It was one of the most enduring social experiments of the Communist era: since the revolution of 1917, Russian families from various backgrounds have lived together in urban communal apartments. Colgate professors Alice Nakhimovsky and  Nancy Ries, with colleagues from around the world, have created an online museum to systematically document this unique lifestyle through pictures, video clips, articles, and artifacts.

Transformation, an exhibition of mixed media sculptures by Carol Cole, is on display through Feb. 17 in the Longyear Museum of Anthropology on the second floor of Alumni Hall.

Made of polystyrene, handmade paper, paint, and found objects, the work is inspired by the artifacts of ancient and tribal artists and architects.