The MOCA Geffen is spotlighting two major crowd-pullers: Olafur Eliasson ’s seductive light installation OPEN, on view ...

Margaret Craig returns to Salina this month as an artist in residence at the Salina Art Center Warehouse, creating a new ...

A small, wooden diorama found in an ancient Egyptian tomb reflects the importance of grain in an agricultural society.

Scent was an important consideration in the mummification process that used oils, waxes and balms to preserve the body and ...

The colossal statue of Ramesses II hovers over visitors to this year's edition of Art Cairo, which returns to the ...

Massive Levantine-Egyptian stone head of a pharaoh, Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 B.C. Likely from a monumental sphinx, wearing royal 'nemes' headdress ...

Art Cairo is holding its most expansive event yet. The fair is running until Tuesday at the Grand Egyptian Museum. Galleries ...

The term Egyptian cotton gets thrown around a lot as shorthand for very fancy sheets, but not all Egyptian cotton is created equal. Some sheets made from Egyptian cotton will be certified as such ...

An overview of Ancient Greek art, including painting, sculpture and architecture, and a look at how it changed over the years.

An artisan works on an alabaster artwork at a workshop in Luxor, Egypt, on Jan. 10, 2025. Amidst the ancient temples and tombs in Egypt's Luxor, skilled artisans continue to transform alabaster ...

"This is not just a profession but an art form. With precision, I carve alabaster stone into beautiful statues, elegant vases, and other pieces," said Gamal Mahmoud, a 61-year-old master craftsman.

The pieces are, for the most part, completely wearable despite their age — Solomon calls the jewelry “wearable art.” Some, however, have been or can be modified if they are not immediately ...