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December 18, 2012
in Humanities

Notes from the Field: Yale University Art Gallery Gala

December 18, 2012
in Humanities

Follow @yaleARTbooks Congratulations to the Yale University Art Gallery! The brilliantly expanded Gallery formally opened to the public last Wednesday, December 12th, to wide and universal acclaim; doubly covered in the New York Times, art critic Holland Cotter asserts that the museum is now “a destination.” The Boston Globe’s Sebastian

August 31, 2012
in Humanities

Handbags: The Making of a Museum

August 31, 2012
in Humanities

Handbags: The Making of a Museum will cause much excitement among those who treasure these coveted objects, but as the author and curator Judith Clark explores, the history of the handbag – its design, how it has been made, used and worn – also reveals something essential about women’s lives lived