Dressing in late 14th century armor
A video showing how to dress in and wear armor (harness) from late 14th century. The harness is a detailed reconstruction based on the effigy of the Black Prince (1330-1376) in the Canterbury...
View ArticleChâteau de Versailles, before and after the Revolution
What did Versailles look like before Louis XIV? How did the small hunting lodge of Louis XIII become the largest Palace in Europe? What embellishments did the young Sun King want in his Palace of...
View ArticleThe breathtaking courage of Harriet Tubman
Escaping slavery; risking everything to save her family; leading a military raid; championing the cause of women’s suffrage; these are just a handful of the accomplishments of one of America’s most...
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The hidden art of fore-edge painting
The painting is there, but you might not see it… hidden along the edges of pages. “It’s a discreet painting. It’s only there if you know how to unlock it.” In this Great Big Story video, artist Martin...
View ArticleMoon 101, a quick primer on our 4.51 billion-year-old natural satellite
The fifth largest natural satellite in our solar system, our crater-filled moon can feel both familiar and mysterious. It orbits Earth at an average distance of 30 Earths—that’s around 384,400 km...
View ArticleHow the V&A recreated an 18th-century Mechanical Theatre
An 18th-century mechanical theatre was a technology of tricks and devices that changed scenes almost miraculously. With nothing of this scale from history surviving, watch as exhibition designer,...
View ArticleChâteau de Versailles, before and after the Revolution
What did Versailles look like before Louis XIV? How did the small hunting lodge of Louis XIII become the largest Palace in Europe? What embellishments did the young Sun King want in his Palace of...
View ArticleThe breathtaking courage of Harriet Tubman
Escaping slavery; risking everything to save her family; leading a military raid; championing the cause of women’s suffrage; these are just a handful of the accomplishments of one of America’s most...
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The hidden art of fore-edge painting
The painting is there, but you might not see it… hidden along the edges of pages. “It’s a discreet painting. It’s only there if you know how to unlock it.” In this Great Big Story video, artist Martin...
View ArticleMoon 101, a quick primer on our 4.51 billion-year-old natural satellite
The fifth largest natural satellite in our solar system, our crater-filled moon can feel both familiar and mysterious. It orbits Earth at an average distance of 30 Earths—that’s around 384,400 km...
View ArticleThe spectacular stone monuments of Petra, Jordan
“This is Petra, where the sheer improbability of its location is the secret of its spectacular flourishing. The reason why this tomb endured and survived armies and earthquakes is that the Nabataeans...
View ArticleHow art conservator Julian Baumgartner restores damaged paintings
Emma Gaggiotti Richards was an Italian painter who lived from 1825 to 1912. During her lifetime, she painted for royalty, for women’s rights activists, for patrons across Italy, and for herself. The...
View ArticleThe spectacular stone monuments of Petra, Jordan
“This is Petra, where the sheer improbability of its location is the secret of its spectacular flourishing. The reason why this tomb endured and survived armies and earthquakes is that the Nabataeans...
View ArticleHow art conservator Julian Baumgartner restores damaged paintings
Emma Gaggiotti Richards was an Italian painter who lived from 1825 to 1912. During her lifetime, she painted for royalty, for women’s rights activists, for patrons across Italy, and for herself. The...
View ArticleHow do US Supreme Court justices get appointed?
There’s a job out there with a great deal of power, pay, prestige, and near-perfect job-security. And there’s only one way to be hired: get appointed to the US Supreme Court. But how do US Supreme...
View ArticleWhat does OK stand for?
That’s O.K. with me. It’s going to be okay. OK, Google… ‘OK’ means things are fine or went well, or that something’s approved. But what does O.K. stand for and from where did the word originate? A few...
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Notable Women, an AR app that adds 100 historic American women to U.S. currency
Notable Women is an augmented reality experiment that lets anyone see 100 historic American women where they’ve historically been left out: U.S. currency. Discover the accomplishments of activists,...
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Moving and restoring an ancient Greek mosaic
The Mosaic of the Epiphany of Dionysus, a large stone mosaic illustrating the Greek god in a chariot pulled by panthers, dates back to the late-2nd and early 3rd century CE. It was unearthed from an...
View ArticleWhat does ‘Beethoven’s Contrabassoon’ sound like?
What kind of instrument do you play when you need “16-feet of sound to go below the bassoons” in your Austrian marching band? In this Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment video, David Chatterton...
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How to carve a Halloween Turnip
Long before it became popular to carve pumpkins at Halloween, carving turnips, a root vegetable, was traditional in some cultures. This English Heritage video tells the tradition’s origin story and...
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