Theatre ticketing platform TodayTix is hosting its annual ticket sale, and we rounded up the best deals on Broadway shows, attractions, experiences, and more. It’s the greatest time of year: the time when Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals let you save on everything on your must-buy list, whether it’s for holiday gifts, plans for
Premies Mondays, Nov. 20 – Dec. 11, 2023 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! The Spanish Conquest laid the ground for 300 years of colonial rule which made Spain the richest country in Europe and divided Mexico with a class system that still affects today’s society. After the conquest,
Over the past five years, dozens of significant European painting galleries at The Met have been shuttered as staff restored the museum’s skylights and carefully conserved the centuries-old artworks. Now, after years of effort, 45 galleries are finally reopening, showcasing famed works in vivid detail and radiant natural light. “Look Again: European Paintings 1300–1800” features more than 700
The awards, presented by the Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies, celebrate the world’s best buildings of the past three years. HOK’s seven winning projects span multiple building typologies, including transportation, healthcare, mixed-use, workplace and adaptive reuse. The list of HOK’s winning projects
During the Hindu festival of Diwali, intricate neon-hued sand decorations called rangoli embellish the entrances of homes across India and the diaspora, their presence intended to ward off evil and usher in good fortune. At a recent Diwali dinner party at the Mumbai restaurant Masque, its owner, Aditi Dugar, 40, and chef, Varun Totlani, 31,
CNN — When the Kimbell Art Museum secured Jean Siméon Chardin’s “The Basket of Wild Strawberries” at auction for almost 24.4 million euros ($26.4 million) last March, the Texas institution expected the painting to join its small but valuable collection of European masterpieces. But a month later, France’s culture ministry denied the 18th-century artwork an
LUANDA, Angola — The U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa (USAFE-AFAFRICA) Band’s Five Star Brass toured through Angola in honor of Angolan National Day, Nov. 4-13, 2023. The band partnered with the Angolan government as a way to celebrate the 48th anniversary of the nation’s independence, as well
In 1968, a team of historians created a research group dedicated to identifying the work of the Dutch painter Rembrandt using the latest scientific techniques. The group, called the Rembrandt Research Project, sought to find a better way to distinguish between paintings by the prolific painter and his copycats, said Jeffrey Taylor, art advisor at
In “Where All Good Flappers Go: Essential Stories of the Jazz Age,” Dr. David Earle has assembled a collection of colorful short stories written primarily in the 1920s that celebrate the awe-inspiring charm of flappers: young women from the era who embraced an irreverent persona and unconventional attitude. Earle is chair of the University of
Syrian American artist Diana Al-Hadid relishes working with her hands. Known for her melting figures and haunting sculptures that resemble abandoned, destroyed buildings, Al-Hadid has devoted her practice to exploring the wide gamut of industrial and sculptural materials that shape our world today: concrete, metals, fiberglass, paper, plaster, metal leaf, gypsum, and foam, to name