America’s Founding Documents Take a Trip Around the Country
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America’s Founding Documents Take a Trip Around the Country

Now in Houston, the Freedom Plane is bringing original documents to eight cities across the United States for the nation’s 250th birthday celebration.

Welcome a Spritely, Warm, and Delightful ‘Lionel Bart’s Oliver!’
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Welcome a Spritely, Warm, and Delightful ‘Lionel Bart’s Oliver!’

The revival enchants with vibrant performances and cheerful music, showcasing a heartwarming tale of innocence and love.

Tune in Today: Giuseppe Verdi’s Unforgettable ‘La donna è mobile’
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Tune in Today: Giuseppe Verdi’s Unforgettable ‘La donna è mobile’

The highlight of Verdi’s ‘Rigoletto’ is sung by villain, the Duke of Mantua.

From Canvas to Country: How Gilbert Stuart Defined America’s Leaders
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From Canvas to Country: How Gilbert Stuart Defined America’s Leaders

Gilbert Stuart established the tradition of presidential portraits by painting the likeness of the first six presidents.

Honoring Clint Black’s Uncompromising Career
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Honoring Clint Black’s Uncompromising Career

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum exhibit showcases Clint Black’s 40 years of hit songwriting and touring.

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From Canvas to Country: How Gilbert Stuart Defined America’s Leaders

From Canvas to Country: How Gilbert Stuart Defined America’s Leaders

Gilbert Stuart established the tradition of presidential portraits by painting the likeness of the first six presidents.

Restoring the Soul in Art: An Interview With Michael Curtis

Restoring the Soul in Art: An Interview With Michael Curtis

The ‘classive’ artist talks about the return to what is truly beautiful and classical in art in order to ‘Make America Beautiful Again.’

Rosalba Carriera Peale: A Granddaughter’s Brushstrokes

Rosalba Carriera Peale: A Granddaughter’s Brushstrokes

In this installment of ‘The Art of Liberty,’ we meet another member of the artistically gifted Peale family.

An Invitation to the Ducal Palace in Gubbio at The Met

An Invitation to the Ducal Palace in Gubbio at The Met

Inside the ’studiolo,' visitors are transported to a ruler’s retreat in a 15th-century Italian palace.

TEFAF New York Opens: Prestigious Art Fair Blooms for a Limited Time

TEFAF New York Opens: Prestigious Art Fair Blooms for a Limited Time

The annual art fair brings together international dealers to showcase their work throughout the 16 historic, period rooms at Manhattan’s Park Avenue Armory.

The Civil War Painting That Made Winslow Homer’s Reputation

The Civil War Painting That Made Winslow Homer’s Reputation

The artist’s experience at the battlefront had a lasting effect on his art.

The Getty’s Stupendous Dutch Still Life Acquisitions

The Getty’s Stupendous Dutch Still Life Acquisitions

Two works by Dutch Golden Age painters Pieter Claesz and Jan Davidsz. de Heem mark the first works by these artists to enter the museum’s collection.

The Uncanny Natural World of Illustrator Ernst Haeckel

The Uncanny Natural World of Illustrator Ernst Haeckel

With an emphasis on symmetry, complexity, and wonder, the German illustrator bridged art and science in ways few of his contemporaries could match.

Welcome a Spritely, Warm, and Delightful ‘Lionel Bart’s Oliver!’

Welcome a Spritely, Warm, and Delightful ‘Lionel Bart’s Oliver!’

The revival enchants with vibrant performances and cheerful music, showcasing a heartwarming tale of innocence and love.

Tune in Today: Giuseppe Verdi’s Unforgettable ‘La donna è mobile’

Tune in Today: Giuseppe Verdi’s Unforgettable ‘La donna è mobile’

The highlight of Verdi’s ‘Rigoletto’ is sung by villain, the Duke of Mantua.

They Grew Up on 15-Second Videos. Now They Sit Through 3-Hour Operas.

They Grew Up on 15-Second Videos. Now They Sit Through 3-Hour Operas.

It’s more than nostalgia: Young people are ditching screens for symphonies.

‘Late Shift’: The Care Required in Health Care

‘Late Shift’: The Care Required in Health Care

This installment of ‘Movies for Young Adults’ exalts empathy, but warns that for it to be maintainable, it must be mutual.

‘All the Way Home’: Heaven, on Earth?

‘All the Way Home’: Heaven, on Earth?

This installment of ‘Movies for Young Adults’ envisages faith as the ideal center of a family.

Jimmy Stewart: From Academy Award Winner to Wartime Hero

Jimmy Stewart: From Academy Award Winner to Wartime Hero

In this installment of ‘When Character Counted,’ we look at a man whose love of country superseded his career and inspired his fellow Americans.

‘Rise Again’: What Stan Rogers’s Greatest Song Teaches Us About Hope

‘Rise Again’: What Stan Rogers’s Greatest Song Teaches Us About Hope

A ship sinks, lives are shattered, yet a crew chooses to fight back. Stan Rogers’s ‘The Mary Ellen Carter’ offers a realistic, powerful anthem for rising again.

The Breakers: Grace and Grandeur

The Breakers: Grace and Grandeur

In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we tour the Vanderbilt’s Gilded Age masterpiece.

Herakles and Geryon: Journey to the Edge of the World

Herakles and Geryon: Journey to the Edge of the World

Herakles’s 10th Labor becomes a test of endurance, as he journeys to the edge of the world to reclaim life and order from chaos.

Hearst Castle: The ‘Art Fever’ and an Inspired Vision

Hearst Castle: The ‘Art Fever’ and an Inspired Vision

In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we tour the famed castle that overlooks the bluffs of California’s Central Coast.

Tratzberg Castle: A Living Legend in the Tyrolean Alps

Tratzberg Castle: A Living Legend in the Tyrolean Alps

In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we visit Austria’s best preserved late-Gothic to early-Renaissance fortress.

Russell Senate Office Building: A Complement to the Capitol

Russell Senate Office Building: A Complement to the Capitol

In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we admire a beaux arts building used by U.S. Senators and staff.

Topkapi Palace: A Mosaic of Majesty and Marvels

Topkapi Palace: A Mosaic of Majesty and Marvels

In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we visit a palace complex that served as the heart of the Ottoman Empire.

Palácio da Bolsa: Colossal Neoclassical

Palácio da Bolsa: Colossal Neoclassical

In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we marvel at Porto, Portugal’s extravagant Stock Exchange Palace.

How to Shoot Award-Winning Photographs

How to Shoot Award-Winning Photographs

Professional photographer Renee Luo shares the fundamentals of great photography, according to traditional aesthetics.

Winners of NTD’s 5th International Photography Competition Announced

Winners of NTD’s 5th International Photography Competition Announced

The Gold Award winner said he wants to share a message through his photography, which is that the world needs truthfulness, compassion, and forbearance.

Honoring Clint Black’s Uncompromising Career

Honoring Clint Black’s Uncompromising Career

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum exhibit showcases Clint Black’s 40 years of hit songwriting and touring.

Tune in Today: Love Across Decades: Johannes Brahms and Clara Schumann

Tune in Today: Love Across Decades: Johannes Brahms and Clara Schumann

A lifelong bond between Johannes Brahms and Clara Schumann inspired music, letters, and enduring mystery.

Tune in Today: John Philip Sousa’s Legacy

Tune in Today: John Philip Sousa’s Legacy

A valid history of American music must the composer John Philip Sousa, known as ‘The March King.’

Stephen Foster: The Father of American Music

Stephen Foster: The Father of American Music

In this installment of ‘The Art of Liberty,’ Stephen Foster brings his popular songs to the common people.

Blake Shelton’s Hit Song About Maternal Bonds

Blake Shelton’s Hit Song About Maternal Bonds

The country musician revived his early hit ‘The Baby’ after the song’s long absence.

America’s Founding Documents Take a Trip Around the Country

America’s Founding Documents Take a Trip Around the Country

Now in Houston, the Freedom Plane is bringing original documents to eight cities across the United States for the nation’s 250th birthday celebration.

Compromise, Panic, and the Founding of the New York Stock Exchange

Compromise, Panic, and the Founding of the New York Stock Exchange

In ‘This Week in History,’ Alexander Hamilton proposes federal assumption of state debts, leading to speculation and America’s first financial panic.

Standing Tall: A Helicopter Pilot Stops a Massacre

Standing Tall: A Helicopter Pilot Stops a Massacre

This installment of ‘When Courage Counted’ features Hugh Thompson and his heroic crewmates who helped end the My Lai Massacre during the Vietnam War.

The Forgotten First Fleet: Origins of the US Coast Guard

The Forgotten First Fleet: Origins of the US Coast Guard

From Alexander Hamilton’s “sentinels of the laws” to modern rescues, discover how the Revenue Marine Service evolved into today’s heroic U.S. Coast Guard.

The War Hero Who Introduced Edison’s Phonograph to Europe

The War Hero Who Introduced Edison’s Phonograph to Europe

In this installment of ‘Profiles in History,’ George Gouraud begins life in tragedy but becomes the great promoter of American technology.

Harriet Cany Peale: Artist of the Hudson River School

Harriet Cany Peale: Artist of the Hudson River School

In this installment of ‘The Art of Liberty,' a student of Rembrandt Peale enters the Peale artistic dynasty.

Finding Meaning in Aging: W.B. Yeats’s ‘Sailing to Byzantium’

Finding Meaning in Aging: W.B. Yeats’s ‘Sailing to Byzantium’

The poet intended to convey our search for eternity, a search that intensifies as we age.

The Wisdom of Lived Experience Distilled Into Phrases

The Wisdom of Lived Experience Distilled Into Phrases

Author Yahia Lababidi speaks on the power of the aphorism for ‘wisdom surfaces where the powerful are not looking.’

‘Thirteen Perfect Fugitives’: An FBI Agent’s Hunt for Stolen Art

‘Thirteen Perfect Fugitives’: An FBI Agent’s Hunt for Stolen Art

Geoffrey Kelly recalls his investigation into the 1990 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist.