Museum Gift Shops are the Best Place for Last-Minute Holiday & Souvenir Shopping
Museum gift shops with their specialty design-focused gifts and local souvenirs are one of the best options for holiday shopping or souvenir gifts
Art & Museums
Travel blogs and features on art & museums around the world
Photos from inside Dia:Beacon—One of New York’s Best Contemporary Art Museums
Located just a short distance north of NYC, Dia:Beacon houses the Dia Art Foundation’s collection of art from the 1960s to the present. See photos from a recent visit
In Venice for the Biennale – A Place for Meaningful Art
My first visit to the Venice Biennale with photos and a short story from the 2018 Biennale Architecture exhibitions at the Giardini
A night of expanded reality at 29Rooms in Brooklyn — or not
Last weekend, the newest round of the 29Rooms exhibition from Refinery29 opened in Brooklyn. The 29Rooms exhibition is described as an “immersive festival of culture and creativity where artists, visionaries, and partners bring ideas to life through interactive installations, performances, and activities rooted in storytelling and self-expression.” But, truthfully: it’s just an Instagram thing. The experience …
A Day of Dutch (De Stijl) Design in Bergeijk
My morning started with a bus ride from the Eindhoven city center to a small town out in the countryside. I was on my way for a tour of Bergeijk, specifically the iconic De Ploeg building. A collaboration between two Dutch artists from the De Stijl period, De Ploeg was once a weaving mill where …
An Introduction to Dutch Design Week
One of Europe’s biggest design events, the Dutch Design Week showcases thousands of unique and innovative designs covering a number of different subjects—from fashion to sustainability, art to robotics. Explore some of the best designs in this beginner’s guide to the festival
Milton Glaser’s Design of Dissent at Graphic Matters, Breda
An inside look at the iconic graphic design exhibition by Milton Glaser – THE DESIGN OF DISSENT at the annual Graphic Matters design festival in Breda, NL
The 12 Best Butts of the Louvre
Smooth, taut, big and small, bare, and covered — a guide to the Louvre’s best butts. Sorry, Mona Lisa, but this is a list that you don’t qualify for.
PHOTOS: Street Art in Richmond
When someone talks about street art and graffiti, many probably think of big names like Banksy and Basquiat, or of the great metropolises like London, New York, Sao Paulo and Berlin. In fact, graffiti is now a reason many people choose to travel and there are increasingly more tours dedicated to street art. Some cities …
Bright Winter Lights at the Georgetown GLOW (Washington, D.C.)
Photos from the 3rd annual light art exhibition in Georgetown – free and open to the public Dec 1 to Jan 1