Best of Britain's New Museums
Britain has a number of significant new museum openings this year. Here's a selection.
Britain has a number of significant new museum openings this year. Here's a selection.
Brooklyn's Prospect Park has lots of statues and sculptural details, but not all of them get the attention they're worth. PHeymont looks at a few.
With a week to spend in Luxor, PortMoresby enjoys leisurely days in the town as much, if not more, as those spent at its famous monuments.
The bridges of Paris are decorated with a variety of sculpture and symbols, but some are easy to miss if you're not looking closely.
On her last day in Cairo, PortMoresby visits the famous Egyptian Museum, in its last days as the primary home to the treasures of ancient Egypt.
An exhibit opening today in The Hague features a special event: One of the paintings is a newly-authenticated work by a 17th-century Dutch master.
George G visits the lovely Frick House and Gardens in Pittsburgh, and shares the history of the home, its gardens and wonderful car collection!
One of the most impressive monuments in Buenos Aires is Floralis Genérica. A lovely work of art designed as a massive flower, it contains a mechanism that opens the petals in the morning and closes them at night.
PHeymont revisits Strasbourg Cathedral and the details, large and small, that make it unique.
Where else but La La Land would we get a museum dedicated to the "science, art and culture of self representation?"
Unique (and sometimes controversial) sculptures mark the two main entrances of the Gare Saint-Lazare in Paris.
PHeymont continues his exploration of Paris's largest and most famous cemeteries.
George G shares several beautiful buildings in Germany and Austria which were created by Austrian architect Friedensreich Hundertwasser.
PHeymont is often fascinated by a city's public clocks, and Paris has many, both old and new. Here's a selection from his recent trip.
Jonathan L visits Dale Chihuly's museum of blown glass in Seattle WA