An exquisite miniature portrait by Italian painter Lavinia Fontana was serendipitously rediscovered after turning up at an ...

The piece, representing "brilliant women", is the same size and scale as the 16th Century item and consists of recycled fabric donated by staff and visitors. Creator Layla Khoo said her new item ...

Hygiene and ritual marked every moment of life for pregnant Aztec women. The tlamatlquiticitl—midwife—offered those in her charge a remarkable 16th-century birthing plan, combining practical ...