The book 'Cats,' forthcoming from Phaidon, surveys felines in a wide range of art forms throughout the millennia.

As happens in the New Year, new ideas move to the forefront of the imagination, but on rare occasions, a call in the night ...

A careless moment in a 15th-century workshop involving one curious cat walking across freshly inked parchment has turned into a rare time capsule of everyday medieval life. More than 500 years later, ...

Cats might have been sacred in ancient Egypt, but they were far from cherished pets. Discover why our assumptions about their ...

High in Egypt’s Nile Delta lie the ruins of Bubastis, the ancient city devoted to Bastet, once described by classical writers as a powerful center of female worship and devotion. This full documentary ...

Foshan just got a whole lot more mysterious—and adorable. Running until January 10, 2026, this free, family-friendly adventure is all about chasing down seven oversized, ultra-cute Egyptian cat ...

If you’ve ever lived with a cat, you know they’re often an enigma. That said, scientists may have solved an enduring mystery about these lovable felines—with answers that could narrow down when cats ...

When news came in over the transom of an exhibition that would draw a connection between the work of French sculptor Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) and the art of ancient Egypt, many of us scratched our ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Meeeeeow! Sunday. The feline fantasy day known as Cat Fest Colorado is expanding its all-things-meow offerings this year with a sold-out show floor, roughly ...

Cats have been on the human scene for 9,000 years. We came out of the caves, and they were there with us. Ever since, cats have been immortalized in art. They have been painted in fresco, sculpted in ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Cats. You can’t deny they have a certain mystique. Long before we were making memes about them on the internet, ...