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A conservator describes the rewarding process of preparing Malangatana’s paintings to hang in the exhibition.

Conservator Julie Simek takes us along as she and other conservators—along with various museum teams—care for our collection, even while our doors are closed.

The routes traveled by these artists to and from Europe prove that New York was not the artistic center of all the Americas.

The life, not of the painter, but of the subject of a painting: the Indigenous artist and cultural historian Luz Jiménez.

In this work, the artist reduces the horizon to its bare minimum.

A paintings conservator describes the unique experiencing of preparing artworks for travel to Chicago.

Working on a mural with Gladys Nilsson taught the author many things, but mostly to paint with joy.

What happens when you use art to assess the marvel and mystery of time?

Korea’s rich ceramic heritage provides the country’s contemporary ceramicists a valuable resource but also presents an obstacle: It is an artistic legacy these artists strive to surpass.

To become a working architect, Margaret McCurry had to forge a path through a profession that had been claimed by men.

Following a career as a research chemist, she began a nearly three-decade tenure at the Art Institute in a role that marries logic, creativity, ingenuity, and a love of working with her hands.

Artist Pixy Liao and her partner, musician and fellow artist Moro, share a playlist containing some of their favorite music, songs that form the soundtrack to their home.

A collector, gardener, sportsman, and more, the multifaceted Impressionist explored a wide variety of personal and professional pursuits in his life and in his art.

A conservation treatment brings one of Whistler’s paintings much closer to the work the artist intended.

Our Applied Arts of Europe staff shares just a few of the exquisitely rendered works you won’t want to miss when the thoroughly redesigned space opens in July.

Five felophiles on our staff share works by artists who share their love of cats.

“That’s how culture transcends,” the artist stated, “transforming the past while keeping the roots.”