The publication of “Chroma” represents an important shift by museums toward recognizing polychromy and its entanglement with white supremacy.

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Until now, it was believed that mathematical thinking only began once people gained the knowledge of numbers and writing. However, a new study reveals a potentially earlier origin of math hidden in ...

On Abu Dhabi’s Saadiyat Island, soaring architecture and cutting-edge museums are reshaping history into a story the desert has never told before ...

Kissing is often labelled a Western import, but history tells a different story. From Vedic texts to Khajuraho sculptures and ...

All Manner of Experiments chronicles the formation and legacy of the collective ...

At the center of the exhibition are eight reliefs conceived for the show as part of his ongoing series ‘The Invisible Enemy ...

8,000-year-old pottery shards reveal ancient Mesopotamians understood maths before numbers invented - Decoration of pottery and seals in Halafian culture reflects high level of mathematical awareness, ...

Ancient pots decorated with a dainty floral pattern may be hiding a much deeper secret: the origins of mathematical thought. And, as it turns out, it dates back a lot further than we previously ...

From carving nocturnal visions on clay tablets to now journalling on paper and through apps, we have long been fascinated by ...

The museum has thanked police, but says the exhibition area will need to undergo repair before the artefacts can be displayed again.

Nur Sağlamer, a felt artist recognized by the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism as a bearer of intangible cultural heritage under ...