Salvator Rosa’s Bandits, Wilderness, and Magic at the Kimbell
One of the boldest artists of seventh century Italy, the Kimbell Art museum is currently presenting Salvator Rosa: Bandits, Wilderness, and Magic until March 27 highlighting 36 of the artist’s best paintings. Currently on loan from museums and private collections around Europe and North America, this is the first major exhibition devoted to Rosa’s work.
For those unsure of the Bandits, Wilderness and Magic themes, Rosa’s brilliant juxtaposition of craggy ravines and crumbling towers give...
February 18th, 2011 | Rita | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: Art, museum
Picasso Masterpieces Not-to-be-Missed in Richmond
Picasso: Masterpieces from Musée National Picasso, Paris opens for its 3-month run at the Virginia museum of Fine Arts in Richmond on February 19th. As the only East Coast venue for the exhibition’s nine-city international tour, this is a rare chance to see a collection of the renowned modern artist and co-founder of the Cubist art movement.
The exhibition includes works from each of Pablo Picasso’s major periods throughout his eight decade career. The collection includes a total of 176 works,...
February 8th, 2011 | Jon Rochetti | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: Art, museum, Richmond
Something for Everyone in Daytona Beach
... 100 different kinds of hand-made chocolate is made and boxed daily.
Culture: Daytona is the perfect place to take in a little culture with a bevy of museum offerings:
African American museum of the Arts: African art from Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Madagascar and Kenya is available for viewing in a permanent gallery collection also featuring six rotating visual arts exhibits and an amphitheater.
museum of Arts and Science: This is the largest museum of its kind in the area with restored railroad cars,...
January 29th, 2011 | Rita | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: beach, museum, outdoor recreation, racing, spa, top-feature
A Great Impression: Impressionist Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
If there is one talent I wish I possessed, it’s painting. When I walk around an art gallery or museum, no matter how much I enjoy the pieces, I always leave just a little bit sad. Sad because no matter how much I try all of my paintings look like someone covered in paint stumbled into a canvas! That doesn’t stop me from seeking out beautiful art, of course, and the French Impressionists are among my favorites. On a 2009 trip to the Art Institute of Chicago I saw a collection of van Gogh’s...
January 14th, 2011 | Christina Uticone | Read More | Comments: 1Filed under: Art, impressionism, museum
A Visitor’s Guide to The Louvre
The I.M. Pei Pyramid makes a striking juxtaposition against the historic Louvre.
The Musée du Louvre is the most famous museum in the world. Not only does it provide a home for over 35,000 priceless works of art by masters like da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, Caravaggio, and Delacroix to name a few (and I do mean a few), the building itself is a work of art, steeped in French history from Medieval times to the present.
When planning our trip to Paris I consulted many friends who had visited before...
January 6th, 2011 | Christina Uticone | Read More | Comments: 2Filed under: Art, Attractions, museum, top-feature
National Nikkei Museum: The Art of Jimmy Tsutomu Mirikitani
... Cats of Mirikitani”. Jimmy, now 90, lives in an assisted-living residence in central New York City.
The Japanese Canadian National museum celebrates Jimmy Mirikitani’s survival with an exhibit of his paintings and a showing of the film with an opening on January 15 to March 26.
“Make Art Not War” is the theme of Jimmy Mirikatani’s work. He paints the atomic bomb destruction of Hiroshima and the dramatic explosive collapse of the World Trade Centre, but...
January 6th, 2011 | thevancouverguide | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: Art, culture, museum
Barcelona Daytripping: Figueres
... my top recommendation. Less than two hours away on the train (barring construction delays), it is home to one of the country’s most popular museums, as well as a charming town that exposes some traditional Catalonian atmosphere that I think might be drowned out by Barcelona’s hustle-bustle. Here are the highlights, as well as some tips on getting there and back without hassle.
Dali, The Star Attraction
Teatre-Museu Dalí (map) is the second most popular museum in Spain, and for...
December 26th, 2010 | Andy Hayes | Read More | Comments: 1Filed under: Art, day trips, museum, top-feature
Dinosaurs in New York City: A Trip to the Museum of Natural History
... are created equal in the minds of adults and kids – but there is one place in New York City that satisfies visitors of all ages. The American museum of Natural History exhibits everything from dinosaur fossils to films on the solar system to exhibits featuring the complex workings of the brain. A day spent at this museum will be packed with stimulation, from seeing tiny dinosaur bones to a giant blue whale. Neither kids nor adults will be ready to leave when closing time comes too soon.
When...
December 21st, 2010 | Jessica Colley | Read More | Comments: 2Filed under: Central Park, history, museum, top-feature
... is an interesting mix of busts, statues and other plaster cast images. Collecting plaster casts was very popular in the mid to late 19th century. museums acquired reproductions of important monuments and works of art to complement their collections, art schools collected plaster casts for students to study, and collectors bought casts for their own personal interest or to decorate their homes. The cast collection at the V&A is large! You won’t able to get around them all, but make sure...
December 16th, 2010 | theaucklandguide | Read More | Comments: 2Filed under: Art, museum, top-feature
Last Chance: Museum District Exhibits in Houston
I’m fortunate to live in Houston’s museum District, where I have access to 18 museums located practically at my doorstep. Any time an exhibit strikes my fancy I can walk out my front door and be at my museum of choice within a few minutes. Of course life sometimes gets in the way and I miss an exhibit that I really wanted to see; to spare you that kind of disappointment I have compiled a list of “don’t miss” exhibits that are nearing the end of their run at their respective...
December 1st, 2010 | Christina Uticone | Read More | Comments: 1Filed under: art exhibits, exhibits, museum
A World of Art and Culture at the Museum of Anthropology
I’ve always had an interest in history, archaeology and anthropology, so wherever I travel, visiting museums is a top priority on my ‘to-do’ list. museums are our link to the past and a connection between the cultures of the world.
The museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia (MOA) in Vancouver has one of the best collections of material representing not only the First Nations people of coastal B.C., but collections from the South Pacific, Asia, Africa and...
November 30th, 2010 | thevancouverguide | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: Art, culture, museum
John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art
... Bailey Circus left quite an astonishing legacy that’s one of the biggest attractions in southwest Florida today.
The John and Mable Ringling museum of Art on the north side of Sarasota, Florida, is a 66-acre complex along the Gulf of Mexico with a fabulous museum filled with paintings, sculpture and architectural details, plus a fragrant rose garden, a jewel box of a community theater, an imposing Venetian-style palazzo and the best miniature circus in all the world.
John and Mable Ringling...
November 30th, 2010 | Susan McKee | Read More | Comments: 1Filed under: Art, circus, gardens, museum, top-feature
Exhibition: The Egyptian Book of the Dead
... they needed a guide through the shadowy land of the dead. Each one of them who could afford it paid for his or her guidebook. Now, the British museum is hosting an exhibition on this route to the underworld – a fascinating and rather disturbing show.
A modern take on the Book of the Dead
The books contained not only guidance on the route to follow, but spells and incantations that would get the dead man through any difficulties – through police roadblocks, past Anubis the dog-headed...
November 27th, 2010 | Andrea Kirkby | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: British Museum, history, museum
Exploring One Of The World’s Best Museums, MoMA In New York!
The museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City is often described as the most influential museum of modern art in the world, and a visit to MoMA (53rd Street, between Fifth and Sixth Avenues; map) is a must on most anyone’s New York itinerary.
Here’s how to spend a great day:
Why don’t you start the day with a traditional New York breakfast of bagels, lox, and cream cheese from 53rd Street Gourmet Deli Inc, at 1301 Avenue of the Americas (map). Prices are very reasonable, starting from...
November 25th, 2010 | theaucklandguide | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: Art, museum, top-feature
Tequila Bottles as Art
... because a unique exhibit of “Tequila Bottles as Art” closes at the end of that day in the Warren Theater Gallery at the Mingei International museum, 1439 El Prado (on the Plaza de Panama in Balboa Park), San Diego, California.
Grouped together by design, shape and label design, the bottles in the exhibition are made from ceramic and glass. Ceramic bottles celebrate important historical figures such as Pancho Villa and Junipero Serra, as well as California Missions, Pre-Columbian motifs and the...
November 22nd, 2010 | Susan McKee | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: California, museum, tequila
A Rainy Day Visit to the Royal BC Museum in Victoria B.C.
Royal BC museum, Victory BC
It was raining when I arrive in Victoria for a day of sightseeing. What to do? It’s the wrong season to visit Butchart Gardens and too wet to wander around Beacon Hill Park or stroll around the historic Ross Bay Cemetery. Definitely too wet to go whale watching. I’ve brought an umbrella and could walk through the downtown shopping area of the city to Chinatown, or explore some of the boutiques and souvenir shops, but somewhere warm and dry appeals to me more.
Victoria...
November 18th, 2010 | thevancouverguide | Read More | Comments: 1Filed under: history, museum, sightseeing, top-feature
Lausanne on Lake Geneva
... city’s wide blue shoreline to the furthest hilltops within minutes.
Dubbed the “Olympic Capital” with its state of the art Olympic museum overlooking a majestic expanse of Lake Geneva and mountain vistas looming in the background, Lausanne is a vibrant city populating three hills with historic cathedrals and hotels interconnected with cobbled streets. Locals outnumber tourists popping in and out of bustling shops, artisan bakeries, and yes, even Starbucks and McDonalds.
A modern...
November 17th, 2010 | Steve Mirsky | Read More | Comments: 3Filed under: architecture, Attractions, cheese, food, museum, top-feature, Tours, wine
Passport to Balboa Park
... park, Balboa Park (travel guide) is a 1,200 acre oasis where you can experience San Diego’s natural beauty, exquisite gardens, ever-changing museum exhibits, plays, concerts and truly stunning Spanish Revival architecture. Named after the Spanish maritime explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa, the park was originally built for temporary use during the 1915-16 Panama-California Exposition. Today, it’s home to the El Prado, the park’s colonial Spanish inspired pedestrian thoroughfare, 15 engaging...
November 2nd, 2010 | Heather Wright Schlichting | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: Art, garden, museum, park, top-feature
A Day at the Tate Modern
... a day in inner London enjoying some of the city’s most iconic sights and classic arty attractions? Then spend it at the Tate Modern. This museum is a destination in itself, but the surrounds make for the perfect day in London.
Walking the Thames
Instead of rushing right into the Tate Modern, I’d like you to take your time. Get off the tube at a station nearby, such London Bridge, where you can stop for a minute and take some shots of the also-iconic Tower Bridge (note the names...
November 2nd, 2010 | Andy Hayes | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: Art, featuredarticle2, museum, top-feature, walk, wine
National Museum of Funeral History
I love museums of all kinds: modern and fine art, natural science, and history. My parents visited recently and a trip to the National museum of Funeral History was on their “must do” list. We visited the museum’s north Houston location early on a Monday afternoon and I was pleasantly surprised by what I found: an extensive, varied collection on the history of funerals, burial and death rituals. Smaller “niche” museums sometimes disappoint but this one does not.
First...
October 23rd, 2010 | Christina Uticone | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: Fun & Quirky Places, funeral, museum
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