(Updated March 2021) When I went to the Louvre Museum in Paris in 2018, I felt rushed to see everything, especially the must-sees like Mona Lisa, Winged Victory, and Venus de Milo. So it makes me happy to learn that the Louvre has put its whole art collection online to view for free Continue reading The Louvre Museum in Paris
In February 2020, my dear friend and I took our children to the Museum für Kommunikation in Berlin, where we experienced this special exhibition about friendship Continue reading Visiting Berlin: ‘Like You! Friendship – Digital and Analogue’ Exhibition
In 2017, my family and I took a day trip to the charming town of Yountville in Napa Valley 🍇 Continue reading A Touch of France in Yountville, California
If you’re in the Washington, D.C. area, be sure to go to the Newseum before it closes on December 31, 2019. I’m grateful I got the chance to visit this fun, educational, and interactive news museum in May 2017 Continue reading Extra! Extra! Visit the Newseum Before It Closes
Fans of the hit show, “Friends” will have a blast at the pop-up experience that recently opened in downtown San Francisco! Visitors can enjoy two floors of interactive digital displays, view actual props and costumes used on the show, and step into recreated show sets, like Central Perk and Monica and Rachel’s West Village apartment Continue reading Like I’ve Been There Before: ‘Friends’ 25th Anniversary Pop-Up Experience in San Francisco
My 2018 Halloween costume was inspired by the famous painting by Belgian artist, René Magritte Continue reading Halloween Costume: The Son of Man 🍏
When I heard the local theatre was putting on a play set in Montmartre in Paris, my Francophile ears perked up like a nimble little bunny Continue reading “Picasso at the Lapin Agile” at Altarena Playhouse
At the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), a recent exhibition featured the work of over 20 international artists to illustrate how images have been created and sent out to the world from the 1880s to the present day. Here are a few snaps I took that I’d like to share from the “snap+share: transmitting photographs from mail art to social networks” exhibition: In 2009, David Horvitz took a picture of his head in a freezer, posted it online, and encouraged others to do the same using the hashtag #241543903. You could say it was the start of memes … Continue reading Mail Art Exhibition at SFMOMA
Andy Warhol would have been 91 years old today (August 6, 2019)! Before he became better known for his involvement in the visual art movement called Pop Art, Andy Warhol was a successful commercial illustrator! I was familiar with his Campbell’s Soup Cans, Brillo Boxes, and self-portraits, but I recently learned he also produced a magazine, created an interactive piece using Mylar balloons, and designed art work for music albums! The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) currently has an exhibition celebrating many of his creations. The title of the exhibition comes from Andy Warhol’s 1975 biography, “The Philosophy … Continue reading Andy Warhol: From A to B and Back Again Exhibition at SFMOMA
A nostalgic mixtape of 90’s jams gets the party started inside the former office space (no pun intended, Mmm kay?) while energetic staff members highly encourage visitors to snap pictures with fun 90’s-themed displays Continue reading Oh, Snap! You Can Experience the 90’s at This Pop-Up Museum in Oakland
If you’re a fan of Jimi Hendrix, Nirvana, Prince, Pearl Jam, science fiction, horror, or fantasy films, video games, and music in general, MoPOP is a must-see when you’re in Seattle Continue reading Visiting Seattle: Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP)
Gyula Halász (1899-1984) was an Hungarian-French artist born in Brassó, Hungary (now Romania). He gave himself the name Brassaï because it means “from Brassó.” What I found fascinating about his black & white photography, recently featured at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, was how Brassaï captured many not-so-pretty parts of Paris in the 1930s. An example of this is a series of photos that shows the sequence of events that lead to the removal of a dead man’s body from the sidewalk. In an article from The Guardian (July 2000), the photos from “A Man Dies in the … Continue reading Brassaï Photography Exhibition at SFMOMA
Did you know that arachnophobia, or the fear of spiders, is one of the most common phobias? Because I suffer from it, I admire those who aren’t afraid of spiders. For example: People who eat them, like Angelina Jolie did while she was visiting Cambodia, where fried spiders are a delicacy Singer Billie Eilish, who had a tarantula crawl out of her mouth in her music video Wilbur the Pig, whose best buddy was a sweet barn spider named Charlotte French-American artist, Louise Bourgeois (1911-2010), who created large-scale spider sculptures, some of which I got to see at the Louise … Continue reading Louise Bourgeois Spiders Exhibition at SFMOMA
