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How Japanese printmakers created texture, sparkle, and shine.
By Allison Brewer, Josephine Jenks, and Cyntia Karnes, paper conservators
An interview on the photographer and designer’s collaboration over 13 years and 250+ garments.
By Cawaii Factory, in conversation with Midori Kitamura, chairperson of the Miyake Design Studio and the Miyake Issey Foundation
Learn how traditional woodcuts were made and create your own.
By Josephine Jenks, paper conservation graduate intern
Meet one of the greatest women artists of the Italian Renaissance.
By Magnolia Molcan, senior web managing editor
Get to know paintings by American artists from Georgia O’Keeffe to William Merritt Chase.
Read (and hear) poems inspired by Nevelson's Sky Cathedral's Presence I.
By Ben Bernthal, poet
Read (and hear) a poem inspired by our Ibis coffin.
See how woodblock prints have evolved from the Edo period to today.
What cultural appropriation is, and what we can do about it.
By Abram Jackson, director of interpretation
What is art conservation, how to become a conservator, weird substances found on artworks, and more.
By our conservation team
Photographs of hippies, Hells Angels, and rock bands.
By Emma Acker, curator, American art
A 10-step guide for starting your letter, what to write, and what to do with it when you’re done.
By Frish Brandt, letter midwife
