The basic structure of the umbrella has almost no essential changes since ancient times, but the materials of the umbrella,…
In some areas outside China, umbrellas have appeared very early. In ancient Egypt, the umbrella was part of the Pharaoh's…
While umbrellas are accompanied by people's lives, people also give their umbrellas their own emotions and concepts, as well as…
Silk has long been used as a canopy material, especially after the middle Tang Dynasty. With the popularity of silk,…
Before the Han Dynasty, the size of the umbrella was large, and the umbrella surface might be woven with silk…
The origin of the umbrella is a problem that cannot be clearly stated at present. In ancient China, there were…
Asian gallery is devoted to the arts of Asia. In the past, it has housed the Kenneth and Yasuko Myer…
The Yiribana Gallery presents a selection of works from our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander collection. It also includes the…
Lampworking, or flameworking, is the process of shaping glass by softening it over a flame using simple tools. The earliest…
A superb collection of 16th - 19th century Germanic glass drinking vessels in the collection of Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass.…
At the Museo del Violino, following a balanced trace of art and craftsmanship, creativity and tradition that from the late…
Since the mid 16th century, both the history of violin making and the lives ofthe luthiers who have marked the…
The BMA was one of the first museums in the United States to obtain a collection of African art. A…
It is perhaps because of its origins that Calouste Gulbenkian revealed a particular interest in the artistic production of the…
The Department of Britain, Europe and Prehistory is responsible for collections that cover a vast expanse of time, from the…