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Struck by Lightning at the Louvre

Sometimes the best way to discover your life’s work is by simple good luck.

James Cuno | February 4, 2014

From Egypt to the 1960s, our Virtual Library offers art titles for free.

James Cuno | January 21, 2014

“Poetry has the power to make you feel every human emotion all at once.”

Alexandria Sivak | October 22, 2013

Hear Dean Willis's Talk about the History and Art of Canterbury.

Alexandria Sivak | September 20, 2013

How’s this for a job: float down a river, then sing about it. The Okee Dokee Brothers reveal how they make it work.

Rosie Narasaki | August 2, 2013

Really? Yes. 20-something intern Rosie Narasaki attends her first concert ever. And likes it.

Rosie Narasaki | July 18, 2013

“What makes a man risk his life to save someone else’s life, much less a work of art?”

Tokyo Drifter, screening this weekend, “smacks you in the face with a bucket of WTF paint.”

Robocop an art historian? Yes! Peter Weller answers questions about Italian Renaissance art.

Alexandria Sivak | November 28, 2012

Unvarnished advice for political candidates from ancient Rome, courtesy of Cicero’s political-genius brother.

Annelisa Stephan | October 23, 2012

A nine-foot-tall vase decorated with feathers, snails, and branches is the focus artwork.

Marty Cha | August 20, 2012

Visitors explore the mummy of Herakleides and make their own model mummies.

Avantika Kumar | August 15, 2012