In ancient Egypt, paint was sourced from minerals, such as ocre, that were then ground into a powder, according to research ...

Along with museums, there are plenty of contemporary art galleries in Cairo, many of which are in Zamalek on Gezira island in ...

In ancient Egypt, paint was sourced from minerals, such as ocre, that were then ground into a powder, according to research from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. However, the color blue — which ...

Archaeologists have unearthed the sword of Ramses II, one of Egypt’s most renowned pharaohs, during recent excavations in ...

The Egyptologist and former Egyptian minister of tourism and antiquities is waging an aggressive campaign to become head of ...

Whether you want to learn about ancient civilisations, political movements or historical dynasties, there are so many places ...

Mary McFadden, a fashion designer who drew on ancient themes for modern wear, weaving the colors and motifs of Greek antiquity, Egyptian mythology and the ... making what admirers considered wearable ...

Anselm Kiefer, born March 8, 1945, is a distinguished German artist known for his use of unconventional materials to explore themes of history and memory, particularly the Holocaust and Nazi legacy, ...

The one-horned unicorn appears on the ancient Harappan civilisation’s seals and points to possible links between merchants ...

Less than a century ago, Alexandria was the summer playground for Egypt's rich and powerful. There to escape Cairo's stifling ...

Dalrymple’s book argues that ideas originating in India have influenced a wider swathe of the world around it, rewiring ...

The Jamaican-born artist Ronald Moody, who specialised in wood carvings, is being celebrated in a major exhibition at the ...