Category: museums
Stepping into Chinese National Tea Museum, Longjing Village 龍井村, Hangzhou 杭州
During our visit to Hangzhou 杭州, we wanted to escape West Lake’s (西湖, Xīhú) noisy, crowded shores for a more peaceful experience. To find it, we went to see the famous terraced tea farms on the ridge of Wengjiashan (翁家山, Wēngjiāshān) in Longjing Village (龍井村, Lóngjǐng Cūn). Enjoy some music while browsing Terroir and Agricultural…
Form Follows Velocity: Inside the Porsche Museum, Stuttgart – Part 2
Continuing with our tour of the Porsche Museum in Sttutgart … part 1 is here. Dominating Porscheplatz in front of the Porsche Museum is a striking kinetic sculpture that suspends several classic Porsche models high in the air on slender steel ribbons. This dramatic installation, visible from the street and museum entrance was created by…
Forms Follows Velocity: Inside the Porsche Museum, Stuttgart – Part 1
While we were living in Switzerland, we took a pilgrimage tour to Stuttgart to see where two of the most famous German-brand cars are manufactured – Mercedes-Benz and Porsche. Each brand has a museum of their own telling stories about their origin, growth and aspirations. Previously, we have covered the Mercedes-Benz Museum on the blog,…
“seeing sound, hearing time” – Ryuichi Sakamoto 音を視る 時を聴く- 坂本龍一
In 2025, we visited the Museum of Contemporary Art (東京都現代美術館, MOT) in Tokyo to experience “seeing sound, hearing time,” (音を視る 時を聴く) the first comprehensive exhibition of Ryuichi Sakamoto’s installation works since his death in 2023. The Museum known for its spacious galleries, provided an ideal setting for this exhibition. MOT is located in Kiba Park…