Global Warming 101
A three minute review of the causes of global warming. Good images and graphics. Shows evidence of warming in terms of temperatures and ice melting shown. Run time 03:03.
French lesson: c’est vs Il est
Review of simple c’est vs Il est rules run time 6:56
French Past Tense
This video offers an introductory discussion of the past tense in the French language. (01:24) The narrator in the video explains the passe compose (a compound tense).
French for Kids by Kids; The Sound of the [-o]
The video starts with a short song in French. This is a video about the French sound [-o]. The instructor speaks and this is followed by images with the sound. (06:07)
French Basics -The Vowels Plus the Following: i - u - n - m
This video offers the correct way to say the combination/blend of certain vowels and consonants. (04:29) Each blend/combination is said once while the narrator pauses for you to repeat. ('Repetez' means repeat.)
French Basics - How to Pronounce the Vowels With the Letter 'I'
This video offers the correct way to say the combination/blend of vowels plus the letter 'i'. (00:58) Each blend/combination is said once while the narrator pauses for you to repeat. ('Repetez' means repeat.)
French Basics -How to Pronounce the Vowels Plus the Letter 'M'
This video offers the correct way to say the combination/blend of vowels plus the letter 'm'. (01:23) Each blend/combination is said once while the narrator pauses for you to repeat. ('Repetez' means repeat.)
French Basics -How to Pronounce the Vowels Plus the Letter 'N'
This video offers the correct way to say the combination/blend of vowels plus the letter 'n'. (01:21) Each blend/combination is said once while the narrator pauses for you to repeat. ('Repetez' means repeat.)
French Basics -How to Pronounce the Vowels Plus the Letter 'U'
This video offers the correct way to say the combination/blend of vowels plus the letter 'u'. (00:48) Each blend/combination is said once while the narrator pauses for you to repeat. ('Repetez' means repeat.)
French Basics - How to Pronounce Vowel Blends Plus the Letter 'H'
This video offers the correct way to say the combination/blend of vowels plus the letter 'H'. (01:42) Each blend/combination is said once while the narrator pauses for you to repeat. (Perhaps the video might be better served if it showed an example of a word with the blend, rather than just the blend itself.)
French Basics - How to Pronounce the Vowel Blends Plus the Letters 'G'/'GR'
This video offers the correct way to say the combination/blend of vowels plus the letter 'G' and the digraph 'GR'. (03:26) Each blend/combination is said once while the narrator pauses for you to repeat. (Perhaps the video might be better served if it showed an example of a word with the blend, rather than just the blend itself.)
French Basics - Pronounce the Vowel Blends Plus the Letters 'F - FL - FR'
This video offers the correct way to say the combination/blend of vowels plus the letter 'F' and the digraph 'FL' and 'FR'. (05:09) Each blend/combination is said once while the narrator pauses for you to repeat. (Perhaps the video might be better served if it showed an example of a word with the blend, rather than just the blend itself.)
French Basics - How to Pronounce the Vowel Blends Plus the Letters 'G'/'GR'
This video offers the correct way to say the combination/blend of vowels plus the letter 'D' and the digraph 'DR'. (03:26) Each blend/combination is said once while the narrator pauses for you to repeat. (Perhaps the video might be better served if it showed an example of a word with the blend, rather than just the blend itself.)
The Aztec - A Culture of Art and Death
In this Ancient Mysteries video clip we learn about the Aztec empire. Their capital city, Tenochtitlan, was one of the biggest of its time. The culture made many new innovations, such as the calendar. However, sacrifice also played a large role. Run time 03:40.
Aztec History and Culture
The Aztecs developed their own mythology, writing system, trade, and cities before the arrival of conquistador Hernán Cortes in 1519. This is an excellent ten minute video that deal with the history and culture of the Aztecs.
035 Special Exhibition: Cast in Bronze: French Sculpture from Renaissance to Revolution
Curators Ian Wardropper and James David Draper describe The French Parnassus, an extraordinary bronze sculpture featured in the special exhibition "Cast in Bronze: French Sculpture from Renaissance to Revolution," on view at the Met February 24 through May 25, 2009.
James T. Demetrion Lecture: Simon Schama on The Beast in Contemporary Art
If all figurative art approaches taxidermy in its crafty fixing of vitality, British contemporary artists have taken on board the conceit with striking compulsiveness. From Damien Hirst's sharks and sheep to Mark Wallinger's pedigree racehorses, sleekness and slaughter seem to be their thing. So what are they getting at and why should we care? Simon Schama, professor of art history and history at Columbia Univers
Smithsonian Behind the Scenes: Contemporary Art Conservation
Latex, chocolate, soap, and video game software are just a few of the non-traditional materials that have inspired contemporary artists. While they embrace the modern, synthetic and technologically advanced world in which we live, some of materials present significant conservation problems for museum conservators. Gwynne Ryan, a conservator at the Smithsonian's
Friday Gallery Talk: National Gallery's Associate Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art Molly Donov
National Gallery's Associate Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art Molly Donovan on Kimsooja's "A Laundry Woman, Yamuna River, Delhi."
11. The Pizza Olympic Games (Culture Shot)
Learn Italian with our eleventh Culture Shot, inspired by an email that we received about a week ago from Laura. She lives in New Zealand and a while ago she met a cool Italian pizza maker. His dream? To participate to the Pizza Olympic Games! "I thought he was kidding", says Laura, "but he [...]
