An exhibition at the Getty Villa of objects on loan from the Louvre explores the ancient city’s myriad innovations, from the development of kingdoms to the invention of writing.
Exhibition Review
Taking the winged creatures as its primary subject, an exhibition at the Toledo Museum of Art examines the intersection of natural history and colonialism.
An exhibition at Cooper Hewitt showcases the radically inclusive fashion of America’s streetwear pioneer.
A San Francisco museum channels the spirit of Bacchus in an exhibit of food- and drink-related art and objects that range from the mundane to the downright naughty.
Once again welcoming visitors, a new automobile museum in Jacksonville, Fla., with an impressive collection of Millers, Porsches and more race cars was open for only seven weeks before Covid-19 hit.
A modest subject—joinery—belies the magic of Japan Society’s current show.
Images of ancient artifacts made using magnification, X-rays and more are aesthetically pleasing and scientifically illuminating.
The recently reopened Revs Institute is home to over 100 significant cars from Miles Collier’s impressive trove.
An exhibition at the Grolier Club examines the ways magazines have reflected and shaped the country’s politics and culture.
The online collections of music museums and schools offer the opportunity to meet the acquaintance of Cajun accordions, buzzing mirlitons and the world’s oldest piano.
The Petersen Automotive Museum showcases sports cars of the uberwealthy—sports cars from Porsche, Ferrari, Lamborghini and more.
Nashville’s new National Museum of African American Music enshrines gospel, R&B and all that jazz.
An exhibition at the Wadsworth Atheneum argues that much of today’s Western food culture is rooted in France, during the period from 1650 until the 1789 Revolution.
The National Museum of the United States Army spans over 400 years in its recounting of the battles and the people that have defined the military branch’s history.
This year’s Costume Institute exhibition at the Met enlists Virginia Woolf as its ‘ghost narrator’ in an ingenious exploration of time as told through women’s clothing.
The restoration of Virginia’s Menokin plantation house takes a sophisticated, ambitious approach to historic preservation.
Though it boasts a rich collection of artifacts, the Peabody Essex Museum’s exhibition fails to make sense of the colonial-era frenzy.
A model Japanese house in Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park contains—and is the star attraction of—an exhibition celebrating four remarkable designers who worked together in 1930s Tokyo.
The newly reopened Maine Mineral & Gem Museum takes an enlightening, local approach to the story of deep time.
Even if you aren’t hitting the open road, web offerings from automotive museums can rev your engine.
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