Humanities projects as well as subjects; it can be K-12 or higher education and includes philosophy, literature, religion, arts, history, and language.
Homer is known as the ancient Greek writer behind the Iliad and the Odyssey, two of the most iconic poems of all time. Through these epic poems, he explores key events in the Trojan War and takes us on Odysseus’s long journey to return home from the war, battling sea monsters, temptresses, beasts, and more along the way.
Billed as “the largest search engine for museum art,” The Last Museum currently indexes almost 6 million artworks, both those in the public domain and those covered by fair use.
The adventures in Homer’s epics may have been invented, but many of the places, customs, weapons, and even heroes were rooted in reality. Archaeologists explore “The Unexpected World of the Odyssey” in Archaeology Magazine.
With the release of Christopher Nolan’s movie The Odyssey, modern retellings of Homer’s epics have boomed. These retellings can be great tools for helping students find ways into the story of Odysseus’s journey.
Most Ancient Greek statues and vase paintings do not list the names of the figures depicted. Archaeologists need to look for clues to identify them. Gods and goddesses had certain attributes, or characteristics, unique to them. Therefore, when archaeologists identify these attributes, they can almost certainly assign a name to the figure.
Abigail Adams is famous for appealing to her husband, John Adams, during the months prior to the signing of the Declaration of Independence. In correspondences with her husband as he and other leaders were framing a government for the United States, Abigail Adams argued that the laws of the new nation should recognize women as something more than property and protect them from the arbitrary and unrestrained power men held over them.
Children ask big philosophical questions: Are dreams real? Do animals have feelings? Why do bad things happen? But often their thoughts and questions are not taken seriously. PLATO (Philosophy Learning And Teaching Organization) nurtures young people’s curiosity, critical thinking, and desire to explore big questions through philosophy and ethics programs for students, educators, and families.
Opened to the public for the first time on June 25, 2026, the Lincoln Memorial Undercroft invites visitors into a dramatic, previously unseen space beneath one of America’s most iconic monuments.
Smarthistory: The Center for Public Art History grew out of the belief that art has the power to transform lives and build understanding across cultures—that the brilliant histories of art belong to everyone, no matter their background.
Walden, a game explores the life of American philosopher Henry David Thoreau during his experiment in self-reliant living at Walden …