collections
How Historians of Modern Tattooing Explore a Long-Hidden Past
The growing field probes everything from family collections to problematic museum exhibits.
Stories
Stories shared by this traveler.
collections
The growing field probes everything from family collections to problematic museum exhibits.
objects of intrigue
Handsteins were beloved of 16th-century princes because they affirmed the social order.
graffiti
Researchers in the field have uncovered related messages ranging from "Lasius is a pervert" to “Good luck in your resurrection.”
objects of intrigue
The punkahs of the Antebellum era served many purposes.
art
The stained-glass artist created mosaics, menorahs, and bronze synagogue doors.
museums
He hid his sketches, made with DIY supplies, in the nooks and crannies of the family home.
features
Pretend streets, fake wounds, and actors playing snipers all add to the immersive experience.
architecture
These drawings and models show where hallmark styles were born.
objects of intrigue
It features a procession of tiny presidents and a light-up Statue of Liberty.
objects of intrigue
They're pretty covetable regardless.
objects of intrigue
Stars in question have included Elvis, Truman Capote, Michael Jackson, and Marilyn Monroe.
nazis
These relics of wartime propaganda and anti-Semitism were designed for playtime.