history

Which Hero Would You Choose for Your Coffin?

Three great heroes with equally great flaws.

Eric Bruehl | April 25, 2015

Take part in an oral history project this March.

Mikaela Poltz | March 5, 2015

Save the date for a Twitter chat with three experts on the art and science of red.

Sarah Waldorf | February 9, 2015

The battle that launched the culture clash of World War I.

The art and politics of border walls.

Annelisa Stephan | December 8, 2014

A newly catalogued archive sheds light on how art history was written in Germany after the war.

Walls don’t work. So why do we keep building them?

“We believe that celebrations and congratulatory moments must give way to more creative engagement.”

Selections from the collection for Halloween.

Bryan C. Keene | October 29, 2014

Before her ill-fated end, Marie-Antoinette was a peerless patron of the decorative arts.

Philippe Halbert | October 16, 2014

A theater-goer's guide to the western world's oldest play.

Shelby Brown | August 13, 2014

Visit medieval Constantinople through perfume you can make yourself.