Travel

October 16, 2025

Secret Colosseum Passageway for Emperors Opens to the Public for the First Time in 2,000 Years

Visitors to Rome’s Colosseum will have a new area to explore thanks to the opening of a passageway that has been closed for nearly 2,000 years. The so-called Commodus Passage was a way for the Roman emperor to enter the famed arena safely. After a restoration that lasted 11 months, the area will finally open to the public on October 27.

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October 13, 2025

Look Inside the Museum Dedicated to Frida Kahlo and Her Family That Just Opened in Mexico City

Before the art world new her name, Frida Kahlo was a young woman living in the quaint neighborhood of Coyoacán, in the south of Mexico City. A curious child who developed an interest in art from a young age, Kahlo loved learning about the world as much as she loved spending time with her parents and sisters. Museo Casa Kahlo, a new museum honoring Kahlo’s family life, has just opened in the Mexican capital.

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September 17, 2025

Upcoming Art Book Celebrates the World’s Most Precious Cultural Sites and Monuments

Out of necessity, disaster and innovation often go hand-in-hand—at least that was the case for  Colonel James A. Gray back in 1966. That fall, while retired in Italy, he witnessed Venice’s largest flood, where water levels rose more than 6 feet higher than usual and, in turn, destroyed countless historical buildings and the renowned pieces of art stashed inside them.

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September 1, 2025

This Whimsical Merry-Go-Round Is a Work of Art Gliding With Childlike Wonder

The merry-go-round as we know it was invented some 200 years ago, and since then, these rides have delighted generations of children. Hoping to rekindle the 19th-century charm of the beloved carousel, Nantes-based production company La Machine has built a series of steampunk-looking, whimsical merry-go-rounds known as Les Machines de L’île (The Machines of the Island). Out of the five they've created, Le Manège d'Andrea (Andrea's Merry-go-round)

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