We see beautiful art from all over the world in museums. But a lot of those artifacts have complicated histories. Countries those artifacts are from have been asking for their return. We take a look at some of the artifacts and see what their b...

We discussed how Tyrian purple was made in the previous episode. Here, we see how it influenced the world. 

Tyrian isn't just the name of a character from game of thrones. It's also the name of a dye: Tyrian purple. What’s tyrian purple? And why do we need a whole episode on it? Well, because it’s the oldest, most famous, most expensive,...

 Green is a difficult pigment to make and for much of history, it was a pigment that would turn and degrade into a different hue. Find out more about verdigris, a pigment used throughout the world, and why its extensive use means that the ...

Gauguin was incredible and influenced generations of artists, but he had a very dark side to him. How does this influence how his art is seen? Should this influence how his art is seen? Listen to the podcast episode and let me know how you feel...