PORTO NOVO, Benin (AP) — A traditional mask festival in Porto Novo, Benin, showcases the country’s unique face masks and full-body costumes, that are tied to ancient customs and traditions. A CT ...

Conjure an image of a piece of art in your head. What comes to mind? Is it two dimensional? Is it hanging on a wall? Behind a pane of glass in a strikingly silent room perhaps? The Northwest Museum of ...

RUMSISKES, Lithuania (AP) — People wearing traditional masks and folk costumes gathered in the Lithuanian village of Rumsiskes, north of Vilnius, for the Shrovetide celebrations to mark the annual pre ...

SPOKANE, Wash. - The Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture (MAC) opened a new exhibit, "Dancing With Life: Mexican Masks," on Sept. 3, featuring the traditional masks worn by dancers in rollicking ...

Frank Martinez uses humble raw materials — driftwood from the Santa Cruz River and "store-bought" acrylic paint — to create precious ceremonial masks for his Yaqui people. Some of his finest masks are ...

“We placed more than 30 masks for this ASEAN summit exhibition, and there are 25 characters in the Lakhon Khol theater story and you can see them here. My intention for this exhibition is not to sell ...

Majuli's Cultural Heritage in Mask-Making Whenever the rich tradition of mask-making is mentioned, Majuli naturally comes to ...