Hyper-realistic baby dolls are gaining popularity in Spain

From village songs to modern stages, Yagódy redefines Ukrainian folk music

In India, whimsical cars are public health intervention

Out of Eden Walk: Raising a glass to global wine

‘Mexodus’ musical introduces audiences to a different Underground Railroad for people fleeing slavery

Amid Madrid mega-statue hype, a small bronze dog shines

At a time of crisis for Haiti, a filmmaker reflects on past US intervention

This family in Prague holds classical music concerts in their own living room

Descriptions of struggle at an art exhibition in Prague

Daughters of the Donbas group creates music remembering abducted Ukrainian children

How a Brazilian Indigenous group uses art to fight for survival

Glitter makes Rio sparkle at Carnival. It also pollutes the environment.

Finnish city of Oulu is European Capital of Culture for 2026

A new South African video heist game robs museums to return African art

Austro-Mexican singer finds out it really does take a village

This tap dancer from Japan uses New York City landmarks as her backdrops

Albania embarks on a controversial film restoration project

First animated feature made by, for and about Muslims hits US and Canadian theaters this weekend

New play reimagines Australian history from Aboriginal viewpoint

Demand for Christmas ornaments hand-crafted in Kashmir drops amid US tariffs

A thrift store donation in Canada may turn out to be priceless ancient artifacts

Hundreds of people across dozens of countries worked on this single dress

Ireland hopes to make a program giving artists a stable income permanent

Artisans in Paris revive the old art of handpainted signs

Photographers document people forced to leave home due to climate change

Two decades in the making, the Grand Egyptian Museum building is as intriguing as its artifacts

New play ‘Kyoto’ looks at the global agreement that first aimed to curb greenhouse gas emissions

The soundtrack of daily life becomes art in Norway

A new museum exhibit that highlights creatures in the deep sea

People are ‘open books’ at Copenhagen’s Human Library

Italy’s beloved cartoon character turns 50 this year.

Tattoo artists in South Korea anticipate lifting of restrictions with mixed emotions

Dvořák house reopens after years of renovation

Looking for a good holiday spot? Try Spain’s sherry competition

To counter narco-corridos’ popularity, Mexico tries a song contest 

In South Korea, it’s getting harder to push for human rights in North Korea

An iconic French mountain in Aix-en-Provence may soon disappear

Protest music thrives in Iran, three years after young woman’s death sparked grassroots uprising

The world’s best comics store says immersive fantasy is key to its success

Amid divorce and war, a Palestinian-Israeli actor finds himself ‘between the river and the sea’

Students to study Puerto Rico and colonialism through Bad Bunny’s latest album

With nearly 4,000 shows, all the world’s a stage at Edinburgh Fringe

Salsa is a Latin music style that found its footing in NYC

‘Bone music’ brought Western tunes to Soviet fans by recording songs onto X-rays

Ukrainian jazz pianist pays homage to the fallen

In a hub for fast fashion, ‘deadstock’ brands turn textile waste into small-batch design

Deciphering ancient artifacts with a lost language used by women in Zambia

Natalia Lafourcade talks US tour, immigration protests and new album

A rapper finds peace and a channel for his activism through hip-hop and Islam

Accusations of falsehoods in popular memoir ‘The Salt Path’ stoke controversy

Medical wax museum in Spain showcasing 19th-century diseases is set to close

Barbecue recipes — Asian-style

‘Objects hold energy’: Author posits that British Museum in London is full of ghosts

The most popular foreign playwright in Russia is Irish

Immersive shrine installation comes with chanting and controversy

Meet the 80-year-old woman who repairs Mexico City’s iconic hand-cranked organs

In Damascus, stand-up comedians test the limits under a new government

A family remembers a relative who died in the Holocaust with a ‘stumbling stone’ in her German hometown

Photos: Syrian photographer documents loss and rebirth in the country following the fall of Assad  

‘Four Mothers’ examines motherhood across the globe