Tag: history
The History Timline Of Cartier
Most big fashion and jewelry design houses didn’t start out as big multinational affairs. In fact, almost all of them began through a special combination of skills and endurance. This is the Cartier story.
An introduction to the Wallace Collection
The Wallace Collection is a museum in London occupying Hertford House in Manchester Square, the former townhouse of the Seymour family, Marquesses of Hertford. It is named after Sir Richard Wallace, who built the extensive collection, along with the Marqu...
Introduction to The Frick Collection
To celebrate its 75th anniversary in 2010, The Frick Collection launched a new orientation film. Narrated by members of the Frick's senior staff, this eleven-minute presentation was produced and directed by the award-winning filmmaker Christopher Noey.
Exhibition Tour—In America: An Anthology of Fashion with Andrew Bolton
Join Andrew Bolton, the Wendy Yu Curator in Charge of The Costume Institute, on a tour of the exhibition "In America: An Anthology of Fashion"—the second in a two-part exhibition exploring fashion in the United States.
What's the Longest Word?
Before we decide from a long list of contenders, we'll have to figure out what the word "word" really means...
Instruments of the Orchestra
In this video, we take a tour around a symphony orchestra, seeing and hearing examples of each instrument in turn, starting with the string section, travelling through the woodwind, brass, and percussion, and finishing with the piano and harp. Enjoy!
A Chicken Curry From 1807 America
A New System of Domestic Cookery was first published in America in 1807, after debuting in London in 1806. Curry was an extremely popular, and fashionable dish and had been for at least 50 years previous to this. Any chic restaurant that wanted to be rele...
Making Candles The Old Fashioned Way
Today I will show you 2 different methods. Firstly we have dreaded candle molds and then we have the dipping method.
Easy Guide to Appreciating Classical Music
Jumping into the world of classical music can be overwhelming, given the near 6-centuries-worth of music available. Nick Douglas shows you where to start.
What is Classical Music? A Quick Introduction to Classical Music
What is Classical Music? It can be a vast and intimidating ocean of music to dive into. We'll talk about what classical music is, what it isn't, explore its definition, and see how it's part of all our lives. Hopefully this introduction can help you begin...
A Quick History of Opera (In 10 minutes!)
In this video we explore the wonderful world of Opera, and give you a quick run-down of it's history... in just 10 minutes!
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Jean-Michel Basquiat was an American artist who rose to success during the 1980s as part of the Neo-expressionism movement.
Hieronymus Bosch's "600 Year Old Butt Song From Hell"
In the painting, this music is being written on the ass of the damned by the tongue of a bloated serpent-man.
The Screwed-Up History of English Spelling
The English spelling system is a MESS... arguably more than any other language. How did it get this way?
Monsters in the Closet
A History of LGBT Representation in Horror Cinema (Video essay)