Category: museums
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…
Seeing the Cezanne Au Jas De Bouffan show in Aix-en-Provence
In 2025, Aix-en-Provence is honoring its most famous resident, Paul Cézanne, with citywide celebrations aimed at restoring him to the heart of his beloved hometown. We visited the centerpiece of these events—the international Cézanne au Jas de Bouffan exhibition at the Musée Granet. The other events include the reopening of the Cézanne family home (Jas…