Voltaire: Enlightenment Philosopher and Lottery Scammer
The French government was trying to raise money by running a bond lottery, but a group of intellectuals had other ideas
The Real-Life Story of Maria von Trapp
“The Sound of Music” was based on the true story of her life, but it took a few liberties
New Portrait of Lord Nelson Found, Scars and All
One of many Nelson portraits by Leonardo Guzzardi, the painting has been restored to include his war wounds
Oldest Evidence of Wine Making Found in Georgia
The discovery of grape residues on pottery suggest Neolithic people had a taste for wine 8,000 years ago
The Forgotten Women Scientists Who Fled the Holocaust for the United States
A new project from Northeastern University traces the journeys of 80 women who attempted to escape Europe and find new lives in America during World War II
Was Vichy France a Puppet Government or a Willing Nazi Collaborator?
The authoritarian government led by Marshal Pétain participated in Jewish expulsions and turned France into a quasi-police state
Pop-Up VR Museum to Bring Dutch and Flemish Masterpieces to the Masses
The Kremer Museum was imagined up after its creators grew disillusioned with constraints associated with showcasing a collection in a physical building
A Union Captain Nearly Dragged the British Into the Civil War In 1861
As if the country didn’t have enough to worry about
Hermann Rorschach’s Artistic Obsession Led to His Famous Test
Rorschach’s high school nickname was “Kleck,” which means “inkblot” in German
200 Artifacts of Witchcraft Cast a Spell in Cornell’s “The World Bewitch’d”
The exhibit, full of manuscripts, photographs and posters, highlights the history of witchcraft in Europe
Envisioning Vermeer, Master of Genre Painting, at the National Gallery of Art
Exhibition explores the Dutch artist’s connections with his contemporaries
The Public Can Finally See Works From the Infamous Nazi-Looted Art Trove
Two exhibitions are exploring the treasures and context behind the cache of “degenerate” art uncovered in a Munich apartment in 2012
Revisiting the Myth of Mata Hari, From Sultry Spy to Government Scapegoat
One hundred years after her death, a new exhibit is putting the spotlight on the dancer’s life and legacy
How New Printing Technology Gave Witches Their Familiar Silhouette
Popular media helped give witches their image
The British Museum Was a Wonder of Its Time—But Also a Product of Slavery
A new book explores the little-known life and career of Hans Sloane, whose collections led to the founding of the British Museum
Burials Unearthed in Poland Open the Casket on The Secret Lives of Vampires
What people actually did to prevent the dead from rising again was very different than what Hollywood would have you think
Are Viking Squirrels to Blame for Infecting England with Leprosy?
It’s possible, say researchers who found that medieval strains of the disease may have come to Great Britain in the rodents’ fur and meat
The Nazis’ Plan to Infiltrate Los Angeles And the Man Who Kept Them at Bay
A new book explores the deadly and nefarious plots designed by Hitler and his supporters
Three Things to Know About Pants-Wearing Mountaineer Annie Smith Peck
Peck wasn’t wealthy and her family, who did have money, didn’t approve of her globe-trotting, mountain-climbing, pants-wearing lifestyle
These Collegiate Innovators Are at the Vanguard of Technology and Art
A massive three-day festival spotlights the achievements of the Atlantic Coast Conference
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