
Saint-Roch (Chapelle de la vierge)
Jules Hardouin-Mansart, 1706
A garden of beautiful things
A rotating selection of artworks and music from our collection archives.
Toccata and Fugue in D minor
Johann Sebastian Bach
Germany, 1708
Feel It Still
Portugal. The Man
USA, 2017
I'll Be There for You - Theme From "Friends"
The Rembrandts
USA, 1995
Espresso
Sabrina Carpenter
USA, 2024
Wildflowers
Tom Petty
USA, 1994
Inspired by Walter Benjamin’s Arcades Project, these submissions form a growing tapestry of thought, emotion, and cultural memory.
“Rise to your calling!”
“Beautiful suns will rise and set, I believe.”
“Some short but much needed walks must be called first aid walks (FAW for short).”
“I am trying everyone. I am doing my best.”
“Why extraordinary doesn‘t mean over ordinary? Like a little bit more ordinary? Or is being ordinary a circle? ”
“I am shocked how much of our modern western view of the "world" in 21st century is still grounded on David Hume's philosophy.”
“Sometimes the brightest moment of my day is the salad I get for my lunch. ”
“Freedom comes not from free will, but from understanding necessity, from seeing how everything fits into the order of nature.”
“I can't believe the most cynic thing you can say is "I am from the cosmos". ”
“A 55-square-meter home with two sunlit rooms and high ceilings, in a quiet, central neighborhood; good books, a big screen for films, good pair of speakers for music, a sleek bike for riding to cafés, a kind, lovely girl to kiss, to hold close, and a job that's meaningful with a decent income. That was the life I dreamed of. A non-compromising, attainable dream of happiness.”