Trade secrets
On an off-the-beaten path Greek island, archaeologist Samuel Holzman uncovered a hidden architectural feature called the flat arch in Greek structures constructed 150 years earlier than the first known use by Romans. Continue Reading →
Category: Art and Archaeology
Simon Gikandi and Chika Okeke-Agulu elected to British Academy for contributions to the humanities
By Jamie Saxon Simon Gikandi, the Class of 1943 University Professor of English, and Chika Okeke-Agulu, professor of art and archaeology and African American studies, have been elected corresponding fellows of the British Academy, in Continue Reading →
Art History (Hx)
Scholars examine British colonialism’s enduring influence on medicine and race Continue Reading →
Age of intolerance?
Was the medieval period an age of intolerance? Or are scholars ascribing modern conceptions of race to the peoples of the past? Continue Reading →
Magic Grant sparks interactive map of treasures
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 reveals the dynamics of ancient Egypt
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
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 →
Chigusa and the Art of Tea
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 City Lost and Found: Exhibition examines creative responses to urban changes in ’60s, ’70s America
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 →
Italian Master Drawings: Exhibition goes beneath the surface
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 →
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