top of page
Musings & Blog
Grab my FREE guide to the real places that inspired Disney's castles and palaces.
Search
We Take What We Fancy: How Disneyland Pirates the Global Middle Ages and Renaissance—A Talk!
What do Theodor de Bry’s map of the Caribbean, the Lindau Gospels, a Moche ear ornament, and Titian’s Venus of Urbino have in common? All find new life in the dimly lit, glittering caverns of the Pirates of the Caribbean at Disneyland, where global medieval and early modern objects have been reimagined and recontextualized for 20th- and 21st-century edutainment. This talk explores how the attraction’s visual culture pirates the past to create an immersive fantasy of the Golde
Jun 24, 20252 min read
The Art History Behind Disney's Sleeping Beauty: A Guide through Some of NYC’s Museums
From medieval manuscripts and unicorns to renaissance landscape paintings and modern design, Disney’s Sleeping Beauty is filled with nods to real art that inspired its unique look. Did you know you can see many of these artworks in person in New York City museums like The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Morgan, and The Cloisters?
Jun 17, 20252 min read
New book series spotlight: Women in Mesoamerican and Latin American art and history
A new middle-grade nonfiction series about women in Mesoamerican and Latin American art and history
Apr 2, 20253 min read
Indiana Jones, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and the Art of Ancient Americas
Learn about the golden idol in Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark and its loose connection to the art of Ancient Americas.
Mar 26, 20256 min read
bottom of page