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In this edition of Transits, a series that looks at the movement of art in the Museums’ galleries, we’re highlighting three paintings by Peter Paul Rubens.
This magnificent salon is one of the finest examples of French neoclassical interior architecture in a museum.
Learn more about the conservation treatment of Morris Louis’s painting “No. 11” (1961).
By Tricia O’Regan
Native Artists of Western North America spans over one thousand years of artistic expression.
By Hillary Olcott
In the past decade, modest fashion has become one of the most pervasive international fashion stories.
By Jill D’Alessandro
Rulers across India and Europe used jewelry to underscore their status.
By Martin Chapman
Until the 1730s, most of the world’s diamonds were sourced from India.
Mughal emperors and later Indian rulers wore turban ornaments as a sign of their rank.
Jacques Cartier was impressed with the splendor of jewels adorning Indian royalty.
The Museums have acquired a monumental painting from Steir's “Waterfall” series.
By Timothy Anglin Burgard
Digging through my mother’s archives, I found a photo of three Black Muslim women at a fashion show in the early 1980s.
By Su’ad Abdul Khabeer
We sat down with members of the Teen Advisory Board to talk about Contemporary Muslim Fashions.