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PODCAST: Cultural Exchange between Egypt and the Classical World
Bust of Julius Caesar, 100s B.C., Romano-Egyptian. Green basalt, 17 5/16 × 10 1/4 × 9 13/16 in. Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Antikensammlung. Photo: bpk Bildagentur / Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Antikensammlung / Art Resource, NY

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.

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Playing with Plato
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

Playing with Plato

Contemporary artists in conversation with Plato.

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PODCAST: Talking About Paintings – Caravaggio
David with the Head of Goliath, about 1609–1610, Caravaggio. Oil on canvas, 49 3/16 × 39 3/4 in. Ministero dei Beni e delle Attività Culturali e del Turismo–Galleria Borghese.

PODCAST: Talking About Paintings – Caravaggio

Follow two curators as they talk about Baroque paintings.

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