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Yale Art Gallery, the Oldest University Museum in America
Founded in 1832, the Yale University Art Gallery is home to an encyclopedic collection of art, displayed in three historic buildings at the heart of…
Audemars-Piguet, Between Modernity and Tradition
The Audemars Piguet museum-workshop unveils its heritage collection in a new avant-garde building, boasting an image halfway between tradition and…
Crystal Bridges: The Museum that Walmart Built
Initially criticized for its links to the retail giant, ten years on the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art has surprised many in the world of…
Père Lachaise: Birthplace of the Modern Resting Place
Père Lachaise Cemetery welcomes 3.5 million visitors each year to wander the graves of past and present celebrities. Few are aware of the revolution…
The Château de la Mercerie, the “Versailles of Charentes”
Seven years after reopening to the public, the Château de la Mercerie, the work of two eccentric brothers, is still undergoing its metamorphosis. Here’s…
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Analyses
Dismantling the Museum: Dan Hicks on the Benin Bronzes…
In his recent book The Brutish Museum s , Dan Hicks calls for the…
Cultural Heritage
La Rochepot Castle, a Sleeping Beauty
La Rochepot Castle, a proud Burgundian sentinel, has withstood attacks…
Exhibitions
Spain Through American Eyes: A Pioneering Exhibition…
The exhibition “Americans in Spain: Painting and Travel, 1820-1920”…
Opinion
Strike MoMA Begins Dismantling One of NYC’s Flagship…
A coalition of New York City community activists, museum workers…
The Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale’s Treasure Chest
Established in 1963, the Beinecke is one of the world’s largest libraries devoted to rare books and manuscripts. As a major force on the international…
Eugène Lami: The First Modern Interior Designer
Magnificently restored, the Duc d'Aumale's apartment in Chantilly, decorated by Eugène Lami, reminds us that the eclecticism of the Second Empire was…
The Art Institute of Chicago Looks Towards the Future
The Art Institute of Chicago, one of the largest museums in the U.S., is among cultural institutions working towards accounting for histories of exclusion…
Le Clos de Vougeot: A Château Among Burgundy's Vineyards
Listed as a historic monument in 1949 and open to the public all year round, for nearly a thousand years the Château du Clos de Vougeot has been a…