Category: museums
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…
Museum of Broken Relationships (Muzej prekinutih veza), Zagreb
On our journey to Venice, we made a stop in Zagreb, the capital of Croatia. Though the Museum of Broken Relationships (Muzej prekinutih veza) came up in nearly every guidebook, it hadn’t been included on our itinerary. As it happened, we stumbled upon it while exploring the Upper Town—just after riding the funicular up the…
Paris in Layers: A Story Etched in Maps
This is Part 2 of 2 posts on the Musée Carnavalet in Paris. Part 1 is here. Enjoy a tune while browsing. Wandering through the Musée Carnavalet is like peeling back time itself, especially if you’re interested in maps, like me (Chris). The museum has several fascinating antique maps on display. As you go from…
Where Paris’s History Lives: Inside Musée Carnavalet
After you’ve visited the several major museums of Paris for the nth time, you might wonder—what’s else is there to see? Of course, there are lots more to see and the Musée Carnavalet tops the list. Enjoy a tune while browsing. Paris is not merely the capital of France and a modern metropolitan city—it is…
Kanazawa Phonograph Museum 金沢蓄音器館 – Part 2
Continuing with our visit to Kanazawa Phonograph Museum 金沢蓄音器館, a surprisingly rewarding stop conveniently located across the bridge over Asano River from the old town at Higashiyama (where most people visit in Kanazawa). The Kanazawa Phonograph Museum opened in 2001, showcases the personal collection of Hiroshi Yokaichiya, the owner of a record shop in Kanazawa.…