WQED

The Second Moment of Creation

ISIS destroyed ancient artifacts in the city of Palmyra, Syria, and museum curator sacrificed his life trying to save them.

Cave paintings in Castillo Spain represent some of the first paintings made by humans.

The cognitive revolution stirred early humanity from its creative slumber.

This 25,000 year-old sculpture found in France represents the dawn of the idea of beauty.

Explore how we look at the human body in art.

Consider how religion has inspired art and art has inspired divine representation.

See how art became the great interface when distant cultures met for the first time.