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How to Make an Ancient Roman Toga

Picture of person posing in a cream toga outside a colorful villa garden on the right and the text How to make and wear a toga over a maroon background on the right. Below, a smaller image of two peop

Becoming Artsy, Episode 308

Why I Changed My Mind About Concrete

A woman in a floral shirt smiles with her mouth open. A concrete building is blurred in the background. Text reads "concrete architecture" and, below it, with empty checkboxes, "brutalism, beautiful"

Becoming Artsy, Episode 307

From Star Trek to Getty's Galleries

Kuttrolfen are everywhere

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  1. In Search of the Stars (and Our Place in the Cosmos)

    person wearing brown coat standing overlooking green mountains, with text saying Season 4 Finale Inspired by PST Art: Art and Science Collide

    Becoming Artsy, Episode 405

    Jun 12, 2025

  2. The Mystery of Burnt Coffee: Who Was Gloria?

    A promotional image with a black background. A woman on the left stares at a floral teacup and saucer in the foreground with a hand striking a match inside of the cup.

    Becoming Artsy Holiday Special

    Dec 19, 2024

  3. The Art and Science of Light in the Middle Ages

    Illustrated medieval scene with a bearded, robed figure gazing at a night sky with stars, trees in the background, and blue box in the center with text: The Art & Science of Light in the Middle Ages

    Becoming Artsy, Episode 401

    Nov 15, 2024

  4. Cómo confeccionar una antigua toga romana

    On the right, a woman wearing a toga stands in front of a villa with a long reflecting pool and on the left is a grape colored graphic that features two women sewing.

    Becoming Artsy, Episodio 308

    Jun 6, 2024

  5. How to Make an Ancient Roman Toga

    Picture of person posing in a cream toga outside a colorful villa garden on the right and the text How to make and wear a toga over a maroon background on the right. Below, a smaller image of two peop

    Becoming Artsy, Episode 308

    Jun 6, 2024

  6. Why I Changed My Mind About Concrete

    A woman in a floral shirt smiles with her mouth open. A concrete building is blurred in the background. Text reads "concrete architecture" and, below it, with empty checkboxes, "brutalism, beautiful"

    Becoming Artsy, Episode 307

    May 16, 2024

  7. From Star Trek to Getty's Galleries

    A man in a red uniform looks down at a glass bottle in his hand

    Kuttrolfen are everywhere

    Apr 30, 2024

  8. What Is a Polyptych?

    A gilded alterpiece with three panels depicting various saints and scenes in vivid color

    And can you say it three times fast?

    Apr 11, 2024

  9. What Is Attic Pottery?

    A black vessel with a narrow base and bulbous top adorned with clay-colored figures. One of the central characters leans on a cane and reaches toward another naked figure

    And how do you talk about it?

    Mar 28, 2024

  10. When Apollo Had Purple Hair

    Three people wander through a gallery of ancient art objects, pointing at descriptions and looking at the art.

    and other things to know about polychromy

    Mar 14, 2024