TED Talks
TED: Why museums are returning cultural treasures | Chip Colwell
Archaeologist and curator Chip Colwell collects artifacts for his museum, but he also returns them to where they came from. In a thought-provoking talk, he shares how some museums are confronting their legacies of stealing spiritual...
Be Smart
Your #ScienceWoman Heroes
We teamed up with Amy Poehler's Smart Girls to ask you who your #sciencewoman heroes are. Here's what you told us!
Great Big Story
Behind the scenes at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum
Discover the hidden treasures of the Smithsonian Museum, where experts manage 144 million objects, aiding research on biodiversity, climate change, and more.
Great Big Story
Behind the Scenes at the Smithsonian, Meet the Curators
Explore the hidden world of the Smithsonian's curators who manage over 144 million objects.
Great Big Story
Behind the Scenes at the National Museum of Natural History
Explore the hidden world of the museum's extensive collections and the fascinating stories they tell.
History Hit
Africa, The Unknown History of Humankind: African heritage
How is African heritage handled today in terms of preservation? How are communities in Africa preserving their history? Africa, The Unknown History of Humankind, Part 4
The Art Assignment
Having a Coke with Frank O'Hara
Frank O'Hara is best known for his poetry, but in this Art Cooking we explore his life as a poet as well as an art curator at MoMA.
Earth Rangers
All Kinds of Dinosaurs
Paleontologists learn about dinosaurs by searching for and studying fossils, which provide evidence about how a living dinosaur would have looked or acted. They use what they learn to teach others. Occasionally, paleontologists make a...
History Hit
Africa, The Unknown History of Humankind: African culture and communities
How does the culture vary across the continent? How has colonialism affected African culture and its development? Africa, The Unknown History of Humankind, Part 2
History Hit
Africa, The Unknown History of Humankind: Unknown African history and its influences
What are the very early histories of Africa that are important that are unknown to us? How has African culture influenced the west over the centuries? Africa, The Unknown History of Humankind, Part 3
History Hit
Africa, The Unknown History of Humankind: African history
What drew Gus Casely-Hayford to researching African history? What aspects of African history and culture are commonly overlooked? Africa, The Unknown History of Humankind, Part 1
Curated Video
Venice Special (Biennale): Great Art Cities Explained:
In the third of a new series, James Payne and Joanne Shurvell combine their love of Art and Travel, as they travel to Venice for the world’s oldest and greatest art exhibition, the Venice Biennale. The 59th International Venice Biennale...
The Art Assignment
What's a Curator? | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios
PBS Digital Studio's The Art Assignment asks what the title "curator" really means, both traditionally and as it is used today. Can you be a curator of vintage sneakers? Let's talk about it in the comments.
History Hit
Africa, The Unknown History of Humankind: African arts influence on the greats
How has African art influenced some of our great artists? What has been the biggest challenge but biggest highlight in Gus Casely-Hayfords career? Africa, The Unknown History of Humankind, Part 6
History Hit
Africa, The Unknown History of Humankind: Africans and pop culture
What are Gus Casely-Hayford's views of Africans in popular culture? How does "word", "symbol", and "song" work together and what makes them so powerful? Africa, The Unknown History of Humankind, Part 5
Curated Video
A Miami exhibit of works by noted Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei is still on display after vase valued at $1-million was shattered by a visitor. (Feb. 18)
A U.S. artist faces a criminal charge after police say he smashed a $1 million vase by Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei at Miami's new art museum to protest what he called its favoritism for international rather than local art.
Maximo...
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Los Angeles County Museum of Art: The Magnificent Eleven
Listen to curators at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art discuss their favorite pieces in the museum's permanent collection. Learn about the knowledge and skills working curators are expected to have in their breadth of subject...
Smithsonian Institution
Hirshhorn Museum Podcast: Morris Louis Now: An American Master Revisited
Learn about the American abstract painter Morris Louis in this podcast of the curator of the exhbition "Morris Louis Now: An American Master Revisited" at the Hirshorn Museum, talking about the exhibition.
Smithsonian Institution
Hirshhorn Museum Podcast: Associate Curator Evelyn Hankins on Alexander Calder
Learn about the work of Alexander Calder in the collection of the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington D.C., in this podcast of curator Evelyn Hankins discussing the Calder's work. [15:35]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Careers in Art History: Lesson 2
This lesson will explore some of the careers that require a knowledge of art history. It is 2 of 3 in the series titled "Careers in Art History."