An interview with Curator Virginia Novoa Espinoza about the museum’s magnificent collection and the artistry of Costa...
Art
From as early as the pre-Columbian era, there existed networks of exchange among the early civilizations of...
The cultural context in which African bodies were represented in objects is strikingly different from what we...
African cultures never existed in isolation—there was always movement, trade, and the exchange of ideas. Introduction Early...
A substantial amount of the artifacts in the Thracian archaeological record comes from diverse cultural and stylistic...
Baalbek is a town in the northern Bekaa valley, the site of the largest sanctuary in the...
The statue of the goddess of victory was excavated in 1863 CE on the Greek island of...
For over 500 years, scientific and artistic collaborations have enhanced and promoted medical knowledge. Introduction From the early...
Demons and artists, it seems, pull from the same bag of tricks. They take ordinary matter and...
The ancients constructed the pagodas complying with design principles based on the arithmetic and geometric proportional systems....
While the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing is an opportunity to celebrate a remarkable technological...
Inscriptions ranging from the first Persian king, Cyrus, through Artaxerxes reveal elements in common in both Babylonian...
Glass beads, more than any other type of artifact, help us make sense of the last 600...
The early years of printing in Western Europe was a time of astonishing productivity. Originally published by...
The Black Death struck in 1348, 1362, 1368, 1381, and continued even into the 18th century. 1348...
Seeking out the histories and communities that existed before Route 66 and that survive still today. By...
Europeans, speaking Spanish, Italian and French, had to communicate with indigenous peoples through Nahuatl, the lingua franca...
Remainders of Crete’s extraordinary past are scattered all over the island. Introduction As the cradle of European Civilization and...
A 16th-century folk art was her passport from Sicily to Upstate New York. By Kathleen GarrettActress The...
Objects, flora, and fauna from these faraway lands were shipped back to Europe where many people perceived...
The creativity of the Pallavas did not diminish throughout their reign. By Anantha Krishnan Introduction The Pallavas...
The mosque communicated that Kairouan would become a cosmopolitan metropolis under strong Muslim control, an important distinction...
Porter gave a glimpse into a region that was largely unknown to most Europeans. Introduction Sir Robert...
The poster became a cheap transmitter of these various messages and combined visual arts with psychological methods...
Britain’s prehistoric landscapes are depicted in prints and drawings across the British Library’s collections. The prehistoric monuments...
Once adorned with gold and paint, this ornate limestone bust depicts a prosperous resident of the ancient...
Visual registers of Latin America acquired new characteristics at the dawning of the 19th century. Introduction Alongside...
The Passeio Publico represented several groundbreaking achievements. Introduction In the middle of the eighteenth century a series...
Arctic ice has long proved a stern adversary to explorers. Exploring the representation of this fearful foe...
Traditionally founded in the 6th century CE, the present layout of buildings dates to the 12th century...