Renoir in Paris: Impressionism and the ‘city of love’
Follow the first 20 years of Renoir's career from the 1860s to the 1880s; from his years as a young bohemian artist in Montmartre working alongside friends Claude Monet and…
The World’s First Museums Were Weird
Before museums, there were rooms of wonder filled with unicorn horns, automatons, coral, coins, and relics from around the world.
The Art of Lotte Reiniger, 1970
Lotte Reiniger is known today for her extraordinarily elaborate silhouette animations. Her 1926 feature, “The Adventures of Prince Achmed,” is the oldest surviving full-length animated film. This short documentary provides…
An art class on Pointillism | National Gallery
Join curator Annabel Bai Jackson and educator Joanna Conybeare as they look at key Neo-Impressionist paintings and experiment with different methods themselves in a practical demonstration.
Unboxing some seriously sparkly Cartier jewels
Join Helen Molesworth, senior curator of Jewellery at the V&A as she unboxes some incredible gems from the collection, revealing a story of 20th century design evolution and global influence…
A brief history of powerful gemstone amulets
Bewitching and beautiful, spiritual and sparkling – colourful stones, crystals and gems have been used throughout human history for devotion and decoration. For centuries, these natural curiosities have been gathered…
Winter Afternoon
Hear from Charles, one of the security guards, about how George Wesley Bellows’ “Winter Afternoon” is one of his favorite works of art at the Norton Museum.
Philip Guston: the restless artist painting everyday evil
Philip Guston thought hard about the artist's responsibility to bear witness to ‘the brutality of the world‘. Consistently changing and reinventing, he sought to make work that embodies life’s complexities,…
The surreal fashion of Elsa Schiaparelli
Elsa Schiaparelli (1890 – 1973) pushed boundaries as a fashion designer, transforming functional items of clothing into unique style statements. Her evening suits embody the height of 1930s haute couture,…
The Art of Hand-Made Restaurant Signs
Meet the artists behind Noble Signs, a Brooklyn-based design studio that specializes in custom hand-painted and neon signs for restaurants all over New York, from mom-and-pop shops to some of…