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April 22, 2025

April Showers Keeping You In? Try These Inspiring Classes From the Comfort of Your Home

As the proverbial saying goes, April showers bring May flowers. But with spring in full swing, rain can either make or break your plans for the day. No matter the weather, My Modern Met Academy has the perfect lineup of online, on-demand classes for you to try something new. Read on to see the wide variety of courses we have to offer that can help you beat the rainy-day blues.

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July 8, 2021

Everything You Need to Learn the Ancient Art of Calligraphy

Calligraphy is an ancient art that's popularity still exists today. Centered around letterforms and symbols, calligraphy celebrates the written word in many different ways, from how the individual letters are arranged to the rhythm and flow between them. An ancient art with a modern revival… The European iteration of the art first appeared in Latin script around 600 B.C.E. in Rome.

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November 8, 2018

16th-Century Calligraphy Manual Available for Free Download

Calligraphers today have multiple tools at their disposal, including digital means to preserve their beautiful work. Hundreds of years ago, they weren't as fortunate. Technology wasn't at enough of an advanced level until about 1440, when the invention of moveable type on the printing press forever changed the way that texts were published. Increasingly, instead of labor intensive hand lettering, texts were printed for widespread consumption.

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