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This week we include shows at the Hispanic Society Museum and Library, the Newark Museum of Art, the Hole, and Mitchell-Innes and Nash.
Grand Siècle and Enlightenment (second half of the 17th—end of the 18th centuries) International recognition of French creativity in the arts, literature, and science formed an integral part of Louis XIV's strategy to dominate European culture. Recognizing that political power lay in cultural superiority, and assisted by his minister, Colbert (Controller General of the Finances, 1662–1683), Louis XIV (1643–1715) initiated an all-encompassing cultural program designed to glorify the monarchy in his person. Fueled by state...
It is reckoned that it would take around ten years to see all the exhibits in the collection of St. Petersburg’s and Russia’s most fam
It is reckoned that it would take around ten years to see all the exhibits in the collection of St. Petersburg’s and Russia’s most famous museum. So to save you a bit of time, we have selected the 25 most unmissable.