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8. IMPRESSIONIST ITINERARY: Giverny-Rouen

Posted on June 19, 2019 by admin

The day has come… to leave Paris… first we take a fast RER B to rent a car at the airport… then we start the new impressionist adventure… the first surprise pops up on the way to Giverny… a real … Continue reading →

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7. PARIS: Musée d’Orsay Day

Posted on June 18, 2019 by admin

Another Palais Garnier detour… looong line… an online ticket is really useful here… as our schedule was too complicated for this we are on our way to Musée d’Orsay… via Place Vendôme and Jardin des Tuileries… another line to enter … Continue reading →

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6. PARIS: Nymphéas

Posted on June 17, 2019 by admin

Waterlily day… and the start of an impressionist itinerary… “An astonishing painting, without pattern, without borders”… “there is no sky, no horizon, hardly any perspective or stable points of reference enabling the viewer to orient himself, just completely arbitrary boundaries … Continue reading →

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2. PARIS: Le Marais

Posted on June 13, 2019 by admin

Early morning in Le Marais… earlier than most shops opening time… nice stroll nevertheless… on Rue des Archives… to Rue de Bretagne… past the awakening Marché des Enfants Rouges… Ladurée and Poilâne… to a green, lush corner… the Square du … Continue reading →

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C I T I N E R A R Y : Monet, The Late Years

Posted on April 9, 2019 by admin

Can you find these paintings? Can you add the missing descriptions? Enjoy your visit to Monet’s art garden! Here you can download the CITINERARY pdf. Monet: The Late Years | de Young museum | February 16–May 27, 2019 The exhibition … Continue reading →

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CITINERARY: Magritte’s Fifth Season

Posted on August 28, 2018 by admin

A curious children itinerary for a playful exhibit… René Magritte: The Fifth Season is the first exhibition to focus exclusively on the artist’s late career, from the 1940s through the 1960s, a period of remarkable artistic transformation and revitalization. The … Continue reading →

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René Magritte: The Fifth Season

Posted on August 16, 2018 by admin

A delightfully whimsical exhibit for the whole family… with a digital twist at the end… to be enjoyed again… … followed by a musical lunch in the Gardens with Highest Ani… ending with a first time… the robotic CafeX… a … Continue reading →

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SAN FRANCISCO: Cult of the Machine

Posted on August 12, 2018 by admin

We finally made it to the Cult of the Machine… at the de Young… on the last day… extremely interesting and relevant for today’s world… with learning lessons… pondering questions… parallels between now and then… intersection of art and technology… … Continue reading →

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CITINERARY: Royal Albert Hall

Posted on July 30, 2018 by admin

This monument records the success of the Great Exhibition, the international exhibition held in Hyde Park in 1851 organised by Henry Cole and Prince Albert. The success of the 1851 exhibition paid for the construction of not only the Royal … Continue reading →

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2.LON: Albertopolis

Posted on June 28, 2018 by admin

First full day in London after a long flight means it is an Albertopolis day! We remember our way around from a previous Albertopolis walk… sweet memories… We manage to wake up early in the morning for a grand tour … Continue reading →

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