This art history video discussion looks at Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola & …
This art history video discussion looks at Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola & Giacomo della Porta's "Church of Il Gesù", consecrated 1584, Rome; and Giovanni Battista Gaulli's (also known as il Baciccio) "The Triumph of the Name of Jesus", Il Gesù ceiling fresco, 1672-1685.
This art history video discussion examines the "Mihrab" (prayer niche), 1354--55 (A.H. …
This art history video discussion examines the "Mihrab" (prayer niche), 1354--55 (A.H. 755), just after the Ilkhanid period, Isfahan, Iran, polychrome glazed tiles, 135-1/16 x 113-11/16 inches / 343.1 x 288.7 cm (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
This art history video discussion looks at Marcel Duchamp's "In Advance of …
This art history video discussion looks at Marcel Duchamp's "In Advance of a Broken Arm", 1964 (fourth version, after lost original of November 1915) (MoMA).
Meet two sisters who have migrated from Poland to Ireland, one of …
Meet two sisters who have migrated from Poland to Ireland, one of three countries in the EU that welcomes immigrant workers from Eastern Europe, in this Wide Angle video.
David Armitage, Lloyd C. Blankfein Professor of History at Harvard University, briefly …
David Armitage, Lloyd C. Blankfein Professor of History at Harvard University, briefly explores some less obvious aspects of the Declaration of Independence, while also pointing to some of the later declarations heavily influenced by the American document.
This unit defines information systems and describes how they are used. It …
This unit defines information systems and describes how they are used. It discusses how an information system is designed, developed, tested, supported and maintained. Finally, it explains how information systems are used in healthcare settings, including the role of specialized information systems.
In this video segment adapted from NASA, astronomer Michelle Thaller introduces the …
In this video segment adapted from NASA, astronomer Michelle Thaller introduces the world of infrared light and demonstrates how infrared cameras allow us to see more than what the naked eye can perceive.
This art history video discussion looks at Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, Princesse de Broglie, …
This art history video discussion looks at Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, Princesse de Broglie, oil on canvas, 1851–53 (The Metropolitan Museum of Art).
On February 2, 2023, our curators discussed Benjamin Franklin’s copy of the …
On February 2, 2023, our curators discussed Benjamin Franklin’s copy of the US Constitution and Jean-Antoine Houdon’s bust of Franklin. They were joined by Liz Covart (Founding Director, Colonial Williamsburg Innovation Studios) and Sara Charles (Education Program Manager, Gilder Lehrman Institute). This program was generously sponsored by The Fund for the Endowment of the Diplomatic Reception Rooms.
Originally broadcast on September 17, 2020, this session of Inside the Vault: …
Originally broadcast on September 17, 2020, this session of Inside the Vault: Highlights from the Gilder Lehrman Collection celebrated Constitution Day with rare materials from the Gilder Lehrman Collection: The US Constitution! Gilder Lehrman's curators were joined by Conroe Brookes from Hamilton, and Kevin Cline, 2016 National History Teacher of the Year, to explore these rare documents, learn about their creation, take a close look at how the preamble changed between the first draft and the final copy, and what the Constitution says about voting.
On May 4, 2023, our curators were joined by Dr. Andrew Robertson …
On May 4, 2023, our curators were joined by Dr. Andrew Robertson (The Graduate Center and Lehman College, CUNY) to discuss materials related to eighteenth- and nineteenth-century voting rights. Dr. Robertson explained how voting rights were expanded and contracted, from the Revolutionary era through the Civil War and Reconstruction.
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