Mexico of the dayThe Codex Mendoza, Digitized
Mexico's national anthropology institute turned an Aztec codex into an interactive edition: zoomable pages, glyph explanations, transcriptions, maps and a timeline.
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Mexico of the dayMexico's national anthropology institute turned an Aztec codex into an interactive edition: zoomable pages, glyph explanations, transcriptions, maps and a timeline.
Telegram of the dayEach weekday brings a small album by one painter, from overlooked 19th-century masters to living artists, captioned with nationality, name and dates.
Site of the dayA 3D globe of Earth across 750 million years. Pick an era to see the continents drift, or type in your town to see where it sat in the age of dinosaurs.
Ireland of the dayIreland's National Folklore Collection online: tales, cures and customs written down by schoolchildren in the 1930s, plus old photos and audio.
The London design museum's Pinterest: jewelry, fashion, exhibition boards on Chanel, Africa Fashion and the Korean Wave, plus V&A-inspired interiors.
India of the dayA non-profit online encyclopedia of Indian arts and heritage: essays, interviews, videos and photo galleries on crafts, dance, temples and rituals.
Telegram of the dayThe National Library Board of Singapore's official channel: a history podcast, a cooking show built on old recipe books, and plenty of reading ideas.
TikTok of the dayArchaeologist Annelise Baer covers the ancient Near East and the classical world, answers follower questions and cuts through ancient-mystery hype.
Nearly a million followers and themed boards drawn from the Getty's collection: portraits, flowers in art, historical fashion and manuscripts.
Chile of the dayA digital project by the National Library of Chile: hundreds of themed mini-sites with digitised books, maps, photos, scores and recordings on the country's culture.
Melbourne art historian Mary McGillivray unpacks paintings, movements and the visual language of pop culture in quick, sharp videos.
The Public Domain Review's Pinterest: old engravings, manuscripts, bookplates, antique playing cards and early color photos, each with a story.