by Leandra Velez | Nov 16, 2016 | 2016, archive
The meaning of the word Athenæum sheds some light on the role of the Redwood Library and Atheneum in Newport. In colonial Newport, people were busy building, working, doing business and surviving. In 1747, some of the town’s men decided they need to do more;...
by Leandra Velez | Nov 9, 2016 | 2016, archive
After the Florence Flood: Saving Vasari’s ‘Last Supper’ New York Times, By PAULA DEITZ Nov. 3, 2016 FLORENCE, ITALY — In early morning light, the low buildings lining both sides of the Arno River here glow in their myriad shades of ochre, like the shallow river...
by Leandra Velez | Nov 2, 2016 | 2016, archive
Museums are reaching out to younger and global audiences, using emoji-style art history and innovative Snapchats. See what they are doing, and look up the Los Angeles County Museum of Art Snapchat. The New Social Media Darlings Published in the New York Times Special...
by Leandra Velez | Oct 19, 2016 | 2016, archive
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York announced a severe round of job cuts and budget restructuring this past spring to general alarm. With 6.3 Million visitors each year, and the eye popping profits in its retail shops (they RAKE, with profits ranging $25-30...
by Leandra Velez | Oct 11, 2016 | 2016, archive
If you can stand a little chemistry geeky jargon (plumbonacrite anyone?), this is a pretty fascinating article about how chemists can sleuth out exactly how a painting’s colors have faded, in this case Vincent Van Gogh’s paintings. Once they figure out the...
