A group of unusual, illustrated manuscripts called the Falnama that were once used by sultans, shahs and commoners to explore the unknown will be on view Oct. 24 through Jan. 24, 2010, at the ...

Beth Py-Lieberman | Author, The Object at Hand: Intriguing and Inspiring Stories from the Smithsonian Collections When the moon is in the seventh house and Jupiter aligns with Mars. . . Now, if I was ...

Former first lady Nancy Reagan turns out to be in esteemed company for conferring with an astrologer to plan her husband’s schedule while in the White House. Persian shahs, Turkish sultans and courtly ...

The Smithsonian's Freer and Sackler galleries will offer a series of public programs and events to celebrate the exhibition "Falnama: The Book of Omens," on view Oct. 24 through Jan. 24, 2010. The ...

Muhammad Revives the Sick Boy", Folio from a Falnama (Book of Omens) of Ja'far al-Sadiq [50.23.1] ...

Traveler contributing editor Jim Conaway explores the latest exhibit from D.C.’s Sackler Gallery. You don’t have to believe in divination to be transported by a new exhibit at the Smithsonian’s Arthur ...

Now the NEA has to give more money to art. Not only do fine pictures civilize us and bring us solace, but it turns out they can predict the future and point us to good investments -- and away from ...