Daniel Chester French was at work in his Massachusetts summer home and studio in 1914, when he was commissioned to … More
Tag: Culture
Nemours Estate Gardens
If the gardens and mansion at Alfred I. du Pont’s Delaware estate, Nemours, were built to impress, they were also … More
Dance in the Time of Covid: A Close Up of the New York City Dance Scene: Where are we now and where are we going?
Live dance has been particularly devastated by the pandemic. Dancers are most alive when they breathe the same air, touch … More
Art in the Time of Covid, Part II
Artists not only reflect the state of humanity but often help to show the path to what we can become … More
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: A Gift to the City of Boston
Wandering through her neo-renaissance Florentine palazzo, now the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, you can’t help wishing you’d been invited to … More
Challenge and Transformation at New York’s Museum of Chinese in America
The 40th anniversary of New York City’s Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) in 2020 was anything but typical of … More
Sharing Immigrants’ Stories at New York’s Tenement Museum
While many house museums in America present the lives of famous or wealthy individuals, the Tenement Museum on New York … More
Lindsborg, Kansas: Little Sweden of the Plains
Following in the footsteps of its resourceful founders, today’s Lindsborg artfully blends old traditions with the forces of modern life. … More
Creating Change: Mural Arts Philadelphia
Philadelphia’s famous citywide gallery of outdoor murals is both an icon like the city’s historic sites and a force to … More
Center for Traditional Music and Dance Takes the Pandemic by Storm with Beat of the Boroughs
Founded in 1968, the Center for Traditional Music and Dance (CTMD) supports New York City’s immigrant communities to sustain their … More
