Tag: museum review
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Museum Highlight- Brooklyn Museum & Monet’s Venice
The Brooklyn Museum has been on the mind of late due to its Monet and Venice exhibition that’s scheduled to run until the end of January. Although the exhibition has been running since October, the museum was packed with fellow Monet fans. I know I stopped by the museum just to see the art, too!…
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Museum Review: Budapest’s Museum of Fine Arts
Looking for a little culture to go with your spa day? Budapest’s Museum of Fine Arts is located only a short walk away from the city’s iconic Széchenyi Thermal Baths. Having spent most of the day at said thermal baths, I arrived at the museum only about 90 minutes prior to it closing. I waffled…
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Museum Highlight- Museum of the City of New York
When visiting New York, one thinks of the classics; the Empire State Building, Broadway, Times Square. All touristic locations that see few locals. From music to art to movies, New York City’s cultural impact cannot be denied. There’s a reason people travel to the city from all corners of the world! The Museum of the…
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Museum Highlight- The Frick Collection
Once again open to visitors after five years of renovation, the Frick Collection manages to hold its own amongst the powerhouses of NYCs Museum Mile. The collection hs about 1500 pieces displayed in the beautiful Frick Mansion, though only about 500 are on display at any given time. The original collection belonged to Henry Clay…
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Museum Highlight- Sir John Sloane’s Museum
If your Instagram is anything like mine, it has been flooded with people visiting Sir John Sloane’s Museum in London. The rave reviews caught my attention so I made sure to visit instagram’s latest darling on my next visit to London. The museum’s sudden online popularity has resulted in long lines outside the building- it’s…
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Museum Highlight- Field Museum of Natural History
Chicago’s world class Field Museum of Natural History is a must-see on any visit to the city! Fans of dinosaurs will be delighted to hear that this museum hosts SUE the dinosaur! Famously the largest and most extensive T-Rex specimen in the world, SUE has a place of pride in the Evolving Planet exhibit. It…
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Museum Highlight- New York Transit Museum
To set the mood, the New York Transit Museum is located in a defunct train station- and you can tell. Although your GPS will lead you to the front doors of a building, follow the signs around the corner to the nearby subway stairs- this is the entrance to the museum! Tickets are checked upon…
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Museum Spotlight- The Met Cloisters
While the Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of my favorite museums in New York, I’d only managed to visit The Cloisters this past winter. Located in Fort Tryon Park in Upper Manhattan, this offshoot of the Metropolitan Museum of Art is easy enough to get to from the city via public transportation, but I…