Stories

Explore short articles and videos that take you behind the scenes of the Museum and our collections. 

2024

Green ceramic soldier figures ride hobby horses and are displayed in a group on a white pedestal

Artist-in-Residence Spotlight Mary Sibande

Watch time: 5:14 minutes
A white man wearing glasses stands in an art gallery looking at pottery in a glass case

Innovation and Legacy The Pottery of Nampeyo of Hano and Maria Martinez

Read time: 3 minutes
Fragments of army green fabric are loosely stitched together

Green Hammock by Ke-Sook Lee

Watch time: 4:27 minutes
A sculpture of a metal chair frame balancing upside down on a pillow

Hanging in the Balance by Wendell Castle

Watch time: 2:23 minutes
A yellow table rests inside the burned frame of a house on a red-brown hill; a silhouette of a tree and hanged figure is visible at the top of the hill in the distance

The Legend of John Brown in Kansas

Read time: 5 minutes
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Needlework Samplers Reveal Stories of the Past

Read time: 4 minutes
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Thomas Hart Benton

Watch time: 52:50 minutes