The Universal Art Group brings together esteemed names such as Müller & Schindler, Faksimile Verlag, Kulturalis, Eikon Editores, and Haltadefinizione under a new collective identity.
Nathan Mannion Ireland and the Irish identity have been shaped by migration. People have left and still leave the island for many reasons, whether pushed by circumstances at home or pulled by opportunities abroad. No two stories are the same, but many are linked by common motivations and shared ex…
Eva Bendová, Marcel Fišer, Petr Jindra, Roman Musil, Alena Pomajzlová, Ivana SkálováThe collection of Czech interwar modern art at the Gallery of West Bohemia in Pilsen presents a wide spectrum of artistic trends from 1918 to 1938, from early pre-WWI Modernism, Expressionism and Poetism to avant-g…
Mgr. Zbyněk Šolc, Editor Robert JanásFrom its headquarters at Špilberk Castle, Brno City Museum documents the history of Brno, from its earliest origins to the present day. Its famously diverse collections encompass more than 400,000 items, including more than 25,000 works of fine art, alongside a…
Magdalena JuříkováThe Prague City Gallery (founded on 1 May 1963) is one of the key exhibition and collecting institutions in the Czech Republic; it manages approximately 16,000 items dating from the 19th to the 21st century. Today, its role is much broader than has traditionally been customary fo…
Our manuscript offers a unique testimony of its time, not only from the point of view of medicine, pharmacology and the history of science, but also with regard to the history of mentalities and history of art. More than 240 skilfully executed illustrations, which offer an exceptional insight into t…
Jane TaylorIn the valleys of al-ʿUla, in the north-west of the Arabian Peninsula, lie the remains of two remarkable ancient cities. Dadan was a wealthy oasis kingdom on the Incense Road, its name known even to the biblical prophets. A short distance to the north, Hegra, the Petra of Arabia, preser…
Adel AlquraishiFor more than eight hundred years, the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina was tended by the Āghawāt: a secretive fraternity of eunuchs entrusted with the key to the Prophet’s burial chamber. Today only one remains. In The Tale of Two Keys, Adel Alquraishi, the only photographer ever permitt…
