The Voice of the Muses: Museums in Cross Cultural Communication
The education that the museum has potential to provide can significantly influence the formation of an environment safe from discrimination.
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Liam Mclaughlan
- Nov 14
- 9 min
The Rationality of Emotional Responses to Fiction
'How can one have an emotional response to something they know isn't real?' This article explores the paradox between fiction and emotion.
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Eugenia Ivanova
- Nov 12
- 6 min
The Body as an Idea in Ancient Greece 101: The Culture of Late Antiquity
The art and philosophy of the period inspired the confidence that there is something larger and more powerful above an individual.
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Eugenia Ivanova
- Nov 6
- 7 min
The Body as an Idea in Ancient Greece 101: Ancient Greek Mythology
The Olympians were anthropomorphic in many respects and the mythological tradition implied the kinship of the Greeks with their gods.
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Dana Kit
- Nov 6
- 4 min
Venerable Venuses: Paleolithic Artifacts
The article explores an ancient artifact, the Venus of Willendorf, and ruminates on possible meanings in the modern world.
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Eugenia Ivanova
- Oct 30
- 6 min
The Body as an Idea in Ancient Greece 101: The Hellenistic Period
The person of the Hellenistic period acquires greater control over their destiny and body, which distinguishes the period.
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Eugenia Ivanova
- Oct 23
- 6 min
The Body as an Idea in Ancient Greece 101: The Athletic Body in Classical Athens
The athletic body in classical Athens was a source of admiration, as the closest to the idealistic godly image, yet impartially studied.
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Eugenia Ivanova
- Oct 10
- 7 min
How Modern is Modern Art: Thoughts on Picasso’s Composition with Skull
“Composition with Skull” by Pablo Picasso is imbued with the spirit of modernism and, nevertheless, is containing a lot of influences.
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Eugenia Ivanova
- Oct 2
- 8 min
The Body as an Idea in Ancient Greece 101: The Classical Period
The body in the classical tradition takes its central place in the culture and art of the period.
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Swarnila Saha
- Sep 11
- 9 min
Can Computers Be Creative?
The article explores the concept of creative intelligence in AI and makes the claim that AI can be creative when certain conditions are met.
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Eugenia Ivanova
- Sep 4
- 6 min
The Body as an Idea in Ancient Greece 101: The Archaic Period
“[…] strip to sow and strip to plough and strip to reap, if you wish to get in all Demeter's fruits in due season".
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Eugenia Ivanova
- Aug 28
- 6 min
The Body as an Idea in Ancient Greece 101: Heroic Nudity
Heroic nudity implied the depiction of an ideal naked body as an allegory of a complex of the highest human qualities.
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Nathan Hepp
- Aug 7
- 7 min
Jacques-Louis David: Political Revolutionary & Propagandist
Between the 16th and 17th of January 1792, hundreds of men voted on whether Louis XVI (1754-1793) should live. Among these voters was...
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Leonidas Michailidis
- Jul 11
- 8 min
Sala di Psyche: Palazzo del Te and Neoplatonism
Palazzo del Te is a villa built in Mantua, with construction lasting from 1524 to 1534.
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Elena Maiolini
- Jun 20
- 7 min
Polyglot, Multifaceted Architecture in New Orleans
Architecture is possibly the most comprehensive and eclectic form of art, and the multifaceted city of New Orleans is an emblematic example.
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Ana Isabel Bugeda Díaz
- Jun 16
- 5 min
Ophelia: The Iconic Shakespearean Heroine through Pre-Raphaelite Vision
The Pre-Raphaelites saw in Shakespeare’s Ophelia the ideal Victorian woman.
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Dino Mušić
- Jun 13
- 6 min
Borges' "The Circular Ruins" and Ruinous Enchantment
Through the analysis of Borges' short story, the article seeks to uncover the significance of ruins from a contemporary viewpoint.
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Antonella Cosentino
- Jun 5
- 5 min
Artistic Liberation in La Belle Époque
This article dives into the differences that existed in La Belle Époque regarding expressions of art.
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Analicia Garcia Priego
- May 30
- 6 min
Mexican Folk Art 101: Alebrijes
The second installment of this 101 series focuses on 'Alebrijes', their history, prevalence in modern popular culture, and their importance.
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Charlotte Hone
- May 17
- 5 min
The Art of Conversation
Can you remember your last truly great conversation? It might have been intense or lighthearted, even confrontational; it might have been...
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