Posts by Eva Baron

Eva Baron

Eva Baron is a Contributing Writer at My Modern Met. Eva graduated with a degree in Art History and English from Swarthmore College, and has previously worked in book publishing and at galleries. She has since transitioned to a career as a full-time writer. Beyond writing, Eva enjoys doing the daily crossword, going on marathon walks across New York, and sculpting.
Creative Products
November 20, 2024

Innovative Tent Inflates in Under Two Minutes and Offers Perfect Solution To Camping Hassles

According to Statistica, more than 50 million U.S. Americans went camping in 2023, and over twice as many people camped in tents rather than RVs. Despite their evident popularity, tents can also be a challenge to build, demanding time that could otherwise be spent enjoying the outdoors. A new inflatable tent seeks to address this problem, minimizing the potential hassles of camping.

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Good News
November 18, 2024

Metropolitan Museum of Art Makes Over 492,000 Images Available Online for Free

The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York is one of the world’s most renowned cultural institutions. The Met boasts a collection of more than 1.5 million art objects and artifacts, ranging from jewelry and textiles to paintings and sculpture. Over the years, the Met has uploaded photographs pulled from this iconic collection to its online database, and now over 492,000 high-resolution images can be browsed and downloaded for free.

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Art
November 14, 2024

Largest Ever Restoration of Rembrandt’s ‘The Night Watch’ Is Underway at the Rijksmuseum in Full View of the Public

In 2019, the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam tackled a daunting task: restoring Rembrandt’s iconic painting The Night Watch (1642). The project, aptly dubbed “Operation Night Watch,” began with a five-year phase of intensive research. Now, the second phase is finally unfolding in the heart of the Rijksmuseum. Operation Night Watch is the biggest and most wide-ranging restoration project ever undertaken for the 1642 masterpiece.

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Music
November 7, 2024

200 Years After Chopin’s Death, New Enchanting Waltz Is Discovered

Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) is undoubtedly one of the most renowned figures in the classical music canon. Throughout his life, Chopin wrote over 230 musical compositions, including masterpieces such as Nocturne, Op. 2 No. 9. On October 28, 2024, a curator at the Morgan Library & Museum in New York uncovered a previously unknown waltz by the prodigious composer. The waltz marks the first significant discovery of a Chopin work since the late 1930s.

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