The Western Tradition

First thoughts were: The West. John Wayne. John Ford. John R Cash.
Not so. Rather a history of western civilisation.

The Western Tradition is a freely-available series of videos that takes you from Ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome, to the Byzantine Europe and Medieval Europe, and then through the Renaissance, Enlightenment, Industrial Revolution and winding up in 20th century Europe and America.

52 videos. 26 hours. Over 2700 images from Metropolitan Museum of Art.

When I find time to watch all the video materials I'll let you know. Brief (5 minutes) of viewing suggest that this is an excellent resource for History of Art, Citizenship and, well, learning for the sheer hell of it. Remember that?

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Source: Open Culture