142-Year-Old Shipwreck Discovered in Lake Michigan
Almost a century and a half since Captain John Higgins and his eight-person crew watched the Trinidad descend into the frigid depths of Lake Michigan, the 140-foot-long schooner was found...
Free Children’s Space Opens at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
On Wednesday, September 6, a small group of elementary-age children excitedly pushed open a pair of glass doors on the ground floor of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. They had...
Selfie-Seeking Tourist Damages Neptune Statue in Italy
Another day, another misbehaved tourist in Italy. Last Monday, September 4, a 22-year-old German man was detained in Florence for allegedly damaging a 16th-century marble statue of Neptune after climbing...
The Sun Is Setting on the British Museum
The large-scale theft of cultural objects from the British Museum by one of its employees, and the failure of its leadership to deal with it appropriately, have caused widespread reputational...
Warm Institutional Embrace of Self-Taught Artists
CINCINNATI, Ohio — Historically, many artists labelled “self-taught,” “folk,” “art brut,” and “outsiders” have been subject to cultural and conditional strictures affecting their position in society. Emerging art discourse urges...
The Candid Visual Storytelling of Jojo Lee
Jojo Lee (photo by Amir Hamja) Jojo Lee, a Korean-American graphic novelist and illustrator based in Brooklyn, New York, has been making waves in the industry not just for their...