The feelings, emotions and behaviors of people who lived in the past don’t leave a fossil record. But cultural artifacts, such as paintings, novels, music and other art forms, do. Now, researchers are ...

Glassmakers, designers and artisans translated scent into form. They gave shape to something invisible. A bottle could suggest elegance, modernity, intimacy or power before the fragrance was ever ...

War rarely destroys only military infrastructure; it also places humanity’s shared cultural memory in danger. Iran is home to one of the richest concentrations of historical sites on Earth, ...

The history of art has long been underpinned and shaped by acts of generosity. From the grand patrons of Europe to the visionaries who built America’s great museum collections, supporting the arts has ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- In 1977, over 100 disabled activists occupied a federal building in San Francisco for nearly a month, demanding their civil rights be recognized. Today, that same spirit of resistance ...

Fashion is timeless and some styles from way back still manage to steal our hearts today. Whether it’s a lace-trimmed gown, a string of pearls, or a perfectly embroidered glove, the elegance of the ...

Despite the book’s sprawl, Marx offers a straightforward thesis: Culture, once the purview of innovators who pushed society forward with their insight, transgression, and innovation, now serves ...

Art installations, videos and concerts honoring North Philadelphia's history will take over a number of cultural centers and venues later this month. The inaugural North Philadelphia History Festival, ...

Braids have been a part of African culture since the beginning, carrying meaning far beyond style. For Black History Month, we're taking a closer look at how one Milwaukee stylist is keeping that ...