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Category Archives: Architecture
All the painted ladies
It’s been a minute since I visited San Francisco, but like ever other tourist I made a pilgrimage to see the famous row of “painted ladies” at Alamo Square Park. Architectural Digest produced the fascinating video (below) about these gems. … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Film, History, Tourism, Travel Writing, USA
Tagged California, San Francisco
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Vienna Waits For You
Regular visitors to Travel Between The Pages know that I appreciate a well done tourism campaign. However, I was perplexed when my favorite blog follower shared the newest tourism video from the Vienna Tourist Board. I’ve been a huge fan … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Europe, Film, History, Museums, Tourism
Tagged Austria, Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna, Wien
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Taking Flight
One of the immense pleasures that the city of Philadelphia offers is its myriad of murals. Along with a prolific cadre of street artists, Philly is also home to the amazing Philadelphia Mural Arts Program which sponsors fantastic paintings all … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Uncategorized, USA
Tagged Philadelphia, Philadelphia mural arts, Street Art
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Pound Sterling Gets Pounded, But London’s For Free
The headlines bemoaning the precipitous slde in the value of the British Pound have created an itch for me and many other Anglophiles to get back to London posthaste. While that’s not quite feasible at the moment, I of course … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Europe, Museums, Tourism, Travel Writing
Tagged London, United Kingdom
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Prescribing Culture
This month doctors in Brussels, Belgium will be able to prescribe visits to local cultural institutions for their patients. Doctors at the Brugmann Hospital, one of Brussels’ largest healthcare facilities, are able to prescribe their patients visits to a number … Continue reading
How Random Is This
New York City’s amazing Metropolitan Museum of Art is probably my favorite museum in the world and I’ve been to hundreds. It’s also one of the most visited museums in the world with nearly 2 million guests annually. The Met … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Asia, Europe, History, Middle East, Museums, USA
Tagged Met, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, NYC
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Meow Wolf
The Santa Fe, New Mexico-based cutting edge arts group known as Meow Wolf has launched an exciting project in Denver, Colorado called the Covergence Station. Squeezed into a pizza slice-shaped space between urban highways, the colorful attraction is a series of immersive installations … Continue reading
How do you define museum ?
After a vote at their 26th general conference on August 24th, the International Council of Museums (ICOM) has refined their official definition of the term “museum,” that they previously established nearly half a century ago. The updated definition—which now incorporates … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, History, Museums, Tourism
Tagged Metropolitan Museum of Art, MOMA, Philadelphia Museum of Art
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The Ballad of Holland Island
I recently had the opportunity to road trip along the Mid-Atlantic coast of the U.S. in the states of Delaware, Maryland and Virginia. The highlight was a visit to Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, on Assateague Island, which has stunning beaches, … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Film, History, Music, USA
Tagged Chesapeake Bay, Climate Change, Maryland, Virginia
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