three year operation to a close. The detective at the thick of it said he and the police involved were going off to have a drink after returning the painting.

They were acquired by a British professor visiting the Outback but languished for years in a store room.