Toledo Museum of Art Courses

How to Make Damascus Steel

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Demonstrates the hinge method and repeated forge-welding steps used to make Damascus steel, including heating, grinding, and hydraulic pressing.

• YouTube
• 45 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Stendhal Syndrome: Personal Encounters with Transformative Art

Explore the captivating Stendhal Syndrome through a curator's personal encounters with masterpieces across global art history, from ancient Greek architecture to modern paintings and architectural wonders.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 17 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Temperance, Charity, and Them Other Moral Platitudes - The Seven Heavenly Virtues in Art

Explore how artists from the Middle Ages through Renaissance visualized the eternal conflict between Virtues and Vices through sculpture, painting, and prints.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 10 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Rachel Ruysch: Life and Work - Dutch Still Life Painter

Discover the remarkable journey of Dutch painter Rachel Ruysch, who defied gender norms to become a highly sought-after still life artist while raising ten children and creating works that showcased global botanical diversity.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 5 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Glassblowing Demonstration 2/17/2021

A hot-shop demonstration of shaping soft glass into a bowl through heating, layering, mold-making, blowing, and finishing.

• YouTube
• 34 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

How to Make a Steel Vessel

Learn how hammers, tongs, a swage block, and a pipe jig shape, grind, and weld a steel vessel.

• YouTube
• 34 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

How to Make a Leaf Hook

Learn to craft a decorative leaf hook using traditional blacksmithing techniques, including flattening, bending, hot cutting, and shaping steel into a functional and artistic piece.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video