At 33 by 52.5 Feet, Rome’s ‘Great Mosaic’ Goes on View
Measuring 33 feet wide by 52.5 feet high, the in situ “Great Mosaic” at the Museum of the Baths of Trajan in central Rome may be the largest in the Roman world, while the “Painted City” fresco—uncovered in the 1990s—goes on view for the first time.
Grace Ebert on Art, A.I., and the People Behind Colossal
In a September 16, 2026 letter, Grace Ebert, Editorial director, Colossal, defends human-made art amid accelerating A.I. and details the magazine’s hand-run process by a team of four. She notes that less than 0.5% of weekly readers contribute, and that reaching 1% would secure Colossal’s long-term future after 16 years.