a breeze of art

National Museum of Athens

I have visited the museum several times in the past, and I always make a point of spending at least one relaxing afternoon among its exhibitions every time I visit Athens. Just like a good movie that reveals more of its secrets the second and third time it is viewed, so the ancient statues present t...

Italian art and the artists of Italy

Etruscan bronze figures and terra-cotta funerary reliefs include examples of a vigorous northern Italian tradition which had waned by the time Rome began building her empire on the Italian peninsula. The Etruscans werethe most powerful force in central Italy until Roman unification of the peninsula....

Poetry Out Loud: 2010 Competition!

Poetry Out Loud logoWith the state finals of the 2010 Poetry Out Loud National Recitation Competition under way around the country, Poetry Daily has been following the competition in Virginia.

US Museums Cutting Jobs

In New York, the Museum of Modern Art implemented a hiring freeze in October and ordered a general operating budget cut of 10 percent. Other major museums in the city declined to discuss whether they had suffered endowment losses or had plans for layoffs or salary cuts.

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