From the dawn of civilization, humanity has sought answers to the mysteries of existence — creation, life, death, and the divine. Every culture developed its ...

The museum’s most anticipated exhibit is the full 5,500 items from King Tutankhamen’s tomb. Egyptians say it’s time to ...

A study published on October 6th in the journal Antiquity unveiled crucial insights into the ancient origins of the Karnak Temple in Luxor, Egypt - a UNESCO World Heritage site. Research conducted by ...

It's been more than a decade since the last big ancient Egypt show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Now comes “Divine Egypt.” The lavish show explores how ancient Egyptians depicted their ...

The tomb of Amenhotep II is an example of the fully developed New Kingdom style. A sequence of descending stairways and ...

This Halloween, we revisit Rhidian Davis’s reckoning with the gothic’s many monstrous manifestations, from silent film to Hammer horror to Twilight. From our November 2013 issue.

Often, while watching our favorite shows or movies or even playing an immersive video game, we get completely mesmerized by ...

Ever since the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) swung open its doors, there’s been a full-blown revival of Egypt’s golden-age vibes—and nowhere is this more dazzling than in jewelry. Suddenly, ancient ...

In the works for decades, the massive, often overwhelming museum has finally opened to the public, displaying a trove of ...

Pity the Romans. Their sculpture is often compared unfavorably to that of the Greeks. While the work of their Attic cousins is celebrated for being high-minded and idealistic—all those ripped bodies, ...

The Grand Egyptian Museum spans an impressive 500,000 square meters, making it the world's largest archaeological facility dedicated to a single civilization. Housing more than 100,000 artifacts ...

A day after attending the opening ceremony of the Grand Egyptian Museum, the leader of the Netherlands said an ancient statue discovered at an art fair would be returned.