This weekend dip into art, archives, architecture, and more. I hope you find these historical highlights as interesting as I did.
Architect I.M. Pei (known for designing the Pyramid at the Louvre) died last week at age 102.
Speaking of architecture, a permit has been filed to demolish a house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
The Metropolitan Museum has suspended donations from anyone related to the opioid crisis. (Side note: this article makes me want to visit the Met.)
I also want to see this documentary: “A 600-year-old painting leads two art conservators in Florence on a journey that sheds light on the story of the hundreds of thousands of children who were abandoned, and the women who saved them.”
Algoma University Archives has received a grant to create a virtual exhibit about Canada’s Residential Schools. (See also: picture books for introducing children to this difficult topic)
Did you know that the Statue of Liberty was designed to celebrate abolition?
Here’s an opinion piece on the importance of archives, in the context of Northern Ireland’s history and politics.
What do you think of drawing as an art form?
Let’s end with a short, fascinating interview with a conservator who restored a Boticelli masterpiece.