Category: museums
In the Air, On the Ground, Under the Sea at M+, Hong Kong
On our visit to Hong Kong, we visited M+, Hong Kong’s flagship museum of 20th–21st century visual culture—art, design/architecture, and moving image situated on West Kowloon Cultural Waterfront. We found enthralling a mural within the design/architecture gallery – “In the Air, On the Ground, Under the Sea” which rewards slow looking and has become a
MIMOCA in Marugame 丸亀市, Japan
MIMOCA was an unexpected discovery when we arrived in Marugame 丸亀市, a small city on Japan’s Shikoku 四国, to begin our “pilgrimage.” Chris joined IT and her friends to walk a short stretch of the Henro (四国遍路)—a 1,200-year-old, 1,200-kilometer journey that links 88 Buddhist temples and remains one of Japan’s most revered spiritual traditions. We
Roaming around The Broad, Los Angeles – Part 2
Continuing with our tour of The Broad… the 120,000-square-foot building features two floors of gallery space and is the headquarters of The Broad Art Foundation’s worldwide lending library, which has been loaning collection works to museums around the world since 1984. The Broad welcomes more than 900,000 visitors from around the world per year. In
Roaming around The Broad, Los Angeles – Part 1
During one of our trips to Los Angeles, we decided to stay in Hollywood rather than our usual spot in Orange County near family. This gave us the chance to try something new—using LA’s metro system. We took the Red Line to the Civic Center/Grand Park station and walked from there to The Broad, passing