Category: museums
Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM)
Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM), formerly known as the Miami Art Museum from 1996 until 2013, reopened at a new location on December 3, 2013. It is overlooking Biscayne Bay and provides a sculpture garden. We were lucky to be in town and visited it before it is even a month old ! Adjacent to it and
Prix de Lausanne 2014
During the Lunar New Year holidays, IT came to stay for a few days and suggested that we see the Prix de Lausanne. Much of what we wrote below came from the official press kit. The Prix de Lausanne is an international competition for young ballet dancers of all nationalities aged 15 to 18 who
Instituto Tomie Ohtake, São Paulo
On my way to Vila Madalena (see earlier post here), I (Chris) first took the metro to Faria Lima and stopped by the Instituto Tomie Ohtake. This cultural institute, built by Ruy Ohtake – a prominent São Paulo’s contemporary architect, is dedicated to his Japanese-born naturalized Brazilian mother, Tomie Ohtake, one of São Paulo’s most
Musee d’Orsay, Paris
We almost forgot about this post which was kept in draft form for the last 5 months. Musee d’Orsay is probably the second most visited art museum in Paris after Le Louvre. So many of you may have seen the place already. We were in Paris earlier this year. The lines for entrance tickets to the