History
Unmasking Mengele
92 Y 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY, United StatesOne of the most notorious war criminals of all time, Dr. Josef Mengele has come to symbolize both the evil of the Nazi regime and the failure of justice in the postwar world. Drawing on new scholarship and sources, historian David G. Marwell examines Mengele’s life and career, chronicling his university studies, which led to […]
New Evidence from Ancient Methone
The National Arts Club 15 Gramercy Park South, New York, NY, United StatesProfessor John Papadopoulos discusses the famed city of Methone About this Event Famed cities in Hellas such as Methone often pass into oblivion until rediscovered through archaeology. Destroyed in 354 BCE by Philip II, father of the great Alexander, its treasured finds have been excavated by the Greek Archaeological Service, collaborating since 2014 with the […]
Rediscovering New York: Revealing Forgotten Landscapes
Brooklyn Historical Society 128 Pierrepont St, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesExplore three haunting corners of our city as we reveal the hidden secrets and unknown histories of Hart Island, the Fort Totten Water Battery, and the NY State Pavilion. Join Aaron Asis, creator of Unforgotten Films and moderator Michelle Young, founder of Untapped New York, for an evening of film and conversation. Experts and advocates Moses Gates of the […]
Lequeu, Exceptional Draftsman?
The Morgan Library & Museum 225 Madison Avenue, New York, NY, United StatesIf it were not for his drawings at the Bibliothèque nationale de France, Jean-Jacques Lequeu would be a simple footnote in the history of late eighteenth-century French architecture. Lequeu’s drawings reflect the way architects of his generation tended to rely more heavily on graphic communication than on textual or theoretical means of expressing their ideas. […]
Mohamed Kouaci: A Photographic Memory of Early Algeria
Lenfest Center for the Arts 615 W. 129 St., New York, NY, United StatesMohamed Kouaci is thought to be the only Algerian photographer to have documented the entire Algerian struggle and the early years of Independence. A self-taught photographer, he was head of the photography service at the Information Ministry of the G.P.R.A. (Provisional Government of the Algerian Republic) from 1958 to 1962. In this talk, Adel Ben […]