June 16 Museum staff leaves 'Mona Lisa' fans high and dry as Louvre shuts down without warning The world's most visited museum, the Louvre, closes its doors as staff strike due to overtourism concerns, highlighting the "Mona Lisa" display, which attracts 20,000 visitors daily.
June 15 Tourist caught-on-camera smashing crystal-studded ‘Van Gogh’ chair at art museum A tourist was caught crushing a Swarovski crystal chair at Palazzo Maffei museum in Verona, with surveillance footage showing the culprit fleeing after damaging the art.
June 15 Museum security video shows tourist destroying crystal 'Van Gogh' chair Surveillance footage shows a tourist damaging Nicola Bolla's "Van Gogh" chair covered in Swarovski crystals at Palazzo Maffei museum (Palazzo Maffei Verona via Storyful)
June 12 Archaeologists uncover 4,500-year-old baby rattles that reveal ancient parenting techniques The National Museum of Denmark recently announced the discovery of 19 ancient baby rattles in Syria, showing that some Bronze Age societies had commercial markets for children's toys.
June 9 Rare medieval Bible returns to Israel for public exhibit after centuries-long journey The 14th-century Shem Tov Bible is now being exhibited at the National Library of Israel, a year after a family bought it for a whopping multimillion-dollar sum.
June 4 Couple unearths 'highly revered' Ancient Roman rarity during volunteer dig at tourist site A couple who have volunteered in numerous excavations over the years found a "highly revered" ancient artifact at a fort in Northumberland, near Hadrian's Wall, in England.
June 2 Rare 10-carat pink diamond linked to Marie Antoinette to be displayed and auctioned Discover the Marie-Thérèse Pink Diamond and Blue Belle Sapphire at Christie's Auction House, featuring rare jewels with royal connections and significant worth.
May 24 Rare 1,200-year-old Christian cross found in field by metal detectorist The City of Leeds in the U.K. recently revealed a Saxon treasure: a gilded pendant from Northumbria's Christian past, offering a glimpse into early medieval life.
May 23 Mysterious 18th-century warship unearthed at Ground Zero site gets new home A rare American-built gunboat from the Revolutionary War, unearthed at Ground Zero, is now on display at the New York State Museum in Albany.
May 22 Stunning medieval ring found below rubble at 'historically important' tourist site A 15th-century medieval ring was recently unearthed at Wawel Royal Castle in Krakow, Poland. The piece of jewelry was found beneath rubble in a king's fortification.