What will the future look like? That’s the big question posed by a new exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Eighty designers from around the world have put their imaginations to work, leveraging both anxiety and excitement over...

The blockbuster exhibit of the year celebrates Leonardo da Vinci, 500 years after his death. People are flocking to the Louvre Museum in Paris to see the work of the master, who was born in Italy, died in France and personified the...

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...

We teamed up with Amy Poehler's Smart Girls to ask you who your #sciencewoman heroes are. Here's what you told us!

Howcast - The first step in restoring brass is a good cleaning but, though you want to be tough on dirt and grime, you want to go easy on this precious metal.

Pupil outcome: I can combine the formal elements and curate my work. Key learning points: - Natural forms have shape. - Shapes can be joined and moulded to create forms. - Artists can show different textures with clay, using clay tools....

Explore the hidden world of the Smithsonian's curators who manage over 144 million objects.<br/>

Discover the hidden treasures of the Smithsonian Museum, where experts manage 144 million objects, aiding research on biodiversity, climate change, and more.

Explore the hidden world of the Smithsonian's curators who manage over 144 million objects.

Explore the hidden world of the museum's extensive collections and the fascinating stories they tell.

How is African heritage handled today in terms of preservation? How are communities in Africa preserving their history?<br/>
Africa, The Unknown History of Humankind, Part 4

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.

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...

How does the culture vary across the continent? How has colonialism affected African culture and its development?<br/>
Africa, The Unknown History of Humankind, Part 2

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?<br/>
Africa, The Unknown History of Humankind, Part 3

What drew Gus Casely-Hayford to researching African history? What aspects of African history and culture are commonly overlooked?<br/>
Africa, The Unknown History of Humankind, Part 1

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.



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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.

How has African art influenced some of our great artists? What has been the biggest challenge but biggest highlight in Gus Casely-Hayfords career?<br/>
Africa, The Unknown History of Humankind, Part 6

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?<br/>
Africa, The Unknown History of Humankind, Part 5

The Winnipeg Art Gallery will showcase an 8,000-piece collection of Inuit art that is on loan from the Nunavut government

For curator Kelly Wolf, this charcoal project represents the idea of the Keeping Six Arts Collective.

Exhibit curator Marie Sinclair says the Hamilton miniatures members created emphasize the idea that everyone belongs in the city.

The Canadian Canoe Museum in Peterborough, Ont., has the biggest collection of canoes in the world but it has lived in a cramped — and dry — former canoe factory nowhere near any body of water. But that is about to change when it moves...