Posts by Megan Cooper

Megan Cooper

Megan Cooper is a Contributing Writer for My Modern Met and a mid-century historian living in Charlotte, North Carolina. She has received a BSA in Public History from Appalachian State University in 2017 and is currently working towards finishing a Masters in Film and Media Studies through Arizona State University. She is extremely passionate about gender and women's studies and the democratization of cultural knowledge.
Art
May 27, 2020

Designer Shows What Famous Historical Figures Would Look Like as Modern People Today

Becca Saladin’s unique talents for breathing life back into famous historical figures from around the world has made her famed Instagram account, Royalty Now, a first stop for lovers of both history and graphic design. Earlier this year, the artist described her intricate process to My Modern Met, saying, “It takes a long time to get it all to look like it makes sense.

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Art
May 20, 2020

You Can Now Take a Virtual Tour of the Van Gogh Museum

The Van Gogh Museum touts the largest collection of artworks from Vincent van Gogh and it has now increased its already sizable virtual footprint with a seven-part video series taking the viewer on a private tour of parts of the museum’s collection. This once-in-a-lifetime opportunity helps you connect to Van Gogh’s artwork in a reverent setting accompanied by a rich musical score.

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Art
May 18, 2020

Rijksmuseum Releases Extremely Detailed 44.8 Gigapixel Image of Rembrandt’s ‘The Night Watch’

Perhaps Rembrandt van Rijn's most famous painting, The Night Watch (1642), can now be seen in greater detail than ever before. You no longer have to worry about obeying the cautionary signs that line museum walkways and making sure to stand a respectable distance away from this massive piece from the Dutch Golden Age of Art; the Rijksmuseum has uploaded a fully zoomable 44.8-gigapixel (44,804,687,500 pixels) digital image of the painting in its full glory.

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Technology
May 12, 2020

You Can “Cut and Paste” Objects From Your Real-Life Surroundings Into Photoshop

French designer and programmer Cyril Diagne took to social media to show the world a truly mind-boggling, futuristic piece of software—his augmented reality “cut & paste” program, which looks like an elaborate prank come to life. Using Adobe Photoshop and various items around the room, Diagne can be seen plucking plants and books out of the real world and dropping them into the editing software.

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