What is it? This late Ming dynasty map depicts China, the South China Sea, and surrounding lands. It was drawn in the…
We may not know exactly how they looked, we certainly do not know how they sounded. But the art of our earliest…
The Royal Academy is planning a spectacular and innovative new exhibition that will bring together an eclectic collection of bronze artefacts spanning…
The Ashmolean Museum’s new Egypt and Nubia galleries are now open to the public, after a £5m refurbishment. The project involved a…
A new exhibition in New York reveals the secrets of another strikingly cosmopolitan city, one with a long and turbulent past.…
The British Museum’s exhibition, Treasures of Heaven, is more than a collection of beautiful artefacts – it is the exploration of a…
This summer the treasures of Alexander the Great’s family will grace the Ashmolean Museum. Andrew Selkirk examines the grave goods of a…
In 1978, a year before the Soviets foolishly decided to invade Afghanistan, a team of Russian and Afghan archaeologists were excavating a…
Ancient Egyptians believed death was survivable. Far from resting in peace, their demise catapulted them into a disorientating netherworld roamed by gods…
When Nigeria appears on the news, it is too often for internet scams or identity fraud perpetrated on unsuspecting victims thousands…
A look at the ancient Japanese ceramic figures currently on show at the British Museum…
The Carnarvon Exhibition at Highclere Castle…
Images of the Universe from Antiquity to the Telescope…