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Join the Getty for Ancient Rome at Home, November 9–13

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Join the Getty museum for Ancient Rome at Home, November 9–13

Escape to the past during this free, week-long virtual event series. Explore Roman daily life with recipes, a makeover inspired by a mummy portrait, print-at-home board games, and a brand-new tabletop role-playing game. Join us on Zoom for live chats with Getty experts, nightly trivia challenges, and more!

Learn more and Register for events now

Check out the schedule here!

Live Event Schedule

  • Monday, November 9

    • 11:00 am: Lifestyles of the Rich and Roman
    • 1:00 pm: Secrets of Isidora
    • 3:00 pm: Playing Knucklebones
    • 7:00 pm: Trivia Challenge!

  • Tuesday, November 10

    • 11:00 am: Roman Glass Makeup Containers for
      Ancient Eyeliner
    • 1:00 pm: Conserving a Roman Bronze Statue
    • 3:00 pm: Drawing Isidora
    • 7:00 pm: Trivia Challenge!

  • Wednesday, November 11

    • 11:00 am: Greek and Roman Comedy
    • 1:00 pm: Drawing Isidora
    • 3:00 pm: Young Love
    • 7:00 pm: Trivia Challenge!

  • Thursday, November 12

    • 11:00 am: Games and Play
    • 1:00 pm: Scanning Ivories in 3-D
    • 3:00 pm: Odyssey Objects
    • 7:00 pm: Trivia Challenge!

  • Friday the 13th

    • 11:00 am: Pazuzu the Demon
    • 1:00 pm: Lives of a Black Cat
    • 3:00 pm: Curses!
    • 7:00 pm: Trivia Challenge!

 

Iconic Plague Images Are Often Not What They Seem

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For those interested in Art History NPR recently released a story about how many of the images we associate with the plague actually depict leprosy or smallpox. In fact, there are very few images of the Black Death from the time of the scourge.  To see more of the images and an explanation check out the story here

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Bauhaus Special Collection images available online

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Home to one of the first and largest collections devoted to the Bauhaus, Harvard Art Museums now has a new, online resource that makes it easier to navigate these holdings. Over 32,000 Bauhaus-related objects of a variety of media are now easily searchable through the Bauhaus Special Collection by keyword, title, artist, medium, date, and theme.

 The Harvard Art Museums hold one of the first and largest collections relating to the Bauhaus, the 20th century’s most influential school of art and design. Active during the years of Germany’s Weimar Republic (1919–33), the Bauhaus aimed to unite artists, architects, and craftsmen in the utopian project of designing a new world

Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History from the Met

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History is funded by the Heilbrunn Foundation, New Tamarind Foundation, and Zodiac Fund. The Timeline is a chronological, geographical, and thematic exploration of the history of art from around the world, as illustrated by the Museum’s collection. It is an invaluable reference and research tool for students, educators, scholars, and anyone interested in the study of art history and related subjects.
It includes world maps, timelines, thematic essays, art, and indexes

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Historic Cities

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The website Historic Cities is a partnership between the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Jewish National and University Library. It contains historical maps, literature, and documents, and the sites creators are interested in user contributions. Maps of the Holy Land, Ancient Jerusalem and maps of over 50 countries are available in high and low resolution.