Mapping Eastern Europe in the 13th–17th Centuries offers simple and intuitive engagement with the art and history of the culturally rich, yet often enigmatic and neglected, territories of the Balkan Peninsula, the Carpathian Mountains and early modern Russia. Continue Reading →
Deborah Vischak, a specialist in Egyptology, wants to change our perceptions about life in ancient Egypt. Continue Reading →
Ashes, images and the survival of democracy: Nathan Arrington searches for meaning in ancient Athens’ public cemetery By Catherine Zandonella IT’S AN OVERCAST AND WINDY DAY, cold for June, but a strawberry stand across the Continue Reading →
Edited by: Louise Allison Cort and Andrew Watsky Publisher: Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, 2014 This book of essays by multiple authors tells the story of an extraordinary tea-leaf storage jar named Chigusa. The Continue Reading →
THE AMERICAN CITY OF THE 1960S AND 1970S witnessed seismic physical changes and social transformations, including shifting demographics and political protests as well as the aftermath of decades of urban renewal. In this climate of Continue Reading →
A new exhibition, 500 Years of Italian Master Drawings from the Princeton University Art Museum, on view from Jan. 25 through May 11, 2014, explores the mental process behind creation through nearly 100 rarely seen Continue Reading →