The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, using the Exposition as a point of departure, is now showing a major exhibition that addresses many of those changes in the world of art. “1900: Art at the Crossroads ...

Souvenir silk picture commemorating the 1900 Paris World's Fair. PIcture features an image of the Exposition's recreated Swiss village. France ushered in the 20th century with their largest World’s ...

Medal commemorating the Exposition Universelle held in Paris in 1900. Obverse marked "SOMMET DE LA TOUR EIFFEL [/] SOUVENIR [/] DE [/] L'ASCENSION;" depiction the upper third of the Eiffel Tower and ...

A “pre-preview” of Art Basel Paris this week drew some of the world’s wealthiest art collectors. Dealers were hoping to shed ...

Nearly 120 years ago, at the 1900 Exposition Universelle in Paris, a display from the United States put the first post-slavery generation of African Americans on the world stage. The “Exhibit of ...

As the 19th century came to a close, prominent figures and institutions offered up their assessments as to how it would best be remembered and predicted what the 20th century held in store. Comparing ...

Hervé Lemoine, chairman of the national decorative arts and furniture institution, defines the ongoing chapter of design and ...

Paris’s Petit Palais is reliving the Belle Époque with an exhibition celebrating life in the cosmopolitan wonderland at the turn of the 20th century. “Paris 1900: The City of Entertainment” revisits ...

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Incredible photos from the turn of the 20th century were included in a bold and spectacular Parisian exhibit designed to promote racial equality in the wake of the American Civil War. Around 120 years ...

With the 33rd Olympiad kicking off later this month, here’s a look at what the Games looked like the first time the City of Lights played host. Editorial Visual Director The fittest, quickest, and ...