Since the late 1800s, women have studied Ancient Egypt, but it wasn't always easy to enter the profession. Here are 8 ...

A chair shaped like a hooded cobra and a table that evokes a scarab beetle feature in designer Omar Chakil's Transcendence ...

Since the tomb of King Tut was found, a set of four clay troughs were thought stands for wooden staffs. New research suggests ...

The figures appear to represent a married couple. Experts think the woman, who is holding laurel leaves, may have been a ...

By Eleanor Stanford The 2,000-year-old Torlonia collection of Roman sculptures, now at the Art Institute of Chicago, has the urgency of the greatest contemporary art. By Jason Farago Textile ...

Ancient Egyptian Religion and Gods A vintage illustration from the Papyrus of Ani showing Osiris (left) with Isis (right) on a scroll with cursive hieroglyphs from circa 1250 B.C., during the 19th ...

make their way to the Western Wall each year to pray, writing their wishes on small pieces of paper before placing them between the cracks in the stone for God to answer. According to one ...

This exhibition delves into the vast and diverse artistic expressions of human spirituality, bringing together over 60 works that explore the intersections of faith, devotion, and contemporary art.

“Thank You Very Much,” directed by Alex Braverman, uses archival footage and interviews to explore the appeal of a stand-up who didn’t tell jokes. By Alissa Wilkinson With her kind eyes and ...

For centuries, the sun played a central role in Egyptian religion. Gods like Horus were tied to it—his right eye symbolizing the sun and strength, his left the moon and healing. By the Fourth Dynasty, ...