Museums & Travel
Museum, exhibit, and other art-based travel recommendations from the author
Are you going to Paris, but overwhelmed by the AMOUNT of art to see? Want to check out a few masterpieces, but don’t want to get bogged down in museums? I mean, just one wing of the Louvre could take an entire day, right? Here are my top 10 Must See Pieces of Art in Paris. This list doesn’t cover all the great art in the City of Lights, but if you see these, at least you will be off to a good start…
There are so many works of art in Italy, what MUST you see when traveling across the peninsula? When you come back home, and your friends say, “Did you see ________?” You want to be able to say YES, right? But how are you supposed to know which pieces are the most significant when the list of “iconic” works in Italy is so long?
Nearly everyone’s “Must See” list in Barcelona includes a visit to the Antoni Gaudi apartment building Casa Milà (commonly called La Pedrera). But when you go to buy your tickets, you’ll be faced with a tough choice. You can tour La Pedrera by day OR by night. So, I wanted to give you the inside scoop between day and night so you can make the best decision for your trip.
I love giant art museums — the Louvre, Met, Getty, Vatican, British Museum; you can wander through their halls for days and still not see everything on display. But even more than a giant museum, I love walking into a TINY museum that has a collection that rivals the big kids.
If you can’t travel all the way to Italy right now, there’s plenty of Italian Renaissance art to enjoy right here in the US. Here’s a list of the Top 10 Italian Renaissance Collections in the United States.
There are so many works of art in Italy, what MUST you see when traveling across the peninsula? When you come back home, and your friends say, “Did you see ________?” You want to be able to say YES, right? But how are you supposed to know which pieces are the most significant when the list of “iconic” works in Italy is so long?
Stephanie Storey’s Top 10 Must-See Works of Art in Florence, Italy: artists include Titian, Botticelli, Raphael, Leonardo and yes, Michelangelo…
A friend recently told me about his experience seeing the Mona Lisa for the first time. "I was expecting to have this quiet, intimate moment with this beautiful painting," he said. "Instead, it was a madhouse! Why didn't anyone…
The first time I visited — over 20 years ago — the painting felt distant. I’d studied it for so may hours in a dark art history classroom that I didn’t know how to connect with the thing itself. The second time, I focused on studying every …
Are you going to Paris, but overwhelmed by the AMOUNT of art to see? Want to check out a few masterpieces, but don’t want to get bogged down in museums? I mean, just one wing of the Louvre could take an entire day, right? Here are my top 10 Must See Pieces of Art in Paris. This list doesn’t cover all the great art in the City of Lights, but if you see these, at least you will be off to a good start…
Nearly everyone’s “Must See” list in Barcelona includes a visit to the Antoni Gaudi apartment building Casa Milà (commonly called La Pedrera). But when you go to buy your tickets, you’ll be faced with a tough choice. You can tour La Pedrera by day OR by night. So, I wanted to give you the inside scoop between day and night so you can make the best decision for your trip.
I love giant art museums — the Louvre, Met, Getty, Vatican, British Museum; you can wander through their halls for days and still not see everything on display. But even more than a giant museum, I love walking into a TINY museum that has a collection that rivals the big kids.
Go here to discover my favorite works of art in Los Angeles — the most famous pieces of art that you really “Must See” when visiting the City of Angeles.
My trip to the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh gave me a surprising view of this famous artist.
My top 10 favorite small art towns in the US, brimming with artists, galleries, and a creative spirit.
I know many people don’t typically associate great art with the American South, but I was born and raised in Arkansas and so have had the privilege of visiting many of our great Southern museums. So, here’s a list of my favorite museums, all located in my proverbial neck of the woods.
My Top 10 reasons why you’ll want to visit one of the best museums in the world: Crystal Bridges in Bentonville, Arkansas.
I love giant art museums — the Louvre, Met, Getty, Vatican, British Museum; you can wander through their halls for days and still not see everything on display. But even more than a giant museum, I love walking into a TINY museum that has a collection that rivals the big kids.
Earlier this month, I spent an afternoon at the Portland Art Museum, and I was delighted by this oasis of art. Around every corner there was a new masterpiece to enjoy… So to help you navigate your way through this museum, here are my top 10 picks for the must-see pieces.
Recently, I went on a Museum Hack tour — “unconventional tours of the world’s best museums” — at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. So, here are 8 reasons why — if you ever get the chance — you should definitely hack a museum!
3 Major Impressionist exhibits in the US from now until early 2020, featuring Monet, Renoir, and Morisot.
The new Monet exhibit at the Denver Art Museum (on now through Feb 2, 2020) is a must see for fans of Claude Monet, art lovers in general, and those who want to learn more about the man and his art.
Over the next 9 months, 2 museums in the US will offer a rare opportunity to see Michelangelo drawings (from the Teylers Museum in Haarlem, Netherlands) up close in the United States. Michelangelo: Mind of the Master will be at the Cleveland Museum of Art from now through January 5 and at the Getty in Los Angeles from Feb 25 - June 7.
Starting in June, you'll have to travel to the Musee d'Orsay in Paris to see the groundbreaking exhibition about Impressionist painter, Berthe Morisot -- but before the Parisians have this exhibit, you can see it at the Dallas Museum of...
When I walked into the Verrocchio exhibit at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C, I thought I HAD to be looking at a copy or a model of the original Verrocchio masterpiece of David standing over the head of Goliath. There was NO POSSIBLE WAY the Bargello (the great sculpture museum in Florence) had shipped Verrocchio’s ORIGINAL statue all the way to America… right?! WRONG.
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