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Aimee Ng, chief curator at the Frick Collection
Arts & Humanities

5 Alumni Museum Curators Shaping the Art World Today

Through visionary exhibitions and programming, Columbia graduates are steering the direction of some of New York’s most prestigious museums

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Supriya Ganesh on The Pitt

From Columbia to The Pitt

For Supriya Ganesh ’19CC, starring in the Emmy-nominated hospital drama wasn’t a far cry from reality

Collage of Oscar-winning movies with Columbia connections

18 Oscar ‘Best Picture’ Winners with Columbia Connections

Since the Golden Age of Hollywood, Columbians have contributed to some of the Academy’s most awarded movies

Collage of Jewish history

Lessons of Jewish History

For seventy-five years, the Institute of Israel and Jewish Studies at Columbia has connected the community to the currents of Jewish thought

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Mac McCaughan, founder of Merge Records and frontman of Superchunk
Arts & Humanities

Merge Records and the Explosion of American Indie Rock

Mac McCaughan ’90CC, frontman of the band Superchunk, has been shaping independent music since 1989. He’s never sold out

Restored vintage Buchla synthesizer, 100 series, at Columbia University
Arts & Humanities

A 1960s Synthesizer is Brought Back to Life

Engineers and musicians at Columbia recently revived one of the first modern electronic instruments

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Arts & Humanities

9 Vintage Movie Posters Worth a Second Look

Film buff Dwight Cleveland ’82CC gives a tour of his rare collection

Illustration of Herman Melville by Audrey Hawkins
Arts & Humanities

How Scholars Rescued the Author of Moby-Dick from the Waters of Oblivion

Honoring Melville at 200

Karata Playing Cards: Colour Print Ltd, circa 1970-1985, Kenya.
Arts & Humanities

A Playing-Card Collector Shows His Hand

An exhibition at Columbia presents highlights from the 6,400 decks of Albert Field ’38CC

Students at Columbia's Center for Science and Society mix pigments at the Sato Sakura Gallery
Arts & Humanities

A 500-year-old Artisanal Manuscript Yields Its Secrets

“Try burnt oysters,” and other words of wisdom

Rachel Chavkin
Arts & Humanities

High Art, High Ideals: Rachel Chavkin Takes on Broadway

The Tony Award-winning director of Hadestown may be theater’s most forward-thinking artist

Photo of Toni Morrison by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders
Arts & Humanities

Capturing the Life of Toni Morrison

A new film by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders '74CC honors the legacy of the celebrated writer

Elegance Bratton, shot by Gioncarlo Valentine
Arts & Humanities

Elegance Bratton Makes Films About the Queer Black Experience

The filmmaker talks about family, ballroom, and diversity in film and television

Bronze bust of Béla Bartok over sheet music
Arts & Humanities

Bring Me the Head of Béla Bartók

There's a bronze sculpture of the Hungarian composer in Dodge Hall

Marie Kondo and her translator, Marie Iida
Arts & Humanities

The Marie Kondo Whisperer

Meet Marie Iida ’11GSAS, the valued translator on Netflix’s hit reality show

Black and white photo of bride riding bicycle: "Bridecycle" by Pan Su "Peter" Kim
Arts & Humanities

A Look at the Medical Center’s 10th Annual Art Show

Some 200 works by CUIMC students, faculty, staff, and family members will be on display through 2019

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