Wednesday, May 19, 2021
Flight from France: The Demarcation Line (2/4)
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In 1943, Dr. Richard Neumann and his wife, Alice--already refugees from Nazi-occupied Austria--arranged to have themselves smuggled out of F...
Thursday, May 13, 2021
Flight from France: Escaping Paris (1/4)
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Following the Nazi invasion of his city--Vienna, Austria--Dr. Richard Neumann, textile entrepreneur and art collector of Jewish descent, lef...
Friday, May 7, 2021
A Beautiful Friendship
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We have asked our Docents to share some of their favorite stories from their time at WAM, in honor of the Docent program's 50th annivers...
Friday, April 30, 2021
Battle Ready: Weapons and Tactics of the European Soldier
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In the previous section of this two-part WAM Update, we learned how, beginning in the 14th century, European armies began to shift their fo...
Wednesday, April 14, 2021
Pages of Patterns: The "Kosode Hinagatabon" and Kimono Design
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Our current show, The Kimono in Print: 300 Years of Japanese Design, examines the kimono as a significant source of ingenuity and experimen...
Thursday, March 25, 2021
Battle Ready: Suitable Protection for the European Soldier
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When we look at suits of armor, we see Medieval knights. Yet a great deal of the armor that survives was not necessarily worn by a man with ...
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