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Curated Video
How a Banana Sold for $150,000: Modern Art
Our cultural perspectives shape how we perceive art, including who we see as contributing to its most important movements. In this episode of Crash Course Art History, we’ll get to the truth behind the creation of modernism and bust...
Curated Video
Top 12 Museums to Visit in Berlin
Howcast - Learn about the top 12 museums to visit on a trip to Berlin, Germany and what makes them special in this Howcast travel video.
TED Talks
Luke Syson: How I learned to stop worrying and love "useless" art
Luke Syson was a curator of Renaissance art, of transcendent paintings of saints and solemn Italian ladies -- Very Serious Art. And then he changed jobs, and inherited the Met's collection of ceramics -- pretty, frilly, "useless"...
History Hit
West Africa Before the Europeans: Rediscovery and beyond
Why are we ignorant of the archaeology left behind in West Africa? Are West Africans going to rediscover their history and will there be a demand of giving back physical objects from foreign museums in aiding that rediscovery?
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History Hit
West Africa Before the Europeans: Europeans early arrival
How did Europeans slowly arrive early on in West Africa? How politically diverse was West Africa?<br/>
West Africa Before the Europeans, Part 4
West Africa Before the Europeans, Part 4
History Hit
West Africa Before the Europeans: Racism and the slave trade
Has racist thinking discouraged us from looking at how sophisticated West African empires were before the Europeans arrived? How did trade mesh with a rise in inequality between Africa and the Europeans? West Africa Before the Europeans,...
History Hit
West Africa Before the Europeans: West Africas globalization
What was West Africa like before the Europeans arrival? How did the empires grow, flourish and eventually decline?<br/>
West Africa Before the Europeans, Part 1
West Africa Before the Europeans, Part 1
History Hit
West Africa Before the Europeans: Resources and boundaries
How hard is it for historians to look at what was going on before the slave trade in West Africa? What were the limits of geographic expansion in West Africa?<br/>
West Africa Before the Europeans, Part 3
West Africa Before the Europeans, Part 3
ARTiculations
How Long Should You Look at a Work of Art?
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The Met
Delirious: Art at the Limits of Reason, 1950–1980
Watch a video preview of the exhibition Delirious: Art at the Limits of Reason, 1950–1980, on view at The Met Breuer from September 13, 2017, through January 14, 2018. Featuring Kelly Baum, Cynthia Hazen Polsky and Leon Polsky Curator of...
Curated Video
Italy, City of Florence
The clip looks at the beauty, culture and art locations of the city, Florence was a centre of medieval European trade and finance and one of the wealthiest cities of that era. It is considered the birthplace of the Renaissance, and has...
Curated Video
How Ukrainians are saving art during the war
And the long history of why protecting physical culture matters. Subscribe and turn on notifications 🔔 so you don't miss any videosf='http://goo.gl/0bsAjO' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>videos Despite the fact that it’s a war crime...
The Met
Sunday at the Met, World Science Festival: Art and the Mind (Part 1)
CONVERSATION Jamshed Bharucha, President of The Cooper Union, and moderator Luke Syson, Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Curator in Charge, Department of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts, The Metropolitan Museum of Art This event is a...
The Met
Art of the Royal Court - Carrying Pietre Dure over the Alps - Part 2 of 6
Learn more about this exhibitionttp://www.metmuseum.org/special/pietre_dure/more.asp' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>exhibition Presented in conjunction with the exhibition " Art of the Royal Court: Treasures in Pietre Dure from the...
The Met
Art of the Royal Court - Carrying Pietre Dure over the Alps - Part 4 of 6
Learn more about this exhibitionttp://www.metmuseum.org/special/pietre_dure/more.asp' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>exhibition Presented in conjunction with the exhibition " Art of the Royal Court: Treasures in Pietre Dure from the...
The Met
Art of the Royal Court - Carrying Pietre Dure over the Alps - Part 5 of 6
Learn more about this exhibitionttp://www.metmuseum.org/special/pietre_dure/more.asp' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>exhibition Presented in conjunction with the exhibition " Art of the Royal Court: Treasures in Pietre Dure from the...
The Met
Art of the Royal Court - Carrying Pietre Dure over the Alps - Part 6 of 6
Learn more about this exhibitionttp://www.metmuseum.org/special/pietre_dure/more.asp' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>exhibition Presented in conjunction with the exhibition " Art of the Royal Court: Treasures in Pietre Dure from the...
The Met
Art of the Royal Court - Carrying Pietre Dure over the Alps - Part 1 of 6
Learn more about this exhibitionttp://www.metmuseum.org/special/pietre_dure/more.asp' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>exhibition Presented in conjunction with the exhibition " Art of the Royal Court: Treasures in Pietre Dure from the...
The Met
Art of the Royal Court - Carrying Pietre Dure over the Alps - Part 3 of 6
Learn more about this exhibitionttp://www.metmuseum.org/special/pietre_dure/more.asp' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>exhibition Presented in conjunction with the exhibition " Art of the Royal Court: Treasures in Pietre Dure from the...
The Met
Art and Love in Renaissance Italy - Curator's Introduction
View images from this exhibitionttp://www.metmuseum.org/special/art_love/images.asp' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>exhibition Presented in conjunction with the exhibition "Art and Love in Renaissance Italy," these lectures explore...
Curated Video
The Beauty and Culture of Florence
Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and was the center of European trade and finance during the medieval period. Known as the birthplace of the Renaissance, as the birthplace of the Renaissance, it attracts...
Curated Video
Discover the Marvels of Geneva
Welcome to Geneva, a true gem of Switzerland! In this educational video, we will take you on a virtual tour of this amazing European city, known for its rich history, stunning architecture, and breathtaking sights.
60 Second Histories
Victorian music hall
A description of the entertainment available during Victorian times including a visit to a music hall and the different acts you can expect to see
The British Museum
How to make an Islamic beaker
In the 1200s, the glassmakers of Syria and Egypt perfected the art of enamelling and gilding on glass – a technique European craftsmen hadn’t yet learnt. Find out how they did it as Bill Gudenrath, glass specialist at the Corning Museum...