Allegorical forest creatures meet ethnographic archives in Rosana Paulino’s art — influential in Brazil, and now on view in ...

The history of cultural interactions was a complicated web of connections across regions that were formed largely by trade.

Some wood is worth more than gold—literally. In this video, we explore the world’s most expensive woods and why hollow wood is now the top choice for resin table craftsmen. Rare species like African ...

This cultural awakening reveals the depth, complexity, and continuing evolution of artistic practices that have flourished ...

Addressed to Smithsonian secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III, (the former curator of the National Museum of African American Art and Culture who oversees 19 Smithsonian museums in his new role ...