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Time travel has intrigued people for as long as, well, time. There are no hard and fast rules, but for over a hundred years writers …
Read MoreLászló Moholy-Nagy, cover for Qualitat photo review, 1926 Joost Schmidt, poster for a Bauhaus exhibition, 1923 Our exhibit, Portals, has prompted the following question about …
Read MoreProvidence 2050: Raymond Two Hawks Watson
As part of our Providence 2050: Visualize Tomorrow project, community activist Raymond Two Hawks Watson imagines how Rhode Island could become a future destination for …
Read MoreLISTEN TO SOUNDS OF THE FUTURE FROM 1969!
Listen to what forward-thinking 1960s computer scientists created when people were first beginning to consider music created by, or with, computers. These selections come from …
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Teens researching global images from the 1920s to inspire their own headdress creations. PPL Teen trying on a 1920s inspired headdress designed by Everett Hoag. …
Read MoreRising sea levels, Hurricanes and Universal basic income, Oh My!
What will Providence be like in 35 years? Will we finally be driving flying cars by then? Will the Bank of America building have a …
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