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).

NOTE: THIS CLIP - BEGINNING SCENES FROM SAVING PRIVATE RYAN - DEPICTS A GRAPHIC RECREATION OF THE EVENTS OF WAR AS AMERICAN SOLDIERS APPROACHED, THEN ...

What was it like to come ashore during D-day?

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN is the largest particle accelerator in the world.

Macbeth was a real king of the Scots who ruled in the 11th century.

Part 2 of the animated version of Shakespeare's Macbeth.

Part 3 of the animated version of Shakespeare's Macbeth.

The island of Madagascar - and its exotic wild life - became part of popular culture when a series of movies were made about this unique place.

Mark Twain was born in a town called Florida in the American state of Missouri.

Since her arrival on Mars, the exploratory rover Spirit (also known as MER-A) has had quite a journey on the Martian surface.

The great-great grandson of Charles Dickens introduces us to his famous ancestor whose novels remain popular today.

When meteors streak through the sky - as shooting stars - they are beautiful to see.

Pope Julius II talks to Michelangelo about his work, on the creation of Adam, in this scene from The Agony and the Ecstacy (a 1965 film based on the b...

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