Maya Sarabhai was everything television told us women shouldn’t be—unapologetically elitist, deliciously self-absorbed, and ...

The Mayan civilization was one of the foremost to have developed the Mayan astrology system Mayan astrology is based the on the 260day ceremonial calendar called the Tzolkin which was used by the Maya ...

Although the curatorial parallels can feel strained, the underlying message is unequivocal: cross-cultural exchanges foster ...

The mid-20th century was a time of seismic change in Korea. After its liberation from Japanese colonial rule in 1945, the ...

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The Bitcoin Art Gallery redefines value—artists price work in BTC, shaping a bold visual archive of Bitcoin’s rise and ...

Researchers have uncovered a second method for making Maya blue, the vibrant and durable ancient pigment used by the Maya for ...

Sixty years after the opening of the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, the museum's collection of Israeli art is receiving a fresh presentation ... 2024 where slowly moving poppies serve as poignant symbols ...

The Spanish documented that tattoos were symbols of bravery for men and beauty for women ... Examples of tattoos and scarification in Maya art. Details of a) Stela 11 at Yaxchilan, Mexico, showing ...

Popol Vuh is not just a narrative that documents Mayan mythology and history, but also a symbol of Guatemalan identity and spirit, Guatemala’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Maria Luisa Ramirez ...

Such a design resembles other representations of a deity known as the “Storm God,” more common in Teotihuacan than Mayan art. Two bodies were buried underneath the altar – one probably an ...