Table of Contents May/June 2022
Secrets of Scotland’s Viking Age Hoard
The World of Egyptian Demons
Fit for Fighting
To Live and Die in Pompeii
Unearthing the unusual burial of a freedman who gained entrée into the city’s top social ranks
Category Archives: History
Views: Animated History Of 30 Iconic Chair Designs
These 30 images are 30 portraits, or 30 chairs, depending on how one chooses to observe them. One can send rational information to the brain to recognize a chair through practical competence, or leave it free to search for an intuitive and open association to discover a face. 30 iconic design chairs are transformed into characters with personality and expressiveness that live, speak and breathe in a parallel universe.
Previews: Humanities Magazine – Spring 2022
HUMANITIES: The Magazine of the National Endowment for the Humanities
In This Issue
Dueling: the Violence of Gentlemen
What honor required of men.
Politics and the Psyche
During World War II, François Tosquelles treated patients by addressing the sickness of society
A New Museum For First Americans
Oklahoma
The Cotswolds: A History Of The Village Of Naunton
Not far from Stow-on-the-Wold, the village of Naunton sits in a small valley along the river Windrush. Our travelling companion Herbert Evans didn’t have much to say for the place, but we still certainly found it to be a peaceful spot.
Naunton is a village in Gloucestershire, England. It lies on the River Windrush in the Cotswolds, an area of outstanding natural beauty. Stow-on-the-Wold is about 6 miles to the east.
Architecture: National Mall In Washington DC
Architectural Digest takes you to Washington, D.C. for a walking tour of The National Mall with architect Nicholas Potts, highlighting some complex architectural details hidden in plain sight. The development of our nation’s capitol was drastically reimagined by 1902’s McMillan plan, implemented primarily to improve the design of the city’s monuments and parks.
Nick Potts brings this evolution to life, highlighting some remaining vestiges of 19th century D.C. while explaining how the city changed around them – including the White House itself.
Short Films: ‘The Legend of Ñaymlap’ – An Andean Origin Story Of Peru (2022)
In the Denver Art Museum’s Art of the Ancient Americas galleries, we worked with Mexico City-based animators Hola Combo to create animations to help tell the origin stories that explain the relationship between ancient American communities and the their environment. For the Andes, we chose a story that loosely relates to the works on display. “The Legend of Ñaymlap” is an ancient story from Peru’s northern coastal communities and supposedly records the origins of the Sicán or Lambayeque dynasty (about 750–1375 CE). Within this origin story, there is a moral about the relationship between the deities and the land. As the ruler turns away from the deities, rain and floods devastate the land, starving the community.
Previews: Smithsonian Magazine – May 2022
FEATURES
There’s Plenty of Juice on Block Island
Block Island, off the New England coast, overcame political strife to lead the way on energy independence
Welcome Back
A hunting ban has fostered the return of a nearly extinct species
Why Did the Salamander Cross the Road?
To reproduce, of course. And a band of volunteers gathers at night to help it—and countless other amphibians—get to the other side
Making the Connection
In the sparse Utah desert, the vital contributions of these 19th-century laborers are finally coming to light
Italian Renaissance
Take a photographic tour through the country’s effort to revitalize its rural towns
Cotswolds View: History Of Temple Guiting (4K)
Temple Guiting is a few miles away from Guiting Power, and has a wonderfully grand church with historical connections to the Knights Templar. The Knights Templar were a Holy Order that many associate with the Crusades. The village is another spectacular hidden gem, a classic English village.
Views: Marrakech – Heart Of Medieval Morocco
Morocco is a land of a thousand colours, with green, red, blue, ochre, and white dominating. We shall travel through the kingdom’s most stunning spots using these five colors. From the royal elegance of Marrakesh to the secrets of Ouarzazate, we’ll visit iconic cities brimming with energy and passion, providing artists with endless inspiration.
Despite the various changes brought about by modern society, Moroccans are striving hard to maintain traditions and historical skills. The series also brings us to more intimate areas, such as palm groves, oases, and dunes, where colourful vistas of palm groves, oases, and dunes abound.
We’ll meet the people who live there and work to preserve the natural beauty of the area. Morocco is a unique tapestry of landscapes that takes the observer on a dream-like trip from the seaside to the mountain heights.
Views: ‘Seeing The Samurai’ With Japanese Armour
This fascinating Japanese armour was part of the first diplomatic gift between Japan and Britain. It is over 400 years old and one of the first documented Japanese armours to have been seen on British soil.
Learn more about this amazing object in this short film. See the armour in our exhibition Japan: Courts and Culture at The Queen’s Gallery, London from 8 April 2022 – 26 February 2023.
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