Her whimsical sand art feeds off an endless sense of childlike wonder

Naoshi specializes in sunae, the Japanese art of making images out of colored sand. She also creates sweet DIY sand art kits ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Archaeologists Identify Traces of Children’s Fingerprints Still Visible on Clay Beads Created 15,000 Years Ago

Discovered in present-day Israel, the beads suggest that Natufian groups used clay for symbolic purposes many years earlier ...
WHYY

Cherry Blossom Festival, Phillies home opener, ‘A Bronx Tale’ and more this week’s ‘Things to Do’

Opera Delaware, cherry blossoms in Philly and Women’s History Month celebrations in South Jersey are among weekend event highlights.
Smithsonian Magazine

This Spellbinding Exhibition Explores How Ancient Cultures Used Magic to Navigate Life’s Challenges

The Toledo Museum of Art is showcasing a treasure trove of masks, amulets, spellbooks and gems dating to between 2000 B.C.E.
The Central Virginian

Matisse's last years cut out -- but not pasted -- at Paris expo

The final years of Henri Matisse's artistic life, marked by the Nazi occupation of France and a brush with death and surgery, ...
MutualArt.com

Eight Native American Eastern Woodlands Hand Tools

School of Native American School, 21st century Eight Native American Eastern Woodlands Hand Tools ca. 5000 BCE to 1000 CE hand-knapped stone tools Sculpture 1.8 x 4.1 cm Provenance and Condition ...
Baltimore Brew

Harford Road Bridge to open tomorrow after a raft of cost overruns

When it opens to traffic tomorrow, the $25 million Harford Road Bridge will feature many improvements over its century-old predecessor. Bike advocates successfully fought for dedicated bike lanes in ...