Check out the Highlights of August here "Faremo come il vento, da zero a cento..." Cover Photo: Selfie with a red-figure vase from the Puglia region of Italy, 330 b.C. The first time I really considered planning a visit to the National Archaeological Museum of Taranto (MArTA) was last year, during a Skype call with Mr.… Continue reading Friday Heirloom 65: Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Taranto, Italy
Month: August 2018
Friday Heirloom 64: Museo Diocesano of Monopoli, Italy
Check out the Highlights of August here "I say a little prayer..." (Aretha Franklin) Cover Photo: Sala 6, Museo Diocesano of Monopoli The Museo Diocesano of Monopoli was established in 2002, in the ancient Episcopal Seminary that was founded by bishop Giuseppe Cavalieri back in 1668. I accidentally passed by the museum while visiting the city… Continue reading Friday Heirloom 64: Museo Diocesano of Monopoli, Italy
Friday Heirloom 63: Museo Storico della Città di Lecce (MUST), Italy
Check out the Highlights of August here "Cercavo un mare calmo e ho trovato te..." "Cripta", Fiorella Rizzo (1989-1991/2013). Materials: wood and red soil The MUST - Historical Museum of the City of Lecce - is a hub for classical and contemporary creativity. Currently open to the public in the section devoted to modern and contemporary… Continue reading Friday Heirloom 63: Museo Storico della Città di Lecce (MUST), Italy
Friday Heirloom 62: Musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac, Paris
Check out the Highlights of August here Do what scares you and dare to be wild. Earth spirit masks, Thailand, 2013 Paris, a city that over 2 million people call home, can seem a very scary place to those who don't speak the language or those who identify as "minorities". Museums, on the other hand, are… Continue reading Friday Heirloom 62: Musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac, Paris
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