museums
Rome’s Ara Pacis Museum: An Ancient Altar of Peace in Richard Meier’s Modern Shed
All photos by Ellen Ryan One thing you learn quickly in Rome is that there is not a lot of
Living Activism at the Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space in NYC’s East Village
Thirty minutes from Wall Street is something of an anomaly, or a miracle: a small storefront with tiles spelling “HISTORY
Go Underground in the Paris Sewer Museum (Musée des Egouts)
Just beneath the surface of Paris lies an extensive network of tunnels and caves that compose the 2,400 kilometers
NYC Museums Take an Interest in the Local Food Movement: NY Historical Society, Museum of Natural History, NYPL
In May, the Historical Society launched a Taste of New York History, its collection of specialty foods by local producers.
Rome's Guilty Pleasure: Walking the EUR, Built for Mussolini's World's Fair That Never Was
All photos by Ellen Ryan Originally named E42, EUR stands for Esposizione Universale Roma, a worlds fair that Benito Mussolini
The Panorama of the City of New York at the Queens Museum of Art
The Panorama of the City of New York at the Queens Museum of Art is the only place in the
James Turrell Retrospective in Los Angeles, Houston and New York City
The artist James Turrell is a master manipulator of the way people experience space. His all consuming installations are like
Rome’s Centrale Montemartini Museum – Gods among the Machines
The idea of re-purposing outmoded structures for cultural purposes is not a new one, but the marriage of industrial architecture
Untapped Event: Speakeasy Tour and Cocktail at the Museum of the American Gangster
At our July 21st Untapped Cities event, discover the secrets of a former speakeasy on St. Mark’s Place in
The Getty Museum Showcases LA’s Mid-Century Architectural Innovation
Do we need anything more than the gorgeous J. Paul Getty Museum itself to illustrate the fact that Los Angeles
Top 5 Quirky Museums & Libraries in New York City
As we compile our 5 favorite quirky museums in New York City, we feel like we’re revisiting them by
Diderot’s 1765 Plans for the Louvre
Did you know that the encyclopedists wanted to open up the gardens and galleries of the Louvre Palace to the