Chihuly Glass at Biltmore Estate – A Spectacular Garden Exhibition
While on vacation this past week, I got to see a real treat – an exhibition of Chihuly glass at the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North...
Alexandra Kiely 2 October 2018
Museum Stories
The Renoir Restitution — A Moving Experience in the Museum of Jewish Heritage
Renoir painted Deux femmes dans un jardin / Two Women in a Garden in 1919, the last year of his life. By this time, the artist’s vision had been...
Howard Schwartz 26 September 2018
Wanderlust Exhibition – Travel Desire Encapsulated in Paintings
It is the last chance to see Wanderlust. From Caspar David Friedrich to Auguste Renoir – an exhibition on travel desire in the Old National...
Kate Wojtczak 13 September 2018
Emotions Of Rogier Van Der Weyden Restored
Rogier van der Weyden has a very special place in my heart because the first art historical essay that I had ever written at university was on him...
Magda Michalska 6 September 2018
Five Cool Modern And Contemporary Artworks In The Stedelijk Museum Collection
The Stedelijk Museum is a modern and contemporary art and design museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It includes works in many media from the late-19th...
Alexandra Kiely 1 September 2018
Laocoön: The Work of a Lifetime
The subject The statue “Laocoon and his sons”, attributed to Greek sculptors Agesander, Athenodorus and Polydorus, has fascinated...
Jean-Marc Rakotolahy 27 August 2018
Becoming Immortal – Michael Jackson: On The Wall
When I hear the phrase the King of Pop only one name comes to my mind. I’m sure the younger generation may argue, but for me, it is still Michael...
Joanna Kaszubowska 21 August 2018
Evoking The Genius Of Brancusi At The Museum Of Modern Art In New York
The sculptures of Constantin Brancusi remind me of being in a sketch class with a model posing. When the length of the poses are one minute, even two...
Howard Schwartz 16 August 2018
Enjoy The Heat Wave With The Great British Seaside
As the United Kingdom experiences one of its hottest summers in the recent years The Great British Seaside: Photography from the 1960s to the present...
Joanna Kaszubowska 15 August 2018
Devoted To Delacroix – A Revealing Look At His Sketchbooks And Drawings
Devotion to Drawing: The Karen B. Cohen Collection of Eugène Delacroix is a thought-provoking exhibit on many levels. Quietly on display on the...
Howard Schwartz 9 August 2018
Life In Motion Review: Egon Schiele And Francesca Woodman At Tate Liverpool
The current Life in Motion exhibition at Tate Liverpool features a dual display by two equally compelling artists. Captivating studies by Austrian...
Jon Kelly 2 August 2018
Heavenly Bodies Spring to Life in New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art
I am not Catholic. And I am not up on the latest fashions. Yet here I was, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City on Fifth Avenue with...
Howard Schwartz 30 July 2018
