Stories Survive: Elizabeth Bellak
Elizabeth Bellak (née Ariana Spiegel) was born in 1930 in Stawki, Poland. Known as “the Shirley Temple of Poland,” she was a prominent child...
How to Put Dinosaurs in Noah’s Ark – A Glance at the Diversity of Museums in America
Coming in late in the vein of the Western civilization, American culture is young and vibrant. So are the museums. The most characteristic museums in...
Lunch and Learn: A Mandarin Read-Aloud Cultural Series
Learn and practice Mandarin, while engaging with Chinese literature, poetry, history and more with fellow enthusiasts. Participants will enjoy live,...
Fourteenth Colony: The Forgotten Story of the Gulf South During America’s Revolutionary Era
In this lecture, historian Mike Bunn offers the first comprehensive history of the British colony of West Florida. For a host of reasons, including...
A Conversation with Peter Cohen and Bob Pisani
Online lunchtime program with Wall Street legend Peter Cohen, in an interview with CNBC Senior Markets Correspondent Bob Pisani. From leading a...
Pieces of China: Aurelia Campbell on What the Yongle Emperor Built
One of the most famous rulers in Chinese history, the Yongle emperor (r. 1402–24) gained renown for constructing Beijing’s Forbidden City,...
China’s Financial Opening: The New Horizon for Global Companies
A year since China opened up its financial markets on paper, have foreign firms been able to grab a bigger slice of its $48 trillion financial sector...
New Beginnings: Jewish Refugees After The Holocaust
At the conclusion of World War II, there were millions of refugees in Europe, including many Holocaust survivors who refused to go home or had no...
The Primacy of Petronas Towers: Supertalls Go Global
Skyscraper Museum webinar. In 1998 the twin Petronas Towers in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur took the title of "world's tallest building"...
STEM Supremes: In Conversation with Rebecca Oppenheimer
STEM Supremes is a series of conversations with leading women in science and tech exploring their careers, discoveries, insights, and what they see...
