Category Archives: Museums

The Real Thanksgiving Story

Posted on November 26, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

This recently released film by French artist JR could not be more timely. The short film simply titled Ellis stars Robert De Niro and was written by Eric Roth. Ellis follows a young immigrant’s experience in search of a new … Continue reading →

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Virtual Visits

Posted on November 22, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

One of my favorite museums in the world is the awesome British Museum in London. Every time that I visit the UK capital, I try and spend at least a few hours there. Now we can all pop into this … Continue reading →

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Just Call it MOFAD

Posted on November 6, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

As you might predict, New York City’s first museum dedicated to food and drink is located in Brooklyn. Launched last week in a converted garage—of course—the Museum of Food and Drink has big plans for its visitors. By 2019, MOFAD … Continue reading →

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Lurk Late

Posted on November 5, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

With all of the hubbub and hullabaloo about the George Lucas Museum of Narrative Art planning to open in Chicago, last week’s announcement finalizing the plans for the American Writers Museum got lost in the media fog. The good news … Continue reading →

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Hendrix Redux

Posted on November 2, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

Between July 1968 and March 1969, Jimi Hendrix shared a third floor flat in London’s Mayfair neighborhood with his girlfriend Kathy Etchingham. For years, the apartment has been used as office space and storage for the Handel House Trust, which … Continue reading →

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Stand Up To Big Lego

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

Last year the Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei created a compelling installation of portraits of 175 political dissidents at Alcatraz Prison in San Francisco. Ai used thousands of tiny Lego bricks to make each picture. The artist planned to do … Continue reading →

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Eat Your Way Through History

Posted on October 11, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

Bompas & Parr, London’s always fun and creative food and beverage company, is opening Britain’s first cultural institution devoted to the history, science, art, sociology, and evolution of food. Situated in the historic Borough Market in London’s Southwark neighborhood, the … Continue reading →

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Hemingway the Hoarder

Posted on September 29, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

Ernest Hemingway was one of the 20th century’s greatest writers, but he was also a big time hoarder. A new exhibition, “Ernest Hemingway: Between Two Wars”, at New York City’s grand Morgan Library and Museum is packed with examples of … Continue reading →

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Seven Reasons

Posted on September 20, 2015 by Brian D. Butler
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Whoopsie Daisy Indeed

Posted on August 28, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

This week, a 12-year-old Taiwanese boy tripped on a museum display and accidently punched a hole in a $1.5 350-year-old painting. Flowers, by Paolo Porpora, is part of a traveling exhibition called “Face of Leonardo: Images of a Genius”. No … Continue reading →

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