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Restitution Group Files Lawsuit to Prevent Smithsonian Bronzes from Going Back to Nigeria | Art News Africa
by AZEEZA SANNI 13 DECEMBER ART NEWS AFRICA MUST READ WEST AFRICA Restitution discussions have long revolved around the Benin Bronzes. At least 3,000 of the items were looted from the Kingdom of Benin by the British in 1897. On … Continue reading
A Guitar, A Cello and the Day that Changed Music – Radio Diaries
November 23, 1936 was a good day for recorded music. Two men – an ocean apart – sat before a microphone and began to play. One was a cello prodigy who had performed for the Queen of Spain; the other … Continue reading
Timothy Snyder: The Making of Modern Ukraine. Class 23. the Colonial, the Post-Colonial, the Global
How does all this tie together? Class 23 brings the effects of the past century of imperialism into sharp focus. Timothy Snyder is the Richard C. Levin Professor of History at Yale University and a permanent fellow at the Institute … Continue reading
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‘Home’ is a true story of community, immigration, and diversity, told through the history of a single building. directorsnotes.com/2022/12/05/anita-bruvere-home/
Christmas Before Christ: Yule & Other Northern European Traditions
A look at Slavic, Baltic, Celtic & Germanic Christmas-time traditions and their similarities and origins, with an especial focus on Yule, as well as the nature of Santa Claus. […]
Afropop Worldwide | The Black History of Tap Dancing
Foundational for Broadway and the movies, intertwined with jazz, tap dancing is a Great American Art. Foundational for Broadway and the movies, intertwined with jazz, tap dancing is a Great American Art. Strap on your shoes and shuffle along as … Continue reading
What did the Rosetta Stone’s inscription actually communicate? | Aeon Videos
What did the Rosetta Stone actually intend to say, and what can it tell us about the ancient Egyptians who inscribed it? There’s a good chance you know a fact or two about the artefact called the Rosetta Stone – … Continue reading
What went wrong with the Tube Map?
[…] SEE NEW EPISODES EARLY, AND BEHIND-THE-SCENES EXTRAS… http://www.patreon.com/jayforeman WRITTEN AND CREATED BY Jay Foreman and Paul Kendler EDITED BY Jay Foreman https://www.twitter.com/jayforeman DIRECTOR Jade Nagi https://www.twitter.com/jade_nagi DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Paul Kendler https://www.twitter.com/kendlerpaul RUNNERS Ángel Martínez Lana Farhat Chris Law … Continue reading
Fascinating 19th Century Photos of Old Japan Brought To Life
In recent years, museums such as The Metropolitan and The Getty have made digital collections of photographs by Suzuki Shinichi available to the public. We’ve chosen a few of these images for today’s video. What is strikingly beautiful about these … Continue reading
Why this instrument explains Black American folk music
Jake Blount has built a career out of understanding the banjo’s connection to Black American folk music. In this video, he walks us through the instrument’s history — from West Africa to enslaved people in the US to the early … Continue reading
Video Series Reveals How Fashion Has Changed Since Ancient Times | My Modern Met
By Madyson DeJausserand on November 27, 2022 Screenshots: YouTube From corsets to flapper dresses, fashion has come a long way. Could you imagine going your whole life without properly seeing your own reflection? Or wearing a corset every day, even … Continue reading
