A century-old wrestling competition in Chittagong, Bangladesh, known as Abdul Jabbar's Boli Kheladraws thousands of spectators annually. In this picture from April 24, 2023, two wrestlers go at it on a sandy stage in front of a street audience. Sanchayan Chowdhury hide caption
Art & Design
Bruce Onobrakpeya, a towering figure in modernism, in his home/studio in Lagos, Nigeria. At 91, he has his first Smithsonian solo show. Manny Jefferson/for NPR hide caption
Pioneering Nigerian artist Bruce Onobrakpeya opens an exhibition at the Smithsonian
A man walks past the entrance of the Kunsthaus Zurich on March 14, 2023. The museum is investigating the provenance of paintings over a possible connection to Nazi looting. Arnd Wiegmann/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Nitya Kansal (left) and her husband, Arvind Kansal (right), pose in front of their home in Cupertino, Calif. Art inputs by Nitya Kansal/Ashima Yadava hide caption
A display of some of the pre-Columbian antiquities, which comprise the "Repatriation and Its Impact" exhibit at The Parthenon museum in Nashville. The artifacts will be returned to Mexico, when the exhibit concludes. Victoria Metzger/Centennial Park Conservancy hide caption
How one Nashville museum has embraced the repatriation of stolen artifacts
The Banksy Museum in New York City features replicas of 160 original Banksys. This one is called "Good Doctor," and was originally stenciled in New York in 2010. Isabella Gomez Sarmiento/NPR hide caption
A new Banksy Museum has opened in NYC … minus Banksy
Lionel Messi #10 of Inter Miami smiles in the game against CF Montréal during the first half at Saputo Stadium on May 11 in Montreal, Canada. Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images hide caption
Slick Rick is known for his eyepatch and the crowns he often wears. Janette Beckman/Courtesy of Fahey/Klein Gallery hide caption
Courtroom sketch artists Elizabeth Williams (from left), Jane Rosenberg and Christine Cornell wait to enter the Manhattan courthouse where former President Donald Trump's trial is occurring on April 25. Jefferson Siegel/AP hide caption
Thomas Taylor's original cover illustration for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (1997) is expected to break auction records at Sotheby's on June 26. Sotheby's hide caption
Frank Stella with one of his works at the Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition in London in 2000. Ian Nicholson/PA Images via Getty Images hide caption
The Hudson-Athens Lighthouse is one of two "middle-of-the-river" lighthouses left standing on the Hudson River. David Oliver/National Trust for Historic Preservation hide caption
Here's this year's list of the most endangered historic places in the U.S.
Left: An Ebony Fashion Fair Model. Right: A hand holds up a copy of Ebony magazine in front of a Chicago skyline. (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP via Getty Images)/ (Photo By Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post via Getty Images) hide caption
Valentine's Mascara by street artist Banksy, on the side of a house in Margate, England. William Edwards/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
El Massry took this photo of a felucca sailing down the Nile in the south of Cairo on a morning in 2022. He digitally framed the image with a photo of a window in an old antique shop, and in his signature style, added a bird or two. Nour El Massry hide caption
Visitors observe the painting the Mona Lisa by Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci on display in a gallery at Louvre on May 19, 2021 in Paris, France. Marc Piasecki/Getty Images hide caption
The photo that helped the amateur art detectives locate the stolen Bhairav masks on display in the museums. Anil Chandra Shrestha hide caption
Joanna Smith was sentenced today for defacing the case of Edgar Degas' Little Dancer sculpture in 2023. National Gallery of Art hide caption
Cookie in the Kitchen's cookie collection riffing on Taylor Swift's relationship with football player Travis Kelce. Cookie in the Kitchen hide caption
A photographer documented Black cowboys across the U.S. for a new book
A sample of pages from chapter 9 of the book, which profiles poet and essayist Louise Glück. Penguin Press hide caption
In a collection of 40+ interviews, author Adam Moss tries to find the key to creation
Ask Dalí at the Dalí Museum in St. Petersburg, Fla., allows visitors talk to the famous surrealist artist via an AI-generated version of his voice. Martin Pagh Ludvigsen/Goodby Silverstein & Partners hide caption
A new study finds that front yards with friendly features, such as pink flamingos or porch furniture, are correlated with happier, more connected neighbors and a greater "sense of place." ROBERT SULLIVAN/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Artist Faith Ringgold sits before her quilt "Tar Beach" in 1993. The artwork also inspired a children's book of the same name. Kathy Willens/AP hide caption