Visual Arts Videos

What does it mean when we say "art is in the eye of the beholder?" How have artists' subjects changed over the centuries? This collection features diverse art forms (from ancient mosaics to modern cubism).

This is the story of Faust, based on the dramatic poem by Goethe and adapted for the screen - in 1926 - by F.

WARNING: THIS VIDEO CLIP - AN ANIMATION OF FEEDING-TUBES AND THEIR INSTALLATION IN THE HUMAN BODY - CONTAINS THE USE OF NEEDLES.

This video clip, from CERN, reveals what scientists believe is an "antimatter flash" in the Milky Way.

To see fossilized dinosaur bones, in situ, and to learn how those fossils can provide clues about continental drift, check out this video clip from NA...

Forced by the Church to give-up working on astronomical matters, Galileo returned to his experiments on the laws of motion.

Galileo was ordered to recite prayers and penitence each week, but his daughter - Maria Celeste - took that obligation about herself (although her hea...

The sights and sounds of the Iguazu Falls at Garganta del Diablo (Devils Throat).

This historical footage depicts the type of defenses which German forces, and people under their command, built along the French coastline.

What is life like in the Gobi Desert?

While researching her book, Making of a Masterpiece, Sally Tippett Rains discovered an old scrapbook created by Margaret Mitchell's aunt.

The section of Chinas ancient wall, most-often featured in pictures and film, is actually new.

This brilliant animation of the Bayeux Tapestry is by David Newton.

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