Books & the Arts / In A.E. Stallings’s Frieze Frame, the poet retells the many conflicts, political and cultural, the ...

Marbles used as weekly reminders of time and intention lead to moments of connection, global travel and an experience of loss ...

It’s hard not to be awestruck standing in front of the Parthenon marbles. The collection of sculptures adorned the famous archeological site, which was originally built as a temple to Athena in ...

Did you know that marbles are considered one of today's top collectibles? Many people around the globe have come back to collecting glass marbles, the most common of marbles, in huge jars. Then clay, ...

Part of our NPR Ed series on why people play and how play relates to learning. For me, there was no other childhood experience that taught me more about math or about life than those shiny, wonderful, ...

Greece is quietly building a cultural coalition—and it may finally tip the balance in the long-running fight to bring the Parthenon Marbles home. This week, Italy’s culture minister Alessandro Giuli ...

It's not polite to call the Elgin Marbles the Elgin Marbles anymore. Not even in the British Museum, where the ancient Greek sculptures and reliefs have resided since the early 19th century, after a ...

Part of our NPR Ed series on why people play and how play relates to learning. The game of marbles might seem simple, but behind it is an extensive vocabulary. "After you're in it for a little while, ...