When rolled on a moist clay tablet, these engravings left low-relief markings, signifying that the object's owner authorized ...

With low-lying areas around the world increasingly susceptible to flooding -- this at a time when population growth has necessitated the construction of more and more homes in such areas -- the ...

With nearly 9m visitors in 2024, the Louvre is the most popular museum anywhere. A former royal palace in the historic centre ...

Thieves have pulled off a daring heist at the Louvre, using a basket lift to reach the museum on Sunday morning.

Lamassu are human-headed, eagle-winged, bulls or lions that once protected cities in Mesopotamia. They were believed to be very powerful creatures, and served both as a clear reminder of the king’s ...

In ancient times, Mesopotamia, meaning ‘land between two rivers’, was a vast region that lay between the Tigris and Euphrates river systems, and it is where civilization emerged over 7,000 years ago.

The fall schedule includes a number of exhibitions that look at works from Italy and France and the cultural events that shaped them. By Morgan Malget This article is part of the Fine Arts & Exhibits ...

The last thing I expected from Critical Role was a reference to the iconic anime Evangelion, but the second episode of Campaign 4 proved I was wrong. Brennan Lee Mulligan, who is DMing this campaign, ...

The PMA is now PhAM, with a new logo that critics say evokes a football club, athleisure, or “some kind of Cold War monstrosity.” The Philadelphia Museum of Art is now the Philadelphia Art Museum with ...

China tightens export controls on rare-earth elements and processing equipment. Credit: wikimedia commons / Diego Delso CC BY 4.0 China announced new sweeping export controls on rare-earth elements ...