The ceramic vessels contained the bones of pre-Columbian Indigenous people, as well as fish, frog and turtle remains ...

New media art created a comprehensive aesthetic experience, interactive process of aesthetics, the virtual nature of the aesthetic situation, which have relevance to traditional Chinese aesthetic ...

Rachel Zegler stars in director Jamie Lloyd's reinvention of the popular musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice ...

Archaeologists have long thought that monumental architecture — large, human-built structures that emphasize visibility — were products of societies with power structures, including social hierarchy, ...

The tradition of displaying the deceased ahead of a funeral is hardly unique, but certain Ghanaian communities elevate the ...

Fans of HBO's 'The Gilded Age' will adore Asheville, North Carolina. Here’s how to eat, drink, play, and stay like American ...

At the Cawley & Peoples Mortuary Museum in Marietta, Ohio, you can satisfy that curiosity without the awkwardness of asking inappropriate questions at an actual funeral. This hidden gem offers a ...

The nation’s preeminent museum returns a stunning collection to view.

In the charming riverside town of Marietta, Ohio, there’s a place where the dearly departed are celebrated in the most fascinating way possible – the Cawley & Peoples Mortuary Museum, a treasure trove ...

The artist is currently the subject of a solo show at Dartmouth's Hood Museum and has featured in over 10 group exhibitions ...

In a major step toward modernizing burial practices and improving the state of public cemeteries, the Gweru City Council has announced plans to establish a modern crematorium at one of its cemeteries.

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o is dead. Yet death, in the case of Ngũgĩ, refuses to comply with our expected rituals of finality.He has been cremated far from the green hills of his native Limuru, in a private ...