REGISTRATION CLOSED The Cloisters in New York City, a division of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, houses the finest collection of medieval art in America. In this virtual tour, we’ll survey a range of objects, from life-like statues and stained-glass images of biblical figures and saints, to golden reliquaries and jeweled Gospel books. We’ll step inside, so to speak, the... read more
REGISTRATION CLOSED From its very beginnings in the 1890s, motion pictures have delighted the public—and upset civic and religious authorities who felt that movies needed to be regulated to protect “innocent” minds and discourage immorality. This presentation will look at 125 years of movie censorship from the 1934 Hays Code through the G, PG, PG-13, R, and NC-17 ratings... read more
REGISTRATION CLOSED Our planet consumed 100 million barrels of oil a day until the Coronavirus hit. The pandemic amplified the debate about... read more