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How did cabinets of curiosities become temples to the Enlightenment? Explore the fascinating history of museums.
1. A brief history of the art ...
"It is to kill art to make history of it" — the neutralizing effect of the art museum.
3. Art Museums and (Art) Objects
Just as museums have nurtured artistic creativity, they have also become the target of serious critique from artists themselves.
4. Artists in and against the museum
Far from being neutral, museum are deeply rooted in a thicket of political, sociological, and ideological histories.
6. Looking at Art Museums
This snowy image of a bygone Brooklyn is sprinkled with farm animals, townspeople... and casual racism.
Daily life in 1820 Brooklyn
Japanese objects came through Mexico on their way to Spain, and had a lasting impact on the arts of the New World.
Screen with the Siege of Belgrade and ...
This snowy image of a bygone Brooklyn is sprinkled with farm animals, townspeople... and casual racism.
Francis Guy, Winter Scene in Brooklyn
Japanese objects came through Mexico on their way to Spain, and had a lasting impact on the arts of the New World.
Screen with the Siege of Belgrade and ...
Cloth paintings (patas) mapped the topography of sacred Jain pilgrimage sites (tirthas)
A Jain pilgrimage map of Shatrunjaya
Sudan is home to the oldest sub-Saharan African kingdom, the kingdom of Kush.
Ancient Nubia and the Kingdom of Kush, ...
A flying figure and a cat animate this bowl from the ancient culture of Paracas, Peru.
Paracas Flying Figure Bowl
Sudan is home to the oldest sub-Saharan African kingdom, the kingdom of Kush.
Ancient Nubia and the Kingdom of Kush, ...
“Art history is relevant” is not how the discipline of art history is typically framed in popular discourse.
Art history and world art history
A world art syllabus that spans c. 15th century to the present
World Art History, c. 15th century to ...
The allure of Paris attracted 19th-century Latin American artists, who eagerly traveled to this artistic capital in the absence of an art school back home.
Latin American artistic pilgrimages to Paris
Zemis were powerful objects that could have an impact in any aspect of Taíno life, influencing the social standing, political power, or fertility of an individual.
Taíno Zemis and Duhos
Many Taíno words, such as canoe, hammock, and tobacco, still exist in today’s Spanish as well as English vocabulary.
Introduction to Taíno art
In Paracan culture, mummies were buried with lavish textiles and, offerings of food and jewelry to accompany the deceased into the afterlife.
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