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The Making of the Modern Latin American Metropolis
The century between 1830 and 1930 was a crucial transitional period for Latin American cities. During this time, places like...
Don’t Miss These Experimental Works at the New York Film Festival
The New York Film Festival launched its Currents program two years ago to highlight cinema’s vanguard trends. Although innovation isn’t...
Can Mummified Cats Help Unravel the Mysteries of Ancient Dyes?
Thousands of animals — from crocodiles to cobras, down to scarab beetles — were once mummified in ancient Egypt. New...
The Historical Regatta Revives the Pomp and Pageantry of 15th-Century Venice
The Fellini Museum oarsmen showcase a rhinoceros sculpture on the Grand Canal (courtesy Comune di Rimini) VENICE — For a...
A San Francisco Muralist Painting “Latino Culture In All Its Beauty”
SAN FRANCISCO — Once in a while, Josué Rojas, who left his job in February as executive director of Acción...
At Haverford College, an Exhibition Inspired by a 19th-century Uyghur Poem
The Contest of the Fruits, developed in conversation with Haverford College Assistant Professor of Religion Guangtian Ha, takes a 19th-century...
A New Sketch Has Been Attributed to van Gogh
Vincent van Gogh, “Worn Out” (1882), pencil on paper. A study for this work was recently discovered. (photo via the...
Mexico Demands a Stop to Auction of 74 Pre-Columbian Artifacts
We live in a time of shifting cultural sands, reckoning simultaneously with a global community that is more interconnected than...
Protesters Storm MoMA with Palestinian Flags and Spoons
Hundreds of protesters crowded the entrance of New York’s Museum of Modern Art on Friday afternoon, September 17, during a...