Preserving the Legacy of the Los Angeles Woman’s Building
Archives of feminist art to be preserved and accessible thanks to new grant.
Art & Archives
Perspectives on art and art history, from classical art to contemporary architecture.
Golden Tickets to the Underworld
A guide to the underworld, courtesy of ancient Greek tablets.
Sex, Power, and Violence in the Renaissance Nude
A new exhibition asks difficult questions about sex, violence, and beauty in Renaissance art.
Maria Sibylla Merian, Trailblazing Artist-Scientist of the Seventeenth Century
A new book to inspire future artists, scientists, and adventurers.
Handling a Cosmic Book Object
Inside a book that is also a puzzle.
Deconstructing Myths about the Nude in Renaissance Art
A new look at the rise of the nude in art.
A Dog’s Life, from Kyoto to Versailles
The dramatic journey of a little dog-shaped box.
AUDIO: Palmyra – Loss and Remembrance
How funerary portraits illuminate cultural exchange in ancient Palmyra.
The Soundtrack of the Renaissance Court
The music, and manuscripts, of Renaissance court life.
Hit “Print,” Make Art
A summer intern dives into the origins and potential of photocopy art.
An Introduction to the Rothschild Pentateuch, an Illuminated Hebrew Masterpiece
Inside a rare thirteenth-century Jewish manuscript.
A Rare Look Inside a Golden Box
A closer look at a Japanese lacquer box owned by Marie-Antoinette.
