The time will come, though you and I will not be present to witness it, when most everything about our era is forgotten, just as we’ve forgotten most everything about the semi-distant past.

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Entering the Sistine Chapel is an exercise in wonder. It is swathed in art, seemingly no expense spared, and there’s barely a soul inside to detract from the visual onslaught. To anyone who has ...

The Italian master destroyed many of his drawings, intended for his eyes only, Muscarelle Museum of Art offers show of 25 ...

The extraordinary is everywhere in the Eternal City, and the best thing about this second Sistine Chapel is that you won’t ...

File Photo courtesy of NASA In 1966, Pope Paul VI met Britain's Archbishop of Canterbury at the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican, the first meeting between the heads of the Roman Catholic and ...

By John Leland A slow ride up Madison Avenue, a helping hand at the post office and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary. Academia Confronts a Watershed Moment at ...

What was next? Launching a plan, surviving the chaos of an apartment hunt, moving to New York, going back to school, and settling in. By D.W. Gibson and Winnie Au With limited resources and an ...

The shattered family of a 14-year-old boy stabbed to death at a Queens McDonald's says the young age of his accused attackers is no excuse for the brutal crime. Police have so far arrested two ...

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New York City’s cultural amenities are many ... Be sure to check out the famous Unicorn Tapestries, the 12th-century Fuentidueña Chapel, and the Annunciation Triptych by Robert Campin.