Masterpiece Story: Queen Mother Idia of Benin
Africa is a beautiful continent filled with sweeping landscapes and mighty rivers. Its history is filled with great kingdoms and large empires. Its ...
James W Singer 4 July 2021
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Armchair Museum Visits: Great Museums in Art
Armchair traveling, online art viewing, and virtual museum visits are all the rage these days. In this article, you can do those three things at once ...
Alexandra Kiely 18 May 2021
Painting of the Week: Judgement Scene from Book of the Dead of Hunefer
Death continues to be one of the greatest fears of human society. Since the dawn of recorded history through the centuries of plague, pestilence, and ...
James W Singer 9 May 2021
The Sutton Hoo Ship Burial and Its Anglo-Saxon Treasures
A new Netflix movie called The Dig (released January 29, 2021) is a fictionalized story about the 1939 discovery of the Sutton Hoo ship burial. It is ...
Alexandra Kiely 15 February 2021
Lockdown Artsy Entertainment Toolkit
Initially the idea of a lock-down and extended opportunity to work from home may look a tiny bit appealing. No more commuting, no more dressing up ...
Joanna Kaszubowska 21 March 2020
Troy at the British Museum: Myth and Reality
This excellently curated exhibition on Troy at the British Museum in London takes visitors on a journey spanning thousands of years. There's plenty ...
Chris Dobson 28 January 2020
Painting of the Week: Fowling in the Marshes
Ancient Egypt. The famous land of Tutankhamun evokes popular images of pyramids, mummies, and tombs. It left an artistic heritage that is still ...
James W Singer 1 December 2019
10 Best Christmas Gifts from Museums
Halloween has passed and the Christmas season has officially started. With it the longer nights, warm glow of lights and candles, and the headache of ...
Joanna Kaszubowska 23 November 2019
Edvard Munch: Love and Angst in British Museum
“We do not want pretty pictures to be hung on drawing-room walls. We want... an art that arrests and engages. An art of one’s innermost heart.” ...
Joanna Kaszubowska 23 May 2019
