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Jewelry and Gender

Rulers across India and Europe used jewelry to underscore their status.

By Martin Chapman

Article European decorative arts
The Exchange of Diamonds

Until the 1730s, most of the world’s diamonds were sourced from India.

Article European decorative arts
Turban Ornaments

Mughal emperors and later Indian rulers wore turban ornaments as a sign of their rank.

Article European decorative arts
Cartier and India

Jacques Cartier was impressed with the splendor of jewels adorning Indian royalty.

Article European decorative arts
The Nature of Nature: Pat Steir’s “Black and White One-Stroke Waterfall”

The Museums have acquired a monumental painting from Steir's “Waterfall” series.

By Timothy Anglin Burgard

Article American art New to collection
’Hoodjabis and Muslim Dandies: How Fashion Intersects with Race, Gender, Class, and Muslim Identity

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

Article Costume + textile arts Fashion
Teens Take Action! and “Contemporary Muslim Fashions”

We sat down with members of the Teen Advisory Board to talk about Contemporary Muslim Fashions.

Article Costume + textile arts Fashion Behind the scenes
#MIPSTERZ

Somewhere in America #MIPSTERZ is part of the exhibition Contemporary Muslim Fashions.

Article Costume + textile arts Fashion
Behind Truth and Beauty: Textiles Conservation

Hanging a textile this large is always an exercise in carefulness and coordination.

Article Conservation Behind the scenes
Beyond the Paint: Teen Podcast

A podcast produced by The Teen Advisory Board.

Article Costume + textile arts Fashion
Behind Truth and Beauty: Paintings Conservation

Love and the Maiden offers an instructive lens into the Pre-Raphaelites’ materials and techniques.

By Elise Effmann Clifford

Article Conservation Behind the scenes
A Legacy of Illumination: Medieval Manuscripts at the Time of the Pre-Raphaelites

Medieval handmade books inspired artists in Britain in the late 19th century.

By Bryan C. Keene

Article Works on paper

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