How Art is Helping Police to Notice Details

At New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, Amy E. Herman—an expert in visual perception—is using art to teach police officers to notice the details in everyday situations. By having them scan over unfamiliar artworks (the officers admit to not having much time to visit museums) and voice their perceptions of the pieces, the police learn to pick out the intricacies of the artworks and describe …

A Los Angeles Bar Uncovers a Trove of ’70s Liquors

The new owners of the old school Los Angeles bar Mr T’s Bowl recently made a startling discovery while cleaning it out for renovation. Hiding upstairs in a forgotten storage room were cases of old liquor bottles—possibly 1,000 of them—including rare whiskeys, pre-mixed vodka martinis and weird speciality liquors that date back to the ‘70s. When the renovated bar—the Highland Park Bowl—opens, the owners plan …

SFMOMA is Set to Reopen After Three Years of Renovation

After three years of renovations and construction, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) will finally reopen to the public on 14 May. The years-long development—helmed by architecture firm Snøhetta—adds nearly three times the amount of gallery space to the museum through a restructured interior and a massive extension building. The expansion is a stark contrast to the original red-bricked Mario Botta museum and …