Lisa Anderson-Zhu

Paws on Parchment This paws-itively adorable exhibition explores how medieval people thought about, engaged with, and admired cats in books from the period.

In good time for International Cat Day, come see 🐾 Paws on Parchment 🐾 at the Walters Art Museum! 🐈🐾😻

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How to Think About Homeland Security’s Unhinged Art Posts | Artnet News A random collection of art is being swept into the DHS's social feed, alongside Star Wars memes and mugshots. What does it mean?

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Ephesian Tale - Wikipedia

Someone should do a limited series based on the Ephesian Tale. So many twists and every episode can end on a cliffhanger. Just take the existing synopsis and start the story board. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ephesia...

The Walters Art Museum has five new contemporary art installations on display now Alexus Davila is live with Lisa Anderson-Zhu, Curator of Ancient Mediterranean Art, learning about the inspiration behind Jackie Milad's Abracadabra (Abuelita’s Bowl) and Ya Habibti, Ta’ala.

Got to do a live spot today with WJZ Baltimore on the beautiful artworks by @jackiemilad.bsky.social in our Egyptian gallery! We are so blessed to have these artworks in our gallery and the response has been overwhelmingly positive!

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Groups across the country have received letters notifying them that their grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities have been canceled, raising alarms about serious harm to museums, historical sites, and a wide range of community projects.

Established in 1996, the IMLS provides funding to libraries and museums in every U.S. state and territory—primarily supporting essential but low-profile functions such as database infrastructure and collections management.

Call Congress for our libraries. Show up for our libraries. American library association.

ALA is deeply concerned by reports that IMLS is sending notices to libraries claiming to cancel grants that are required by law. This harmful action will disrupt libraries' ability to serve their communities.
Tell Congress to protect library funding: bit.ly/CallCongressForLibraries
#ForOurLibraries

After Trump banned diversity funding for arts, Baltimore is holding fast The arts have become the latest battleground over efforts to address gender, racial discrimination and inequity.

Baltimore arts and culture communities chart new paths after Trump diversity bans

Ancient Sculptures Didn’t Just Look Good—They Also Smelled Heavenly Not only were ancient sculptures multi-colored, they were also scented with perfumes, oils, and flower arrangements.

I recommend this truly fascinating article from Artnet News:

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The Death of Caesar | The Walters Art Museum

On this day, 44 BCE:

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Gerome spent 20 years on this canvas, repainting it 3 times before delivering it to William T. Walters. For more on this and similar paintings, check out this note from last year’s JWAM: journal.thewalters.org/volume/77/no...

The Christian Martyrs' Last Prayer | The Walters Art Museum

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Lion and tiger heads emerging from a trap door

The exhibition this painting was in closed yesterday, so now instead of big cats emerging, we can imagine them retreating for a nap.

If the links don’t work this time—I admit I have no idea how this app works!

US hands over 41 cultural relics to China under deal to return looted artefacts Items seized in New York include pottery, jade, bronze and Tibetan Buddhist art, some dating back thousands of years.

The NYDA announced a return of 20 antiquities to Nepal on Friday:
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But they didn’t make a press release about returns to China:
www.scmp.com/news/china/d...

This repatriation is also important to know about and should also be publicized.

Cheese or Seawater in Your Wine? Ancient wine expert Emlyn Dodd reveals the things ancient Greeks slipped into their goblets, the games they played at drinking parties, and other surprising practices inspired by fine oinos.

This inspired me to try grated cheese in wine (I tried several variations)—the best is finely grated Manchego in room temperature red wine (cabernet sauvignon works). The last drink from the cup is delightful. I have not been bold enough to try it with seawater.

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I see a lot of familiar faces as I zoom in on the details—looking forward to seeing this artwork in person soon!