As previously reported, Egyptian embalming is thought to have begun in the Predynastic Period or earlier, when people noticed ...

Michael Govan, Jeff Koons and more reflect on the past, present and future of LACMA as it gets ready to debut the David ...

However, the relationship between women and birds of prey has an even longer history. My research shows that in the medieval period, too, that relationship was multilayered. Far more than fashionable ...

Explore the rich history of the Norton Museum of Art, from its 1941 opening as South Florida's first art museum to its ...

There’s something unforgettable about medieval monasteries: they weren’t just places of worship—they were fortresses of faith ...

The latest blockbuster at the Rijksmuseum features masterpieces from Bernini, Titian, Caravaggio, Rubens, Rodin, Magritte and Bourgeois, inspired by a famous epic poem.

Many great cities in the world have existed in some form for thousands of years, even when successive rebuildings over the ...

In 2026, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History is celebrating all things American bison. Through a series of new exhibitions, displays and programming, the national mammal will take ...

The architect Bruce Goff built a mind-blowing array of eccentric, occasionally campy buildings, which are featured in a ...

Bruges canals, Ghent’s towers, Antwerp art, Leuven’s Gothic town hall, and Mechelen views. Add cliffside Dinant, fortress Namur, tiny Durbuy, UNESCO Tournai, and reflective Ypres with the Menin Gate ...