The full name of the exhibit has always been ‘Exquisite Creatures: a dialogue of art, nature, and science,’” Marley said. “I really want this to be this kind of a magical intersection of those three ...

From keyrings and clothing to rainbow-coloured candies, unicorns seem to pop up everywhere in daily life. Although the mythical creature has been part of the human imagination for thousands of years, ...

When the animal kingdom met the artistic imagination, the result was a whole zoo full of fantastical creatures from dragons to unicorns, phoenixes to sphinxes. These strange mythological beasts haven ...

The earliest ever depiction of a hunting scene has been discovered in a cave in Indonesia. The rock art, which shows human-like figures hunting buffalo and pigs, has been dated to around 44,000 years ...

The Jigoku-zoshi (“Handscrolls of Buddhist Hell”) is a Japanese scroll from the late 12th century that graphically depicts naked, horrified monks running away from bands of vicious, animal-headed ...

If you didn’t already know, there’s a department store for monsters and mythical creatures in Columbia, Maryland. The new 140-foot mural greets visitors at the DoodleHATCH Department Store for ...

One-horned creatures are found in myths around the world. Although unicorns in different cultures have little to do with one another, they have multiple associations in European thought. In southern ...

The San people in South Africa painted animals that related to their cultural beliefs, but were most likely inspired by fossils discovered in the area. Rock art found in South Africa, and painted two ...

. An artist active in Switzerland fashioned this tapestry fragment, woven between 1420 and 1430. The tapestry features a furry beast with sharp teeth, talons, and scales.Credit: The Metropolitan ...

ANGONO, RIZAL—If the life-sized sculpture of a mermaid makes you pass off on seafood, there are other choices in the Nemiranda Arthouse, one of a dozen art galleries and one of the 18 restaurants in ...