A Call to Arms! Heraldry in Renaissance Florence (And a Mystery You Can Help Solve)
A horse, a salmon, lizards, and the cross of Calvary—learn to decipher coats of arms!
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Developing an Online Scholarly Museum Catalogue
We just launched our first online scholarly catalogue, Ancient Carved Ambers.
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Overpromise, Lie, and Other Questionable Political Advice from 64 B.C.
Unvarnished advice for political candidates from ancient Rome, courtesy of Cicero’s political-genius brother.
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Everyone’s Talking about Giotto
The Florentine painter helped to usher in the Italian Renaissance
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Being Jewish in Austria: Four Questions for Writer and Critic Ruth Kluger
A conversation with writer, literary critic, and Vienna native Ruth Kluger.
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A New Installation of 18th-Century Terracottas and Marbles
Conservators, mount makers, and preparators work to install a small group of statuettes.
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Mars Rover Technology Helps Unlock Art Mysteries
Scientists at the Getty Conservation Institute adapt tools designed by NASA.
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Lindsey Davis on Writing the Ancient World
Crime, romance, scandal in ancient Rome—Davis discusses her popular historical novels.
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What Did Ancient Music Sound Like?
Ancient Greek and Roman music through artwork and instruments descended from ancient ones.
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Sylvia Sleigh and Lawrence Alloway, Mutual Muses
Intimate relationships visualized: the work and love of Sylvia Sleigh and Lawrence Alloway.
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To Hell and Back: Dante’s Inferno in Art and Film
UPDATE: The screening of the 1911 film L’Inferno, scheduled for Saturday, June 23, at 3:00 p.m., has been cancelled. We apologize for the inconvenience. The other two films will screen as planned. The Museum’s Department of Manuscripts recently opened...
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The Seven Plagues of the Ancient Roman City Dweller
Think city living is a struggle today? The ancient Romans had it just as tough, giving their poets plenty to complain about Roman poetry is filled with entertaining rants against urban evils, which I revisited with glee while preparing...
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