The old and nuanced art of Peking opera is working hard to flourish in an era of digital entertainment and incessant screens.

The beloved ancient Greek sculpture called "The Boxer at Rest," from 330-50 BC, is one of the most realistic of all ancient ...

The singer and rapper posted a photo of himself with his hand on a carved stone stele at the National Museum of Anthropology.

The Chinchorro people, who inhabited the coastal regions of what is now northern Chile and southern Peru beginning around 7000 BC, developed the earliest known artificial mummification techniques - ...

On a set of broken clay bowls from northern Mesopotamia, delicate flower patterns have turned out to be something far more radical than decoration. New analysis of this ancient art suggests that early ...

Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) is inviting visitors to wrap up warm and experience walking in acres of stunning landscape, ...

Halafian pottery shows that early agricultural societies practiced advanced mathematical thinking through plant-based art long before writing.

This artful mix of must-see museum shows in North Texas runs well into the new year. The presents are unwrapped, the turkey ...

From Shakespeare’s notes to a 3D scan of the Titanic, here are the most exciting historical discoveries of the previous year.

Known as a kore, this 2,500 year-old-statue is a fusion of ancient aesthetics and a symbol of cultural exchange between the ...

These thirty remarkable discoveries from 2024-2025 represent only a fraction of the archaeological treasures emerging from soil, sand, and sea around the world. Each find adds another piece to the ...

New research uncovers the layered techniques behind Renaissance drawings by Rafael and Leonardo da Vinci, using advanced ...