Art and Culture

The Carta Cultura has a different structure: The philosophy behind this measure is that the barrier preventing young people from accessing culture—and which this public intervention is intended to remove—is mainly economic. The card is…
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“I love my three orchestras,” the twenty-eight-year-old Finnish conductor Klaus Mäkelä said the other day on WQXR, during a broadcast from Carnegie Hall. Mäkelä was leading an all-Stravinsky concert with the Orchestre de Paris, of which…
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Just as more baby boomers are stepping down from the top spots, fewer people want to take their place, and those who are interested — especially people of color — are moving into leadership out of dissatisfaction with the way their…
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Job Summary Executive Leadership plays the pivotal role in ensuring fruitful collaboration among members, staff, and Executive Committee – the Alternate ROOTS community. Executive Leadership supports and guides operational teams,…
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The Haskell Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art (Haskell Curator) will be an experienced, visionary, collaborative professional who will lead the Museum’s program in global modern and contemporary art. With…
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A regulatory office is investigating the British Museum over allegations the institution has been overly secretive about 11 Ethiopian artifacts in its collection that were looted by soldiers in 1868. The artifacts are…
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Section of the cover art for Steven Horowitz and Scott Looney’s The Theory and Practice of Writing Music for Games | Credit: Austin SmithAt first blush, the suggestion seems outlandish, almost blasphemous, but Steve Horowitz’s grin is…
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by Martin ButlerRecently I read an article which included the idea that nature can have rights, something I have to admit I had not come across before, despite a keen awareness that nature needs protecting. I discovered that this is a…
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On Oct. 19, 1944, a play titled “I Remember Mama” opened on Broadway. It was a sentimental drama, centered on a Swedish immigrant family, that had a smallish role played by a 20-year-old newcomer: Marlon Brando. Bobby Lewis, a veteran of…
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Just as more baby boomers are stepping down from the top spots, fewer people want to take their place, and those who are interested — especially people of color — are moving into leadership out of dissatisfaction with the…
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