
Why 20th-century African art is both the best art you’ll ever experience and not art at all.
At least not in the Western sense. NCMA intern Sarah Frisbie explains.
READ MOREAt least not in the Western sense. NCMA intern Sarah Frisbie explains.
READ MOREAnimal-shaped incense burners were used in ancient Costa Rica to seek healing from another world.
READ MOREGSK Curatorial Research Fellow Ángel Gonzalez describes the role of "the flayed one," a Mesoamerican god that could both send or cure sickness...
READ MOREArtist José Bedia portrays a saint of health and healing often described as showing no mercy to the arrogant but providing solace to the afflicted, especially to..
READ MOREMany African artists and spiritual practitioners are more than willing to incorporate other ideas into their practice to strengthen their potency, and this..
READ MOREThe lioness-headed Sekhmet, like many Egyptian deities, had a dual nature: She could not only bring pestilence but also ward off epidemics and illness. Sekhmet..
READ MOREThe twin brothers portrayed in a treasured early Italian painting in the NCMA's collection were surgeons who gave free medical care during times of plague...
READ MOREIn the midst of unprecedented challenges for our families, our state, and the world, we look to the light-filled West Building as a beacon of hope to all and look..
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