Archaeology news, travel reviews, interviews and basic terminology, designed to get you as jazzed up about archaeology as we are. Explore the latest headlines, learn the ABCs of archaeology, and hear from seasoned and amateur archaeologists alike.
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These American stories are not in your standard history book. History tends to be reduced to key moments and celebrated names, and what’s often overlooked are the stories of the ordinary people, both past and present, who have lived through journeys of immigration and migration...the people who have shaped what it means to be and to become American. How To Be American is a podcast by the Tenement Museum where from New York’s Lower East Side, we explore the history of immigration and migratio ...
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Tiffany Jenkins talks to key players in the cultural world, charting the trends and dissecting the controversies. She rummages around the store cupboard to find out what has and hasn't made the pedestal.
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Episode 27 - Urban Archaeology and NYC Tenement Museum Site Visit
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In this episode, Jason reviews the basics of urban archaeology. It is exactly what it sounds like - archaeology in an urban context - but it's a lot more complicated than you think! We also do a site visit to a great urban archaeology site, the NYC Tenement Museum.Par Jason
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Interview #5 - Sam Hardy on Antiquities Trafficking
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For today's interview, we're speaking with a leading academic focusing on antiquities trafficking - a subject which has recently broken out into the news in some very high-profile cases. This episode is done in conjunction with www.real-archaeology.com, a collective of online creators who produce fact-based content about the past. Our goal is to co…
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Episode 28 - V for Varve Dating and SHARP Community Archaeology
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In this episode, we go through a varve dating, a powerful tool for absolute dating that surpasses even dendrochronology. Jason also will introduce you to the Sedgeford Historical and Archaeological Research Project (SHARP), a great example of community archaeology. Since the 1990's, SHARP has been excavating at an Early Medieval cemetery in Norfolk…
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Episode 26 - The Vix Krater and La Tène Site Visit
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In this episode, we examine an amazing remnant of the "Celtic" period in Europe - the largest booze bucket of antiquity, the Vix Krater. Found in northeastern France, it belonged to a powerful female ruler or holy woman. We also do a site visit to La Tène in Switzerland, where we encounter an incredible archaeological treasure trove encompassing th…
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Episode 25 - The Nebra Sky Disk Heist and Archaeology News
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For episode 25, we are going to focus our Archaeology Porn on an amazing celestial device from the early Bronze Age as well as the real crime story of its discovery and recovery. With antiquities, unfortunately crime often does pay...but not in this case! As for Archaeology News, we're going to look at two stories from the Near East: the discovery …
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Episode 24 - T for Three-Age System and Archaeology Porn: The Saint-Bélec Slab
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Today we're going to delve into the Three Age System, which breaks history up into the Stone, Bronze, and Iron Age. It's definitely an imperfect concept, but it still kinda works. Then, as we've already covered lots of Stone Age stuff, we're jumping into the early Bronze Age with a segment on Saint-Bélec Slab, the oldest map every found in Europe a…
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Episode 23 - S for Stratigraphy and a Site Visit to the Megalithic Temples of Malta
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In today's episode, we learn about stratigraphy, the bread n' butter of all archaeological practice and we take a site visit to the Megalithic Temples of Malta, which are collectively a UNESCO World Heritage Site. A flashpoint of controversy among those looking for ancient lost civilizations, let's see what this whole thing is all about...…
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Episode 22 - Local Archaeology Tourism: Site visits to Flag Fen and the Must Farm Exhibit
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In this episode, we are visiting two Bronze Age sites in and around Peterborough, UK: an exhibit on Must Farm, known as "Britain's Pompei", and Flag Fen. You'd never believe how much amazing archaeology is right in your back yard - no need to go to Egypt or Greece, folks!Par Jason
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Episode 21 - R for Radiocarbon Dating, and Archaeology News
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You thought you knew about Radiocarbon dating? Well, it's a lot more complicated than you thought! We explain it all in the ABCs of Archaeology. Also, we review two exciting news stories - the discovery on a Barbary corsair and an exciting new hypothesis about the construction of one of the famous pyramids of Egypt but NOT at Giza.…
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Episode 20 - Q for Quarter Sectioning, Visit to the Lank of Frankincense, and Archaeology News
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Learn the virtues of quarter sectioning, visit a quartet of sites in Oman, and learn about some intriguing sites uncovered in Archaeology News: the Tomb of Cerberus, dinosaur cave art in Brazil, and Star Carr in England. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cazdebC3YfcPar Jason
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Episode 19 - Journey back to the REAL Olympics
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This week's episode is a site visit from my journey back to where it all began - the REAL Olympics at ancient Olympia. The bad news is it's a lesser-visited site in Greece. The good news is you'll have a lot of the place to yourself! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAuXrSObhuY #Ancienthistory #Olympics #Archaelology…
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Episode 18 - P for Palimpsest, Brú na Bóinne Site Visit, and Archaeology News
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Today we try to unpick palimpsests, drop ancient megalithic sites in Ireland and learn about a re-dating of hominin settlement in Europe thanks to advanced dating techniques. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xg5C0v6PIbQ #Archaeology #Ireland #AncientHistoryPar Jason
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Episode 17 - O for Osteology, the Tara Brooch, and Archaeology News
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Learn about how archaeologists use bones to reveal ancient secrets, delve into some major ancient bling - the Tara Brooch, and catch up with the latest archaeology news. This week, we learn about an exciting new ancient DNA study of Neanderthals, stone circles in Saudi Arabia, and newly discovered cave art in Venezuela. https://www.youtube.com/watc…
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Episode 16 - N for Neanderthals, Alignments of Carnac, and Archaeology News
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Today we take a deep dive into Neanderthal living, visit the vast megalithic field at Carnac in Brittany, and cover an intriguing hilltop find in Crete on Archaeology News. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rq41bGMx9e8Par Jason
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Archaeology Site Visit: The Hunley - Fist Submarine to EVER...
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Join us on an extraordinary archaeological site visit to the Hunley in Charleston, South Carolina, where we delve into the history and mysteries of this remarkable Civil War submarine. The Hunley, known for being the first submarine to sink an enemy ship successfully, is a marvel of naval technology and a fascinating piece of marine archaeology. Th…
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Episode 15 - Archaeology News: Citizen Archaeology!
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Do you want to make a difference in archaeology but don't know how? Let's get some inspiration going with a few exciting stories: 1) Ogham stone discovered while gardening 2) Helping out by doing remote archaeology - LIDAR and satellite imagery (https://digventures.com/) 3) Community archaeology in rural England Watch the YouTube version of this po…
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Episode 14 - Brainy Archaeology
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Archaeology News Given some ongoing projects, we'll be on a reduced output for the next few weeks, but I did still want to update on some fun news. 1) Preserved brains! Not normally something you'd expect to find in the archaeological record, but there are thousands of brains preserved, some as old as 12,000 years. We're not 100% sure how, but thes…
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Episode 13 – M for Microwear Analysis, Avar DNA, and spooky Archaeology News
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In this episode, Jason goes through 3 segments – The ABCs of Archaeology, a special about a study of Avar DNA, and Archaeology News YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8U8IYIyz04&list=PLcH4-BWqVM6KHP2Ih6UEq4_G1qRq8MgSn&index=14 ABCs of Archaeology – M is for Microwear Analysis Sometimes when archaeologists find stuff, they aren’t sure what it…
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Episode 12 – L for Landscape Archaeology, Scythian Treasures, and Archaeology News
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In this episode, Jason goes through 3 segments – The ABCs of Archaeology, Archaeology Porn, and Archaeology News YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MX5b7cQclkQ&list=PLcH4-BWqVM6KHP2Ih6UEq4_G1qRq8MgSn&index=13 ABCs of Archaeology – L is for Landscape Archaeology Archaeology isn’t just about artefacts and buildings and the environment separatel…
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Into the Dust - Episode 11: Fancy Rocks!
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Episode 11 – K for Knapping, Alfred Jewel, and Archaeology News In this episode, Jason goes through 3 segments – The ABCs of Archaeology, Archaeology Porn, and Archaeology News YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2NIqH-qEpw&list=PLcH4-BWqVM6KHP2Ih6UEq4_G1qRq8MgSn&index=12 ABCs of Archaeology – K is Knapping Wow, who knew we could learn so muc…
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In this interview, I totally geek out with Tom Booth, an archaeogeneticist at the Francis Crick Institute, just a few blocks away from my university in London. Tom studies ancient DNA to answer questions of human migration and identity way back in ancient times before we had written history, and his particular interest is the Neolithic – Bronze Age…
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Bonus Episode: Game of Thrones
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Game of Thrones In this special episode, Jason reviews the Game of Thrones series, particularly how much of it is borrowed from British history, particularly the Roman and Medieval periods. And [SPOILER ALERT], just like the TV series, this one doesn’t end well. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac5ZOAJDtms&list=PLcH4-BWqVM6I3MzYoMtUgnXqmDgD…
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Episode 10 - J for …?, Easter Island Site Visit, and Archaeology News
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In this episode, Jason goes through 3 segments – The ABCs of Archaeology, Archaeology News, and a Site Visit to Easter Island YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjPGoA3GzOQ&list=PLcH4-BWqVM6KHP2Ih6UEq4_G1qRq8MgSn&index=9 ABCs of Archaeology – J is for …? As there seems to be no prominent archaeology terms beginning with J, I'm just giving a b…
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Episode 9 – I for Indigenous Archaeology, Archaeology News, and Staffordshire Hoard Archaeology Porn
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfDm6_zHCIM&list=PLcH4-BWqVM6KHP2Ih6UEq4_G1qRq8MgSn&index=6 ABCs of Archaeology – I is for Indigenous Archaeology Indigenous archaeology refers to a few different but related phenomenon. It essentially is movement of indigenous people to reclaim their archaeological heritage. Since the end of colonialization starting…
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Interview with Mike Parker Pearson (FULL)
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_u2BGRsXM_0&list=PLcH4-BWqVM6KD1HhX8BvePo3Lx6F-8veg&index=6 Mike Parker Pearson is a giant in British archaeology – a leading authority on Stonehenge, Iron Age Europe, and funerary archaeology, occasional cast member on Time Team and guest on other archaeology documentaries and programs. Lesser known are som…
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Episode 8 – H for Historical Archaeology, Archaeology News, and Ancient Mycenae site visit
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ABCs of Archaeology – H is for Historical Archaeology YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3Z7CxHaBn8&list=PLcH4-BWqVM6KHP2Ih6UEq4_G1qRq8MgSn&index=10 Historical archaeology presents the exciting opportunity to combine written history with material remains to paint a detailed picture of what happened in the human past. However, it’s not withou…
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Episode 7 – G for Geophysics, Archaeology Porn, and Knossos site visit
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In this episode, Jason goes through 3 segments – The ABCs of Archaeology, Archaeology Porn, andLiving Archaeology Site Visits, YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-jdLRGLMoU&list=PLcH4-BWqVM6KHP2Ih6UEq4_G1qRq8MgSn&index=11 ABCs of Archaeology – G is for Geophysics Geophysics (affectionately known as “geophizz”) is an amazing process that is n…
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Episode 6 - F for Formation Processes, Masada Site Visit, and Archaeology News
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Website: https://www.intothedustarchaeology.com/ Patreon: patreon.com/IntotheDustArchaeology Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3q009WBcKIUqR5B3scleEj YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3G9HwVkFO8U&list=PLcH4-BWqVM6KHP2Ih6UEq4_G1qRq8MgSn&index=1 ABCs of Archaeology – F is for Formation processes Formation processes are the natural and hum…
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Interview #2 - Michael Flynn
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcoi65xgojg&list=PLcH4-BWqVM6KD1HhX8BvePo3Lx6F-8veg&index=4 Welcome to the second Into the Dust interview. Today we’ll be speaking to Michael Flynn, a mature classmate of mine at University College London (UCL). Like me, David left his career and dropped everything to study archaeology – WHY?! Michael had a …
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In this episode, we talk about the earliest identified origins of the Leap Year, and hint - it wasn't Julius Caesar! This story is testament to the power of decoding ancient languages. For example, Egyptian hieroglyphics continue to unlock secrets even today... YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVUYXcx1eI4&list=PLcH4-BWqVM6I3MzYoMtUgnXqmDgDw…
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Episode 5 – E for Ethnoarchaeology, Axum Stelae Site Visit, and Archaeology Porn
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ABCs of Archaeology – E is for Ethnoarchaeology YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0_7tpi1ivU&list=PLcH4-BWqVM6KHP2Ih6UEq4_G1qRq8MgSn&index=4 Ethnoarchaeology is a fascinating part of archaeology that brings in anthropological observations from present-day societies or past societies that were around recently enough to have been rigorously d…
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Episode 4 - D for Dendrochronology, Roman Baths Site Visit, and Archaeology News
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Episode 4 – D for Dendrochronology, Roman Baths Site Visit, and Archaeology News YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OPlUxgTUHo&list=PLcH4-BWqVM6KHP2Ih6UEq4_G1qRq8MgSn&index=2 ABCs of Archaeology – D is for Dendrochronology Dendrochronology is a technique first developed as a method for dating in the early 1900’s. Each year, trees produce a “…
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Interview #1 - David Ingram
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Welcome to the very first Into the Dust interview. Today we’ll be speaking to David Ingram, a mature classmate of mine at University College London (UCL). Like me, David left his career and dropped everything to study archaeology – WHY?! A few years ahead of me and facing a different set of circumstances, David enrolled in a Bachelors program and h…
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Episode 3 – C for Chaîne Opératoire, Lepenski Vir Site Visit, and Archaeology News
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqhzcSU9s4w&list=PLcH4-BWqVM6KHP2Ih6UEq4_G1qRq8MgSn&index=8 1) ABCs of Archaeology – C is for Chaîne Opératoire Chaîne Opératoire is a French term translating into English as “operating chain.” It describes the whole set of processes from making to depositing (i.e. throwing away) an artefact and can teach us…
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Episode 2 - ABCs, Archaeology Porn, and Archaeology News
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSe_TCcTT_I&list=PLcH4-BWqVM6KHP2Ih6UEq4_G1qRq8MgSn&index=7 ABCs of Archaeology – B is for Bioarchaeology Most people think of the usual archaeological material – weapons, buildings, tombs, etc. Actually, organic remains of all types – human, plant, animal, and others – constitute an important part of the ar…
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Episode 1 - ABCs, Archaeology Porn, and Site Visit #1
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Episode 1 – A for Archaeology, The Antikythera Mechanism, and a trip to Marseille YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzUV5bfgB24&list=PLcH4-BWqVM6KHP2Ih6UEq4_G1qRq8MgSn&index=5 In this episode, Jason goes through 3 segments – The ABCs of Archaeology, Archaeology Porn, and Living Archaeology Site Visits ABCs of Archaeology – A is for Archaeolo…
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Episode 0 - What are we doing here
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This is just a quick introduction to who I am and what I'm trying to do with this podcast. Some of my content might make more sense after listening to this one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UwyKbxiu04&list=PLcH4-BWqVM6KHP2Ih6UEq4_G1qRq8MgSn&index=3 #archaeology #history #sciencePar Jason
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The British Empire and Us: Nigel Biggar and James Heartfield disagree
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The British Empire and Us: a civilised disagreement with Nigel Biggar and James Heartfield Over the last five to ten years, factious arguments about the British empire, about toppling the monuments that mark it, about making reparations for it, and about to teach it in schools, have swept through our public discourse. This is a relatively new thing…
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The Museum of Other People - an interview with anthropologist Adam Kuper
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Tiffany Jenkins interviews the anthropologist Adam Kuper about his new book, The Museum of Other People: From Colonial Exhibitions to Cosmopolitan Exhibitions. Adam talks about the history of anthropology museums and the crisis in which they find themselves today. They discuss the collections of human remains, and objects that were taken in imperia…
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Communities don’t always have all the facts they need to reconstruct past realities, nor do institutions sometimes have all the histories to preserve the past. We'll talk to Lauren O’Brien, a Lead Project Scholar at the Tenement Museum, about a new tour, coming to the Museum, that will help us reconstruct the forgotten histories of Black migrants i…
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Imagine that someone came to your house 150 years later: what would they find, what would those found objects say about you; about your way of life? Sometimes it’s the every-day things you leave behind that tell stories about your past. On this episode, we talk to our resident expert of Tenement Curiosities about some of the strangest objects found…
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A Conversation with Sir Peter Bazalgette
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Sir Peter Bazalgette has had a long and productive career in the arts. He is currently non-executive chairman of ITV, where we meet for a wide-ranging conversation. He has been Chairman of English National Opera and Chair of Arts Council England (2012 until 2016). He is Chair of the the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction, and author of The Empat…
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Baseball has always had a special place in our nation’s history. It’s a common symbol of America’s values, identity, and rural past--you might even say it’s as American as apple pie. But did you know that beyond the ballpark there is a grittier version of the game, played mostly in immigrant neighborhoods in cities big and small? In the first episo…
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How To Be American is the Tenement Museum’s podcast series. In its second season, eight new episodes will tell eight new stories that dig deeper into the tapestry of American immigration, stories of people who shaped American identity by doing everything from creating street games to traveling to outer space. Listen to the season 2 trailer now.…
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Cancelled! Censorship and self-censorship in the arts
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Censorship of the arts is on the increase: both that imposed from above, by the state, but also from below, with artists calling for works to be taken down from display. This episode of Behind the Scenes of the Museum brings together three experts – Julia Farrington, Associate Arts Producer at Index on Censorship, artists mentor Manick Govinda, and…
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"I don't like that man. I must get to know him better." New York's Tenement Museum
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Tiffany visits the Tenement Museum in New York with its President, Kevin Jennings. Located at 97 and 103 Orchard Street in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, the museum is formed from two historical tenement buildings, which were home to an estimated 15,000 immigrants from over 20 nations, between 1863 and 2011. Starting in 97 Orchard street, they d…
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How To Be American has some exciting news! Host Brendan takes a stroll down memory lane for season 1 and introduces who will continue the journey moving forward... Want to follow our new host? Find her on Twitter: @AmandaListens.Par The Tenement Museum
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How to solve a problem like Titian's Tarquin and Lucretia: rehanging paintings in the age of #MeToo
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Tiffany Jenkins goes to the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge to talk to its director Luke Syson, art historian Jill Burke and Michael Savage (aka Grumpy Art Historian) about Titian’s Tarquin and Lucretia, and rehanging paintings in the age of #MeToo. ► ART WORK DISCUSSED John William Waterhouse’s Hylas and the Nymphs Raphael’s Lucretia Sandro Bottic…
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Vera Worth was a good looking shop girl from Bristol, who followed fashion with a passion. In the 1930s, after marrying John, she scrimped and saved to buy a glamorous gown fit for a film star, and wore it to an important company dinner dance. The knockout dress and its jacket were designed by flamboyant designer to the stars, Elsa Schiaparelli. Ph…
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The Africa Museum in Brussels reopened at the end of 2018 after a 5 year renovation. Tiffany Jenkins and Fiammetta Rocco, culture correspondent at The Economist, tour the museum with its Director-General, Guido Gryseels, and assess its attempts to come to terms with a horrific past. The Africa Museum (officially called the Royal Museum for Central …
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