A History of the World (in Dingbats) by David Byrne in conversation with Alex Kalman
Book launch. Through striking and humorous figurative drawings, the iconic artist and musician David Byrne depicts daily life in intriguing ways. His...
The Travels of Marco Polo: A Legend of the East
2022 marks the 530th anniversary of the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the Americas. Sponsored and dispatched by the Spanish monarchs Ferdinand...
China’s Growing Interest in the Caribbean: Where Does the U.S. Stand?
Chinese investment in the Caribbean has soared in the past decade. State-Owned Enterprises, private firms and individuals have been investing in...
Pieces of China: Daisy Yiyou Wong on a Portrait of an Empress
China’s Qing court produced the largest group of surviving paintings of Chinese empresses, many of which were once used for ancestor worship in the...
BUILT UP: An Historical Perspective on the Contemporary Principles and Practices of Real Estate Development
The history of speculative real estate development is an essential aspect of the histories of most cities, yet is a subject often ignored by...
Why Confucius Matters: Was the Sage a Subversive?
Join us as Tao Jiang, a scholar of Chinese philosophy, maps the life of China’s greatest sage and challenges conventional wisdom about Confucius as...
Washington at the Plow: Agriculture and Slavery in the New Nation
For more than forty years, George Washington was dedicated to an innovative and experimental course of farming at Mount Vernon, where he sought to...
A Shameful Legacy: Japanese American Incarceration In The United States
On February 19, 1942, President Franklin Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066, which led to over 100,000 Japanese Americans being forcibly removed...
Conversation with Catherine Winner
Catherine Winner is Global Head of Stewardship at Goldman Sachs Asset Management.
NFTs: Welcome to the Metaverse
Leaders in the NFT (non-fungible token) market will discuss the current explosion and future opportunities within this crypto segment. NFTs are a...
