Posts by Eva Baron

Eva Baron

Eva Baron is a Contributing Writer at My Modern Met. Eva graduated with a degree in Art History and English from Swarthmore College, and has previously worked in book publishing and at galleries. She has since transitioned to a career as a full-time writer. Beyond writing, Eva enjoys doing the daily crossword, going on marathon walks across New York, and sculpting.
Museums
July 3, 2025

The Louvre Announces Design Competition Ahead of Ambitious $316M Renovation

The Louvre, which happens to be the world’s largest and most visited museum, is on the verge of undergoing an ambitious, $316 million renovation. The project seeks to address overcrowding by incorporating an additional entrance near the Seine River and a special exhibition area housing Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa. On June 27, the Louvre officially launched an international architecture competition, whose winner will design the museum’s new entrance and exhibition hall.

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Science
July 1, 2025

Scientists Generate Renewable Energy With Falling Water in New Study

In terms of renewable energy, solar power offers an incredible solution—except, of course, when it’s raining. A team of researchers at the National University of Singapore is hoping to change that through the development of a tool that produces electricity by harnessing rainwater. A recent study published in ACS Central Science illustrates how, exactly, such an innovation can be accomplished.

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Paper Art
June 27, 2025

Artist Creates Intricate Paper Sculptures To Address Our Ongoing Climate Crisis

For the French-Croatian artist Ana Brecevic, paper carries a paradox that she still finds fascinating, even after years of working with it. It’s a “fragile, almost ephemeral” medium, she explains, and yet has served as the “primary vehicle for human memory and knowledge” for millennia. Over time, Brecevic had a striking realization that would come to redefine her practice: landscapes are as delicate, flexible, and essential to humanity as paper is.

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Street Art
June 23, 2025

46-Foot-Tall Mural Beautifully Expresses a Balance Between Strength, Fragility, and Resilience

Every year for the past decade, the Alpine city of Grenoble, in southeastern France, becomes a beacon for street art. That annual transformation is thanks in large part to the Street Art Festival of Grenoble, which, since 2015, has brought more than 400 murals to the city by artists from around the world. For this year’s edition, the UK-based duo SNIK unveiled Flourish, their newest and, in many ways, most technically complex artwork to date.

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