Art and Museums

In a new book, Museum curator William L. Bird Jr. brings The Dolls’ House to life and that of it's owner, Faith Bradford, a woman of note. Explore the five-story, 23-room miniature home. As Bird describes in the book, it was "a floating object, stand-alone attraction, a house without a home." more »

The shop at the Rijksmuseum is worth a detour: Bags with zip closing in various sizes; water-repellent, jacquard woven fabric and leather based on a table runner with a strewn floral pattern woven by an anonymous artist from the Northern Netherlands around 1650. more »

The Chicago History Museum’s expansive costume collection of nearly one thousand wedding gowns, suits, and accessories dating back to the 1720s allowed for the exhibition to unveil a unique view on wedding traditions. more »

From her entrée to the world of journalism to her formidable attainment of power, the National Portrait Gallery’s One Life: Katharine Graham exhibition presents a multifaceted view of the woman whose personal tenacity had the ability to shape the nation more »