One Met Icon, New Perspectives
Uncover the cultural and historical context behind this romanticized desert landscape
What can Attar’s mystic poem teach us about the path to spiritual enlightenment?
Poet Sholeh Wolpé honors the enduring wisdom of a twelfth-century, Sufi epic.
How the human voice influenced the piano’s origins
What does it really mean to “own” a piece of art?
How does this white marble bust color our understanding of history?
Archaeologists Vinzenz and Ulrike Koch Brinkmann reflect on how reconstructing the former color of an ancient Roman bust can help us better understand history
A conversation on gender, power, and erasure
“The perception of America as an uninhabited wilderness is, in its own way, a historical fiction.” – Alan C. Braddock, professor and ecocritic
Climate justice activist Xiye Bastida’s perspectives are brought to bear on Thomas Cole’s iconic landscape painting The Oxbow.
Why is the Honus Wagner card so valuable, and what can it tell us about the history of commerce, marketing, and consumerism?
What does this mosaic reveal about representation in the Byzantine world?
What can Antico’s small, bronze sculpture teach us about pain, mindfulness, and the creative process?
Novelist Min Jin Lee reflects on Antico’s Spinario in relation to her creative pursuits
