Years ago, I stood in the British Museum and walked through its exhibits. I explored its rooms with my family for a full day, and I still felt that I only scratched the surface, so I have plans to return. Now is definitely not a good time for that return visit. But that doesn’t mean […]
Sitting at home, with nowhere to go during the early days of the CoVid-19 epidemic lockdowns, we started virtually visiting art museums from around the world. And since the idea started during our discussions about the Met, we chose it for our first virtual tour. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, known as the Met
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In these times of social distancing, when traveling is not advised, non-essential businesses closed and schools moved online, art museums around the world opened their virtual doors to visitors. They teamed up with Google Arts and Culture to bring their galleries and exhibits online. This comes in especially handy for our school-aged kids. When they
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S’edav Va’aki Museum, formerly Pueblo Grande Museum, got its new name in March of 2023, and held a renaming ceremony earlier this month, on November 6TH, 2023. The new name reflects the acknowledgment of historic tribal connection to the site. S’edav Va’aki is the SRPMIC O’odham spelling for “Central Vahki”, referring to the large platform
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One of the youngest cities in the Wild Southwest, Phoenix is mostly known for its desert environment and giant saguaros, and maybe as a gateway to Scottsdale, the high-end shopping center of the Southwest. Yet the capital city of Arizona is home to some of the best museums in the world. Here are only a few of a local’s favorites.
The Musical Instrument Museum, also called the MIM, is one of the world-class museums in Phoenix that might even justify visiting Phoenix in the summer for. Unique in the world and truly global, the museum showcases about 6,000 musical instruments from over 200 countries representing all continents. Set up as a collection of immersive, interactive
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On our latest trip to Europe, on the same trip I first visited Norway, my friend and I dedicated one of our days in Paris to visit the Louvre. From the moment I saw this world-famous landmark, I was impressed. The Entrance Even before entering the museum, I appreciated it, since the building itself is stunning.
In the vicinity of the Turda Gorge, one of the most dramatic landscapes in Transylvania, you’ll find underground the the old Turda Salt Mine. Dating from 1075, the mine was used to bring salt from the depths of the earth until the middle of 19th century. If you visit it now, you’ll find a unique
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Though the desert museum is close enough to Phoenix to be a day trip destination from there, he few times we visited, we made it part of a longer road trip through the state. It was one of the first stops on our latest Southern Arizona road trip was the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum on the
