Sculptor Laura Moore makes obsolete electronics look like ancient relics. Her exhibition We Were Here is on display at ...

Once placed in tombs to serve the dead in the afterlife, Egyptian shabtis are getting a new kind of immortality, thanks to ...

Ancient Persians believed the sky was blue because it reflected a massive sapphire beneath the Earth, giving the stone cosmic symbolism. Kings, priests, and rulers wore sapphires to signal wisdom, ...

After 20 years and a $1 billion construction project, the museum holding around 100,000 artifacts opened to much fanfare ...

When it comes to curating a museum, cultural extraction means taking a cultural object — maybe an idol or figurine that had religious importance to a community centuries ago — and making it available ...

Fireworks and drone spectacles lit up the Saharan night above a gala of Egyptian elite, heads of state, and foreign ...

The tomb of the former boy-king was discovered in 1922 by English archaeologist Howard Carter and his patron Lord Carnarvon from Hampshire. And between 11 and 19 November 1925, the pharaoh's body was ...

With the Grand Egyptian Museum now finished in Giza, pressure is mounting on Germany to finally return the famous bust of Queen Nefertiti. Berlin says it was acquired legally. But that argument isn't ...

A remarkable manuscript bound in furry seal skin has emerged as potentially Norway's oldest surviving book, offering unprecedented insights into medieval Christian life in Scandinavia. The eight-page ...

France has moved — narrowly. President Emmanuel Macron’s pledge to return parts of Africa’s heritage produced a law enabling the return of 26 royal treasures to Benin and items to Senegal. Madagascar ...

If you’re looking for a unique and educational way to spend your time in Texas, visiting one of the many interesting museums ...