Tag: museum
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Ai Weiwei @ Pérez Art Museum Miami
While we were in Miami over Christmas, we went to the new Perez Art Museum Miami (PAMM). See earlier post here. The museum opened with a show of Ai Wei Wei’s (艾未未) work titled “According to What?”. Ai Weiwei is one of the leading contemporary artist of his generation from China. First becoming famous for his…
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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…
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Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo
Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo (Museum of the state of Sao Paulo) is a highly regarded museum dedicated to the visual artists of Brazil from the 19th century to now. Designed in 1897 by Ramos de Azevedo, the museum building housed the first art school of the city, Liceu de Artes e Ofícios. It is the…
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BMW Museum, Munich
The BMW Musuem is located across the street from and connected via a footbridge to BMW World. Go to our earlier post to see a bird’s eye view of the whole complex which includes the main manufacturing plant behind the HQ. The silver bowl-shaped building was built in 1973 by the architect who built the tall…