Forget the lone geniuses and the sudden “rebirth” of Europe. The Renaissance began in a world already connected by trade, migration, technology and the movement of ideas. In this first episode, we look beyond Leonardo and Michelangelo to discover the networks linking Europe with Asia, Africa, Byzantium and the Islamic world—and ask what actually had to change before Renaissance art could happen.

The Renaissance wasn’t born in a studio. It was born in a connected world.

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Berthe Morisot is one of the leading Impressionist painters. But somehow she is nearly forgotten.

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Episode 1 of 4 on Impressionism

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In this episode, we discuss who decides on the art market. And does social media are different to gallery owners?

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In this episode, we discuss how Japan and Japanese prints inspired Van Gogh in his work.

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This four-part series on Van Gogh looks at his life from different angles, and how we can use him as an inspiration. It will also destroy the myth of an artist genius.

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Why do most of us know Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Monet, and Picasso—but struggle to name artists from Africa, Asia, or the Americas?

In this final episode of Room for Colours' special series on Colonialism and Art, we explore Eurocentrism: how European art came to dominate museums, education, and the way we think about art history. We discuss the Western art canon, museum labels, the difference between "art" and "artifacts," and why expanding our perspective doesn't diminish European art—it enriches our understanding of creativity.

This episode concludes our six-part journey through colonialism, cultural exchange, cultural appropriation, the Benin Bronzes, and the stories museums tell—and leave untold.

Topics: Eurocentrism, art history, museums, colonialism, decolonising museums, Western art canon, cultural heritage, African art, Asian art, art education, creativity, Room for Colours podcast.