Arts and culture news

A miniature X-wing Starfighter used in a Star Wars film sold for over $4.7 million during an auction over the weekend of items both collected and created by longtime Hollywood model-maker Greg Jein.

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

Leonardo da Vinci was in an experimental mood when he started painting the "Mona Lisa", new research suggests.

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.

Brisbane painter Mick Brown spent the last 10 years collecting 1970s Holden, Ford and Chrysler cars but recently turned his collection into art.

Speculation is growing about a mysterious skull rock carving found on a New Zealand beach.

The woman even jokingly stated the painting might be legit after she bought it in 2017.

A 'cursed' painting on sale in a charity shop has been returned twice by buyers, with one woman saying there is 'something wrong with it."

As a former prime minister's portrait has been revealed, we have looked back at all of the leader's since federation.

Artist Jaq Grantford has won the Archibald Prize ANZ Peoples Choice Award with her portrait of the beloved children's television host Noni Hazlehurst.

The red graffiti stretching along 100 metres of a white wall did not last long before it got covered up by an onslaught of anti-Beijing slogans.

If humans don't manage to find a solution "deeper challenges" could be faced down the road, a top physicist has warned.

The sole survivor of a wartime atrocity has become the first woman to be commemorated in bronze at the national war memorial.

The Incognito Art Show is an auction in Sydney offering a range of artworks for just $100 but you won't know what you're going to get.

It might be one of Hollywood's biggest star's birthdays but it turns out he would rather spend it on the red carpet promoting his new blockbuster film.

The Art Gallery of NSW has announced the winners of its 11th annual Young Archie competition. The nation-wide portrait challenge encourages children and young people to express themselves creatively.

The festival has lit up the city's famous skyline, as well as some of its secret underground tunnels.

Between throwing soup at priceless pieces of history, glueing themselves to main roads and even setting fire to government buildings - protesters aren't afraid of going to extreme lengths to make their voices heard.

A priceless 16th-century Italian painting that was looted by Nazi Germany during World War II and discovered in Japan has been returned to Poland, authorities in Warsaw said.

Vivid festival bathes Sydney in dazzling light but will also offer more musical acts, culinary delights and evocative ideas in its "biggest and most culturally relevant" program ever.

An anonymous resident used a permanent marker to sketch funny faces on the Northern Tablelands MP Adam Marshall's election posters.

After almost 30 years running simultaneous events around the country, the beloved New Year's Eve event has been canned.

Leonardo Da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" is one of the best-known artworks in the world, but it comes from elusive origins, until now.

The New South Wales government is hoping to end the cap on concerts at Allianz Stadium meaning Sydney could "potentially" host Beyoncé.

Lights will dim at 7.45pm, a time-honoured tradition that's reserved only for the most influential and significant figures of the performing arts community.

A 200-year-old statue of the water nymph Sabrina has been vandalised in the UK after children were given crayons.

Art collector Laura Young was browsing a thrift store in Texas when she found a bust for sale.

Multiple states are seeking to honour Barry Humphries as tributes are made worldwide for the Australian comedy legend.

A spokesperson for St Vincent's Hospital confirmed to 9News the comedian is stable and said any claims he was unresponsive are "untrue".

The "reluctant" decision was made despite the fact "business is booming".

Tributes poured in after his son, Tim Olsen, revealed he had died on Tuesday night, surrounded by loved ones and family.

The whereabouts of the teenager's father remains unknown after he was jailed over her drawings.

The publisher of author's famous detective mysteries has edited some passages and entirely removed others.

Some tourists were left frustrated after travelling thousands of kilometres only to be turned away at the door.

The Florence museum housing Michelangelo’s “David” invited families from a Florida school to visit after complaints about a lesson featuring the statue forced the principal to resign.

Scientists have fulfilled the famous composer's deathbed wish.

The popular event, which ran from February 17 to March 19, sold an unprecedented 1,000,916 tickets, with a total box office value of $25.17 million.

Enid Blyton was an English children's writer and her Famous Five series have been worldwide bestsellers since the 1930s.

The topless man caused controversy as it was "kink and bdsm inspired".

Some passages relating to weight, mental health, gender and race have been altered in the much-loved books.

The shattered remains of the expensive piece were photographed after the incident, which occurred during "cocktail hour".

Rob Mills and Rhonda Burchmore have been announced as this year's Moomba Festival monarchs.

A remote peninsula close to a controversial gas processing facility has been nominated by the federal government for World Heritage status.

The South Australian government is refusing to reveal how much taxpayer money was used to host global popstar Sam Smith for an invite-only concert.

Online thrifting is changing the way consumers shop for preloved items as secondhand shopping moves to the mainstream.

More than a hundred new designs discovered in and around Peru's ancient Nazca plain could bring new information to light about the mysterious artworks.