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AI and Music: A Study in Mechanical Dreams and Recursive Hallucinations
In Part Three of the series we will be exploring sonic AI tools, an area quickly transforming the music landscape
Brueghel & Rubens, a Fruitful Partnership
This talk explores friendship of 2 admired painters who teamed up to profit from each other’s strengths: Peter Paul Rubens and Jan Brueghel the Elder.
Faithful, Fierce, and Fashionable: how the Dog became Man’s Best Friend
This lecture explores the evolving place of the dog in societies around the world, from ancient civilizations to the modern living room.
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Forever Friends: the Art of the Friendship Portrait
This online talk explores friendship in early modern Europe (1400-1800) through portrait painting.
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Friendship in Sufism and Buddhism
An interactive talk, followed by a discussion, about the many meanings of friendship—ranging from ordinary and spiritual companionship, to a relationship with the Divine—in both Sufism and Buddhism as well as other traditions.
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Looking to Heal: the Art of Memorial
This lecture will introduce artist Maya Lin and her most famous monuments. We will explore her innovative and quite controversial perspective on a memorial as a site of introspection rather than glory.
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Portable Works of Art
Many early European paintings were made to be carried with you. To be reminded of your loved ones and to pray for. Not meant to be hung on a wall these images have fronts and backs of equal importance, they often have intricate encasings, and they were meant to be handled: kissed, stroked and looked after.…
From Angels to Advocates: The Changing Role of the Nurse Through the Centuries
Often overlooked in the grand narratives of medical history, the nurse has been both a silent witness and active agent in the evolution of healthcare. From medieval monastic infirmaries to the battlefields of Crimea, from Victorian asylums to the wards of the COVID-19 pandemic, the role of the nurse has shifted, expanded, and been fiercely…
Care as Activism: a Brief History of Quilting from the 19th Century to the Present
The history of quilts is a history of love, resistance and freedom. Typically stitched from scrap cloth into elaborate designs through meticulous hand-stitching, quilt making is the act of transforming the discarded into a treasured textile. It is an art with a history of hardship, innovation and eventual freedom. In the history of the United…
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Florentine Vision, A Renaissance Revolution
The Early Renaissance in Florence was more than just a period of artistic flourishing; it was a watershed moment in the history of visual culture. The way people perceived and represented the world underwent a profound transformation, driven by a confluence of artistic innovation, philosophical inquiry, and scientific curiosity. At the heart of this revolution…
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Cultural Interpretations of Optical Illusions
This shared yet diverse fascination with visual illusions connects people across history and geography, offering a window into how we understand—and sometimes question—the nature of the world around us.
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Meaning & Cultural Institutions: From Passive to Interactive
Museums and galleries are not passive containers of objects; they are active meaning-makers. But how exactly is meaning created by cultural institutions?
