Black artists have long claimed ancient Egypt as their own. Now they’re telling their stories in person on the museum’s floor.

Egyptologist Huub Pragt and Smithsonian Journeys traveler Kellie Mecham share first impressions from their visit to the ...

A shimmering dream on the Nile has inspired creativity from the Harlem Renaissance to Kara Walker to Beyoncé. But how much can you play with the past?

As part of his retinue, Napoleon took with him 150 experts whose task was to seek out and record Egypt’s past and present.