An early painting by the famed Austrian painter Gustav Klimt, thought lost since the 1930s, is on view for the first time since its recent rediscovery.

In 1900, Gustav Klimt attended discussions of scientific developments, like the microscope, which he incorporated into his work ...

A bounty of classic cartoon and comic characters have entered the public domain this year.

What is the public domain? According to the Center for the Study of the Public Domain, works that enter the public domain can be legally shared without permission or fees.

In 2025, the works unbound from copyright cap off the 1920s with literature, characters and more from 1929 entering the public domain.

Here are the books and characters newly joining the list of works in the public domain in 2025.

2025 features Popeye joining Mickey Mouse in the public domain, along with the first appearance of Mickey's signature white gloves.

It's the start of a new year, which means a fresh crop of creative works have entered the public domain. Today, many materials that were copyrighted in 1929, along with sound recordings from 1924 ...

Works entering the public domain in 2025 include the first appearances of Tintin and Popeye, films in which Mickey Mouse talks, and books by Hemingway, Faulkner, Virginia Woolf, and more.

On January 1, 2025, these copyrighted works from 1929 and sound recordings from 1924 enter the public domain.

Life and death go to war in this stunningly beautiful Klimt painting The great Viennese artist busted taboos with his depictions of pregnant women.