Romania Cultural Season 2024–2025, we dive into the surprising depth of Polish-Romanian connections across language, history, and art. From shared Slavic roots in Romanian vocabulary and Polish traces ...

Rather than adhering to a strict stylistic or chronological arrangement, the exhibition encourages visitors to encounter sculpture through its material presence and spatial relationships – the very ...

There weren't any laws against abortion in the U.S. until the 19th century—and as those laws grew more restrictive, many women sought abortions in secret. Surgeon George T. Strother, shown at ...

Odd Nerdrum, Look at my Beauty, Oil on canvas, 58 x 74 Some male artists responded to feminist critiques by doubling down on sexuality. Reactionary John Currin’s vulgarly tacky and amusingly frivolous ...

A clampdown by the Japanese government on the depictions of the lusty pleasure quarters so beloved by ukiyo-e artists of the 18th century like Harunobu and Utamaro forced 19th century artists like ...

At some point in the mid-19th century over one hundred academies — precursors to today’s pubic and private high schools — from Hudson in Columbia County, to Flatbush in Brooklyn, as well as ...

There’s been a break in 30-year-old cold case mystery at the Jersey Shore after experts confirmed skeletal remains found on three beaches belonged to a 19th-century boat captain. The bones from ...

Tell Her Story: Eleanor Bumpurs & the Police Killing That Galvanized New York City This immersive account from historian Harris (Sex Workers, Psychics, and Number Runners) revisits the 1984 police ...

A 19th Century heritage padlock, discovered by friend of Squire Locks Nick Fothergill To do this, it’s believed that Lord Braye combined the padlock with a chain to prevent the vehicle from ...

Among the highlights are paintings by three of South Africa’s most celebrated 20th-century artists, Gerard Sekoto, Irma Stern, and Vladimir Tretchikoff. These masters continue to command ...

“Tracing Mary Ann Shadd Cary’s Footsteps in Mid‑19th Century Black Toronto.” The presentation is to run from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m It’s a joint presentation of the city’s Glanmore National ...