
Alexander der Große und Campaspe im Atelier des Apelles
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1725
A garden of beautiful things
A rotating selection of artworks and music from our collection archives.
Rockit
Herbie Hancock
USA, 1983
Smile
Lily Allen
UK, 2006
Good Luck, Babe!
Chappell Roan
USA, 2023
Mrs. Robinson - From "The Graduate" Soundtrack
Simon & Garfunkel
USA, 1968
Don't Know Why
Norah Jones
USA, 2002
Inspired by Walter Benjamin’s Arcades Project, these submissions form a growing tapestry of thought, emotion, and cultural memory.
“Know your endoxas”
“closest to ideal. ”
“Nothing is easy. What looks easy is not easy. What looks hard is also not easy. Easy is nothing. Is everything hard? Somethings are liquid and somethings are gas but none of them are easy.”
“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. ”