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

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 ...

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

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From creation myths to moral laws, Egypt’s ancient religion shares surprising common ground with the Bible. But are these deep cultural connections—or something more hidden? Trump administration ...

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, ...

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 ...

Gnosticism is an esoteric religious movement which has flourished in the first centuries AD. It offers a truly unique view on existence, and blends theology ...

Across the world we have different myths and legends from the elephant god Ganesha to the Maya Jaguar gods to different types of angels, goblins, and fairy like figures that have different names, but ...

The first thing I noticed about ryokans were the slippers. They're everywhere, waiting at every threshold, marking the countless invisible lines between public and private, inside and out. Only after ...

The singer and songwriter’s art of elegant seduction never required him to raise his voice, or lose his desperation, humor or awareness. An Appraisal The singer and songwriter’s art of elegant ...