Interviews

Dr. Christian de Vartavan talks to TheCollector about his latest research on locating the tomb and body of Alexander the Great.

In an unprecedented exhibition, several of Michelangelo’s preparatory drawings for the Sistine Chapel will be presented in the US. Curator Adriano Marinazzo provides insight into this exciting opportunity.

Richard Marranca talks all things Socrates with Dr. Paul Cartledge, Professor of Greek Culture at the University of Cambridge.

An interview with the Art Institute of Chicago's curator Katharine Raff about the museum's 2025 exhibition "Myth & Marble: Ancient Roman Sculpture from the Torlonia Collection."

1816 is known as the “year without a summer” because global temperatures dropped following a volcanic eruption, causing famine and death. Could this happen again?

Canada’s first female astronaut is also a renowned neurologist, nature photographer, and environmentalist. We discussed Dr. Bondar’s interdisciplinary work and upcoming book, ‘Space for Birds: Patterns and Parallels of Flight.’

An Experience of Ancient Egypt’s Cuisine with Dr. Sarah Doherty. Since the earliest times, Egypt was a powerhouse for agriculture and food production – that included beer, wine and honeyed desserts.

In conversation with TheCollector, art historian Margaret Iversen breaks down decades of psychoanalytic art theory and explains why the Surrealists were so interested in Freud.