The Twentieth Century is a surreal, irreverent anti-biopic of Canadian Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King.
Tag: history
Let’s Preserve Acts of History, Not Racist Monuments
We do not need to physically preserve these objects to preserve history. The Toppled Monuments Archive seeks to reroute the impulse to preserve these objects altogether.
Satisfy Your Wanderlust With Captivating Globes From the 17th and 18th Centuries
The British Library uploaded 3-D scans of its collection of celestial and terrestrial globes.
A Database of Fugitive Slave Ads Reveals Thousands of Untold Resistance Stories
Freedom on the Move from Cornell University is the first major digital database of fugitive slave ads from North America.
Revisiting MoMA’s Controversial 1940 Italian Renaissance Blockbuster
In 1940, a landmark Italian Renaissance exhibition made a stop at the Museum of Modern Art, leading visitors to question its commitment to the contemporary.
From Chocolate Gramophones to MP3s: The History of Sound in Images
The Art of Sound: A Visual History for Audiophiles by Terry Burrows is an illustrated history of recorded sound, from gramophones to the rise of digital.
An App Tells the Overlooked History of the Largest Slave Port in the Americas
The Museum of Yesterday is an augmented reality app that excavates the secret histories of Rio de Janeiro, including its major role in the transatlantic slave trade.
Folk Artist and Abolitionist Sheldon Peck to Be Honored with Historic Marker
A roadside marker in Jordan, New York, will commemorate the former home of 19th-century folk artist and abolitionist Sheldon Peck.
The Indian Removal Act Is on View at the National Archives for the First Time
Visitors can read the handwritten 1830 act that was signed by Andrew Jackson and led to the forced removal of indigenous tribes across the United States.
Penn Libraries Acquires Benjamin Franklin’s First Broadside, a Skull-Adorned Elegy
In 1723, a teenaged Benjamin Franklin created his first printing piece, a broadside elegy recently acquired by the University of Pennsylvania.
A Visit to New York City’s New Subterranean Archaeological Repository
In October, the Landmarks Preservation Commission opened its new research center where New York City’s archaeological collections are accessible to researchers for the first time.
The Challenge of Making a Permanent Exhibit About Mercurial New York
The Museum of the City of New York opens its first permanent exhibition, an ambitious multimedia journey through 400 years of the city’s turbulent history.