Written by Hollywood stars mingled with artists for a benefit honoring the artist Simone Leigh and the filmmaker Baz Luhrmann. Source link
Brussels and Bruges get all the attention, but Antwerp is Belgium’s most dynamic city. Shaped by its Flemish heritage, working port and centuries-old diamond trade, it’s a destination that feels both historic and excitingly modern offering a great mix of art – from Rubens masterpieces to avant-garde galleries – cutting-edge fashion and a buzzy food […]
‘Look at these,” says Waqas Khan. “I call them Jali. They’re Islamic windows.” I look, as he urges, at the unglassed stone windows from Agra that are installed all around us in the Victoria & Albert Museum’s South Asia gallery. If you have ever visited it, you will have seen them, but not everyone looks […]
The Mdina Dungeons Museum has taken a much campier approach to teaching history than some of Malta’s more serious museums. It is located within the historic walled city of Mdina underneath the Magisterial Palace (also known as the Vilhena Palace). The construction of this building was commissioned in the 1720s by Grand Master Antonio Manoel […]
When Poland joined the European Union 20 years ago, our world changed. I was a student in Warsaw, and spent my savings on a train ticket to Berlin – not for migrant work, but to see the 200 masterpieces at the Neue Nationalgalerie on loan from the New York Museum of Modern Art. In 2017, […]
Artists, business executives and museum leaders turned out for the annual benefit, which raised more than $3.7 million for the museum. Source link
A museum dedicated to the history of the Ouija Board and its connection to Baltimore. You’ll learn the behind-the-scenes stories to some of the cities stranger attractions like Ouija 7-11 and the gravestone of Elijah Bond. It’s owned and curated by The Salem Witch Board Museum. Source link
“Tree islands” deep in a sea of grass once helped Native Americans elude capture by U.S. troops. A tour of these refuges reveals a rich culture and a new risk: rising water. Source link
Russia hopes to show off more of its rich arts heritage in Hong Kong, according to its top diplomat in the city, as the country shifts its cultural focus from Europe to Asia in the wake of the Ukraine war. Consul General Anatoly Kargapolov said leading Russian museums were “ready to share” their artworks with […]
In the heart of Winchester, a city steeped in history, an unexpected treasure trove awaits visitors within the public toilets on Market Lane. Here, a unique mini museum has been curated by Winchester Museums, making visitors privy to the city’s sanitation and hygiene history. The collection, displayed in the expansive front window of the toilet […]