“Visitors will traverse an arc of galleries that lead chronologically through the revolution, from its beginnings in disgruntled Boston to its conclusion on the fields of Yorktown and beyond, to the treaty of Paris and the writing of the U.S. Constitution in Philadelphia. The dramatic highlight of this presentation will be a full gallery for display of the museum’s most intriguing artifact – Washington’s field tent [from Valley Forge].”
Category: visual
Medieval Graffiti, And All The Things We Can Learn From It
For one thing, explains historian and archaeologist Matthew Champion, there’s a lot of it, especially in churches – faces, hands, personal marks, horses, geese, “witch marks” made with compasses, sailing ships, demons (but no angels) – and it provides some of the only direct evidence we have of the medieval European 99%.
There’s A Full-Size Replica Of The Sistine Chapel Touring Mexico
“Rising on the Plaza de la República [in Mexico City], the massive structure marks the first time the Vatican has given permission to reproduce the chapel on this scale … Michelangelo’s paintings are photographic reproductions printed on canvas, their religious scenes composed of over 2.6 million images each about an inch large.”
Visual Artists In England Now Have Their Own Union
“Artists’ Union England (AUE) has been formally certified as the first trade union representing visual, applied and socially engaged artists in England. … The founding group of visual artists initially launched the union in May 2014, but obtaining [certification] was a three-year process that began in 2013.”
Vast Ancient Cities Discovered Beneath The Jungles Of Cambodia
“The new cities were found by firing lasers to the ground from a helicopter to produce extremely detailed imagery of the Earth’s surface. The airborne laser scanners had also identified large numbers of mysterious geometric patterns formed from earthen embankments, which could have been gardens. Experts in the archaeological world agree these are the most significant archaeological discoveries in recent years.”
This Is The First Known Museum
“The Medici recognized the value of a physical space that would demonstrate their position and power: the Palazzo Medici, a domineering Renaissance palace, commissioned by Cosimo de’ Medici in the 1440s, was where it all began.”
Massive Unknown Monument Discovered ‘Hiding In Plain Sight’ In Petra
“Archaeologists … used high-resolution satellite imagery followed by aerial drone photography and ground surveys to locate and document the structure. They report that the monument is roughly as long as an Olympic-size swimming pool and twice as wide. It sits only about half a mile (800 meters) south of the center of the ancient city.”
Smithsonian Decides On Partnership With V&A Rather Than Full-Fledged London Branch
“The Smithsonian has abandoned its plan to open its first stand-alone exhibition space in London, deciding instead to partner with the Victoria and Albert Museum in its new space at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, officials said Monday. The decision represents a significant retreat from the Smithsonian’s original plan to occupy a 40,000-square foot venue in the cultural complex.”
Watch Video Of The Pigeons-With-Lights-In-The-Brooklyn-Sky-At-Dusk Piece
“In the artist Duke Riley’s project Fly by Night, he sets two thousand homing pigeons, outfitted with L.E.D. lights, into motion. Riley’s objective? For people simply to notice the birds, the people, and the city that surrounds them.”
How Did A New York Fashion Collective Turn The Berlin Biennale Into A Sick Joke?
“Welcome to the LOL biennial. And brace yourselves.”