Paris' Museum of Decorative Arts recreates a day in the life of the 18th-century elite

This exhibition invites visitors to experience the French art de vivre of the aristocratic and bourgeois elites on the eve of ...
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18th century medicine focus of lecture on April 25 at Hudson River Maritime Museum

KINGSTON, N.Y. — The Hudson River Maritime Museum is set to host a lecture, titled “Bite the Bullet: Medicine in the 18th Century,” on Saturday, April 25, the museum announced. In a press release, the ...
The Virginian-Pilot

Brethren of the Coast: A glimpse into lives of 18th-century sailors at Great Bridge Battlefield

Visitors to the Great Bridge Battlefield and Historic Waterways Museum are often offered a realistic glimpse of the lives of 18th century sailors, pirates and privateers, courtesy of the Brethren of ...
Yardbarker

Novels From the 18th Century That You Should Read

The 18 th century was, perhaps, the true beginning of the literary era. Before then, most books were completely religious or political in nature. Starting around the time of the 18 th century, however ...
Mansion Global

This 18th-Century Home in the South of France Comes With Its Own Chapel

This 18th-century coastal estate on the French Riviera offers a pool and pool house, a separate studio, two new garages, a greenhouse and a private hillside chapel perched above the home. “It’s a ...
Artnet

18th-Century Drawing Rescued From a Dumpster Shatters Estimates at Auction

One lucky antiques enthusiast was in for the shock of a lifetime when they last went dumpster diving. Rifling through the trash in Hudson, New York last year, they chanced upon a discarded pen and ink ...