Music
July 16, 2025

Hear What the World’s Oldest Song From Over 3,400 Years Sounds Like

Just as early humans created art through cave paintings and pottery, music has also served as a universal form of expression since ancient times. We’ll likely never get to hear the many songs that have been lost to history, but fortunately, there’s one remarkable piece of music from around 1,400 BCE that was preserved on clay tablets over 3,400 years ago. Known as the world’s oldest playable song, the “Hurrian Hymn No.

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Painting
July 16, 2025

High School “Loner” Paints Stunning Portraits To Reconnect With Peers Before Graduation

Molly Shafer hadn’t always been considered a loner. During elementary and middle school in her home town of Waunakee, Wisc., the 18-year-old had been outgoing, but that all changed when she entered the local high school and began experiencing social anxiety in full force. She withdrew from her peers and closed herself off from friendship—at least until recently.

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Drawing
July 15, 2025

Traces of the Centuries-Long Relationship Between Drawing and Printmaking at the Getty Museum

Long before the advent of photography, there was drawing and printmaking. For centuries, they allowed artists to capture and mass produce scenes with a level of realism, while also maintaining a distinct graphic style. Still, both media have been historically overlooked in favor of painting, which, in comparison, often dominates art exhibitions, collections, and auctions. The J. Paul Getty Museum, however, is hoping to change that.

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Drawing
July 15, 2025

Hyperrealistic Artist Reveals the Drawing He Almost Gave up on and What It Taught Him [Interview]

Hyperrealistic drawing combines technical skill and the determination to depict something exactly as the human eye sees it. While that alone is impressive, adding an element of surrealism makes it both technically awe-inspiring and stimulates our intellectual curiosity. South African artist Jono Dry creates drawings so masterfully hyperrealistic that you’d think they were photographs if not for their very surreal elements.

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My Modern Met

Celebrating creativity and promoting a positive culture by spotlighting the best sides of humanity—from the lighthearted and fun to the thought-provoking and enlightening.