The Art of Kinship: Bluegrass and the Family Band
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The Art of Kinship: Bluegrass and the Family Band

The genre’s family tradition extends its reach by unifying peoples and communities.
Antigone’s Virtues
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Antigone’s Virtues

Sophocles’s ancient drama offers striking lessons about free speech and civil disobedience.
Zach Top: ‘I Never Lie’
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Zach Top: ‘I Never Lie’

The breakout country artist pays homage to one of the genre’s defining epochs.
Courtly Life Captured by Lucas Cranach the Elder
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Courtly Life Captured by Lucas Cranach the Elder

Cranach’s most refined portraits were of the Electors of Saxony during their heyday.
‘Our Narrow Hiding Places’: A Look into the Past, Present, and Future
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‘Our Narrow Hiding Places’: A Look into the Past, Present, and Future

This historical novel explores one woman’s survival during WWII, but her descendants may not have escaped the effects of her living through this time.
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Courtly Life Captured by Lucas Cranach the Elder

Courtly Life Captured by Lucas Cranach the Elder

Cranach’s most refined portraits were of the Electors of Saxony during their heyday.
A Bunch of Fabergé Cut Flowers 

A Bunch of Fabergé Cut Flowers 

How Fabergé’s fine craftsmen made ornamental flowers appear real.
Behold the Beauty: A Sublime Sunrise and a Tragedy

Behold the Beauty: A Sublime Sunrise and a Tragedy

Victorian painter John Brett delighted in creating marine paintings, especially scenes of the Welsh coastline.
The Bayeux Tapestry: An Example of the Diplomacy of Art

The Bayeux Tapestry: An Example of the Diplomacy of Art

For the first time since its creation, the ‘Bayeux Tapestry’ will return to England.
NTD Photography Competition Extends Its Registration Deadline

NTD Photography Competition Extends Its Registration Deadline

The competition invites participants from around the world to capture traditional aesthetic principles and values.
Botticelli, His Muse, and the Medici Family

Botticelli, His Muse, and the Medici Family

An exploration into the mysterious connections between Simonetta Vespucci, Botticelli, and Giuliano de' Medici.
Making Music Helped America’s Greatest Genre Painter

Making Music Helped America’s Greatest Genre Painter

Well-loved American painter William Sidney Mount effectively captured the heart of rural Long Island life on canvas.
Vermeer’s Love Letters Exhibition at The Frick Collection

Vermeer’s Love Letters Exhibition at The Frick Collection

New York’s beloved Frick Collection museum reopens after a five-year renovation with the ‘Vermeer’s Love Letters’ special exhibition.
‘Gene & Gilda’: Looking Back on That One Great Love

‘Gene & Gilda’: Looking Back on That One Great Love

Penguin Rep Theatre presents an inside look into the complicated relationship between filmdom’s funnyman and TV’s comedic star.
An Intense ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ Resonates in Chicagoland

An Intense ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ Resonates in Chicagoland

Music Theater Works’s production captures some of grim reality facing Jewish people today.
Madcap Misunderstandings on a Midsummer Night

Madcap Misunderstandings on a Midsummer Night

‘Shakes in the City: A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ pares down Shakespeare’s famous play to a mere 60-plus minutes.
The Kids’ TV Favorite ‘Arthur’ Shines as a Musical

The Kids’ TV Favorite ‘Arthur’ Shines as a Musical

‘Arthur™ & Friends Make a Musical’ is a wonderful new children’s show that demonstrates an important lesson.
‘Flat Top’: Preparing for Battle Is Everything

‘Flat Top’: Preparing for Battle Is Everything

When discipline means the difference between life and death, airmen come through.
‘Sunday Best’: Ed Sullivan Unites a Divided America

‘Sunday Best’: Ed Sullivan Unites a Divided America

This documentary presents the groundbreaking television program watched by millions: The Ed Sullivan Show.
A Paris Makeover: Le Plessis-Robinson and Marne-lá-Vallée

A Paris Makeover: Le Plessis-Robinson and Marne-lá-Vallée

In this series of ‘Return to Beautiful Architecture,’ we visit extensive renovations in and around the City of Lights.
Basilica of St. Augustine: Splendor on Display in Florida

Basilica of St. Augustine: Splendor on Display in Florida

In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we visit a grand historic church in America’s oldest town.
Bananas, Duct Tape, and the Absurdity of Modern Art

Bananas, Duct Tape, and the Absurdity of Modern Art

Maurizio Cattelan’s installation reveals the state of art and artists heralded today.
Peles Castle: The Royal Estate of Sinaia

Peles Castle: The Royal Estate of Sinaia

In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we visit a multi-cultural, neo-Renaissance palace in Romania.
‘Eclogue IV’: Virgil’s Mysterious Prophecy

‘Eclogue IV’: Virgil’s Mysterious Prophecy

Scholars debate whether Virgil’s cryptic poem foretells the rise of Augustus or of Christ.
Beauty at the Beach: Bournemouth’s East Cliff Hall

Beauty at the Beach: Bournemouth’s East Cliff Hall

In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we visit a rare, late-Victorian seaside villa full of love and world art.
Ventura City Hall: California’s Extravagant Municipal Building

Ventura City Hall: California’s Extravagant Municipal Building

In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we visit one of the most beautiful neoclassical civic structures on the West Coast.
Reviving Divinely Inspired Classical Art, Guarding the Light of Human Civilization

Reviving Divinely Inspired Classical Art, Guarding the Light of Human Civilization

The NTD Figure Painting Competition is a cultural event with the mission of promoting time-tested traditions.
Good Sports: NTD Announces Sports Photography Award

Good Sports: NTD Announces Sports Photography Award

The Fifth NTD International Photography Competition celebrates sports with a new award.
NTD Invites Photographers to Celebrate America’s Birth

NTD Invites Photographers to Celebrate America’s Birth

A new international photography competition award commemorates the 250th anniversary of America’s independence.
NTD Invites Entries to Worldwide Photography Competition

NTD Invites Entries to Worldwide Photography Competition

The international competition inspires positivity and preserves tradition.
The Art of Kinship: Bluegrass and the Family Band

The Art of Kinship: Bluegrass and the Family Band

The genre’s family tradition extends its reach by unifying peoples and communities.
Zach Top: ‘I Never Lie’

Zach Top: ‘I Never Lie’

The breakout country artist pays homage to one of the genre’s defining epochs.
‘How Firm a Foundation’: A Favorite Hymn Among American Presidents

‘How Firm a Foundation’: A Favorite Hymn Among American Presidents

A song’s everlasting message transcended worship services, becoming a key part of historic events and a symbol of unity.
A Huge Victory for Traditional Country Music

A Huge Victory for Traditional Country Music

The Grammys added Best Traditional Country Album to its list of awards.
Trisha Yearwood Takes On a New Role With ‘The Mirror’

Trisha Yearwood Takes On a New Role With ‘The Mirror’

The hit country singer is back with a brand-new album that reveals a more personal side to her artistry.
Philip Bowen: ‘Appalachia Forever’

Philip Bowen: ‘Appalachia Forever’

The songwriter and fiddle player embodies the unfettered spirit of his native West Virginia.
Adelina Patti: A Wildly Successful Songstress

Adelina Patti: A Wildly Successful Songstress

With her signature song ‘Home Sweet Home,’ this acclaimed diva touched royalty, presidents, and commoners alike with her natural talent.
The Composer Behind ‘O Fortuna’ and Modern Latin Chant

The Composer Behind ‘O Fortuna’ and Modern Latin Chant

The opening melody of Carl Orff’s ‘Carmina Burana’ is instantly recognizable today, but its roots lie in an obscure 13th-century medieval manuscript.
Ghirardelli Made Life Better One Chocolate at a Time

Ghirardelli Made Life Better One Chocolate at a Time

An Italian merchant established one of America’s earliest and longest operating confectionary companies.
‘Fighting for Freedom on Raritan Bay’: Revisiting Maritime Clashes

‘Fighting for Freedom on Raritan Bay’: Revisiting Maritime Clashes

John R. Schneider recalls long-overlooked battles and heroes along the New York-New Jersey waterways.
Lincoln Beachey: The Greatest Aviator of All

Lincoln Beachey: The Greatest Aviator of All

In this installment of ‘Profiles in History,’ we meet an aviation enthusiast whose death-defying stunts made him the country’s most famous flyer.
Poe’s Tavern: A Little Log House With a Big History

Poe’s Tavern: A Little Log House With a Big History

In this installment of ‘History Off the Beaten Path,’ Poe’s Tavern in rural Tennessee was the site of momentous 19th-century events.
Themistocles and the Wooden Wall 

Themistocles and the Wooden Wall 

The Athenian statesman’s bold strategies ensured Athens’s growth as the epicenter of the ancient world.
Florence Nightingale: Lighting the Way

Florence Nightingale: Lighting the Way

This groundbreaking English nurse saved thousands of injured soldiers’ lives and revolutionized 19th-century sanitation in the medical field.
The Man Who Shaped and Saved the Constitution: John Marshall

The Man Who Shaped and Saved the Constitution: John Marshall

To combat political party influences, America’s longest-serving chief justice aimed to unite his colleagues behind the Constitution.
‘Failing My Way to Success’: A Bumpy Road to Business Glory

‘Failing My Way to Success’: A Bumpy Road to Business Glory

Phillip Cantrell’s autobiography is a refreshing guide to professional achievement.
Antigone’s Virtues

Antigone’s Virtues

Sophocles’s ancient drama offers striking lessons about free speech and civil disobedience.
The British Pacific Fleet of WWII Finally Gets Its Story Told

The British Pacific Fleet of WWII Finally Gets Its Story Told

Angus Konstam’s ‘Sumatra 1944-45’ presents the little-known raids that destroyed vast Japanese oil production and elevated the Royal Navy.
‘Our Narrow Hiding Places’: A Look into the Past, Present, and Future

‘Our Narrow Hiding Places’: A Look into the Past, Present, and Future

This historical novel explores one woman’s survival during WWII, but her descendants may not have escaped the effects of her living through this time.