Art + Ideas

PODCAST: Belief, Ritual, and Society with Neil MacGregor

The former director of the British Museum uses artistic objects to explore belief and its impact on societies.

PODCAST: Memories of Degas

Exploring two biographies of Degas written by authors who knew him well.

PODCAST: The Villa dei Papiri on Display in Malibu

From carbonized papyri to a drunken satyr, understanding the life and art of a Roman villa.

PODCAST: The Changing Field of Archaeology with Ian Hodder

How has archaeological practice evolved in recent decades and what potential do digital tools hold for its future?

PODCAST: Wahhabism’s Global Consequences with Terence Ward

The history, growth, and impact of Saudi Arabia’s official Islamic sect.

PODCAST: Pierre Koenig’s Modernist LA Homes

Architectural historian Neil Jackson explores key works by this important Los Angeles architect.

PODCAST: The Lives of Velázquez

Getty curator Anne Woollett explores the life of this great painter through two biographies by his contemporaries.

PODCAST: Real and Fantastical Beasts from the Medieval World to Contemporary Art

What did people in medieval Europe believe about animals and how have those beliefs impacted art and culture then and now?

PODCAST: Thelma Golden on the Past and Future of the Studio Museum in Harlem

The museum’s director shares insights into the institution’s beginnings, its influential role in broadening the art historical cannon, and its exciting future plans.

PODCAST: How Photographer Carleton Watkins Chronicled the West

Art historian Tyler Green discusses the life and legacy of an understudied photographer.

PODCAST: The Unusual Life of Photographer Julia Margaret Cameron

The story of a pioneering artist as told by Virginia Woolf, critic Roger Fry, and the artist herself.

PODCAST: Thomas Hines on Arthur Drexler and MoMA’s Department of Architecture and Design

Tracing the development of architecture and design at MoMA through the career of its longest-serving curator.