exhibition

A “Fish Chandelier”

The fanciful nature of a 19th century chandelier revealed

Jeffrey Weaver | April 9, 2019

PODCAST: New Insights into Jacopo da Pontormo’s Style with Curator Davide Gasparotto

Exploring the art and politics of Florence in the late 1520s through the works of one painter.

In Sally Mann’s Battlefields, Civil War Sites Are Seen Through a New Lens

On the process and thought behind photographer Sally Mann's haunting images of Civil War battle sites.

Catherine Barth | November 20, 2018

Golden Tickets to the Underworld

A guide to the underworld, courtesy of ancient Greek tablets.

David Saunders | October 30, 2018

The Soundtrack of the Renaissance Court

The music, and manuscripts, of Renaissance court life.

Larisa Grollemond | October 2, 2018

PODCAST: Cultural Exchange between Egypt and the Classical World

Take a curator-led tour of this exhibition on cultural exchange and art in ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome.

From left to right: Play-Doh, 1994–2014, Jeff Koons. Polychromed aluminum, 124 × 152 1/4 × 137 in. Collection of the artist, © Jeff Koons; Head of Plato, mid-3rd century, Roman. Marble, H: 14 3/16 in. The J. Paul Getty Museum, 73.AA.16; La Habana–Venere Cubana, 2015, Michelangelo Pistoletto. Silkscreen on polished supermirror stainless steel, 98 7/16 × 49 3/16 in. Courtesy of the artist and GALLERIA CONTINUA, San Gimignano/Beijing/Les Moulins/Habana. Photo by Ela Bialkowska