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Music Raft / The El Dorado at the Museo del Pro in Bogota Things to do(Colombia.
Colombia

The Gold Museum in Bogota Will Take You to a Whole New World

November 12, 2022 KeepCalmAndWander 0 Comments
The Gold Museum in Bogota will take you to a new world you’ve never been to or heard of before. It’s simply dazzling and shimmering with everything gold you dreamed of having in your closet. Bogota’s Gold Museum is a must-see for anyone keen on history, culture, and of course,
Botero Museum in Bogota is a Must-See Destination
Colombia

Botero Museum in Bogota is a Must-See Destination

November 7, 2022 KeepCalmAndWander 0 Comments
The Botero Museum in Bogota is a must-see destination that will blow your mind away. It’s not your regular museum infested with European paintings but with the works of Colombia’s living artist – Fernando Botero. Even if you’ve never heard of his name, you have seen some of his works.
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USA

The Amazing World Inside Chihuly Glass Museum in Seattle

April 20, 2019 KeepCalmAndWander 0 Comments
There’s an amazing world waiting for you inside the Chihuly Glass Museum (properly known as Chihuly Garden and Glass). This is a very unique museum that you’ve never ever seen anywhere in your travels. Who knew that glass can be such a wonderful medium to express human emotions and visions?
Inside the National Museum of History and Art (MHNA) in Luxembourg.
Luxembourg

Inside the National Museum of History and Art in Luxembourg

December 19, 2017 KeepCalmAndWander 0 Comments
Unlike other national museums in Europe, the National Museum of History and Art in Luxembourg (MHNA) is small. It does, however, contain impressive fine arts of its own. Who would have ever known that Victor Hugo was a sketch artist? I didn’t – until I saw one of his sketches
The Treaty of Munster by Gerard term Borch inside Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam (Netherlands).
Netherlands

Must-See: The Masterpieces Inside RijksMuseum in Amsterdam

December 14, 2017 KeepCalmAndWander 0 Comments
When you’re in Netherlands, don’t skip in getting to know all the masterpieces inside Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. Boy, until now, I can’t help but remember the goosebumps I had staring at the originals masterpieces of Rembrandt, Van Gogh, Frans Hals, Johannes Vermeer and other Dutch masters. How much time should I spend
The National Museum of Alexandria (Egypt).
Egypt

Alexandria National Museum Was a Disappointment

May 14, 2017 KeepCalmAndWander 0 Comments
Alexandria is an ancient city and as any tourist would expect, its National Museum should be filled with great things. But, I was disappointed. While the objects were labeled properly, the museum is dead. Like a necropolis. I think it has something to do with the kind of too much
Take a Peek of Catalan Art at MNAC (Museo Nacional d'Art de Catalunya).
Spain

Take a Peek of Catalan Art at MNAC

February 8, 2017 KeepCalmAndWander 0 Comments
Catalan Art at MNAC (Museo Nacional d’Art de Catalunya) has the largest collection of Romanesque frescoes. I arrived at almost 4 in the afternoon on my last day in Barcelona, and I simply didn’t have much time. Instead, I went around and admired the museum’s facade. If you look at
Egyptian Museum in Cairo is also known as the Museum of Egyptian Antiquities.
, Egypt

A Look Inside the Egyptian Museum in Cairo

May 10, 2016 KeepCalmAndWander 0 Comments
For history fans, getting inside the Egyptian Museum in Cairo is a dream. It is filled with intriguing and exciting collections that would blow your mind away. The artifacts aren’t just there to give us a glimpse of the ancient Egyptian civilization;; they’re there to remind us of the vast wealth
National Museum of Cambodia (Phnom Penh) is an open-concept museum that is both unique and interesting.
, Cambodia

Is this the World’s Most Beautiful Open-Air Museum?

August 13, 2015 KeepCalmAndWander 0 Comments
The National Museum in Phnom Penh, Cambodia might be the world’s most beautiful open-air museum where treasures of old Khmer civilization are displayed without the boring traps of most modern museum you’ve been in the past. The open-air concept goes into the natural, inviting courtyard with a lush green pool,
Diego Rivera Court Mural Detroit Institute of Arts DIA
USA

The Magnificent Diego Rivera Murals at Detroit Institute of Arts

October 9, 2013 KeepCalmAndWander 4 Comments
Inside the Detroit Arts of Institute (aka DIA), one can find the magnificent Diego Rivera Murals spanning the whole court from top to bottom, from side to side, and from corner to corner. You don’t need to be an artist nor an art freak to understand what the massive murals
USA

Field Museum – A Time Capsule

May 19, 2013 KeepCalmAndWander 0 Comments
Visiting the Field Museum in Chicago can be both boring and enlightening. In that order. That’s how I felt while roaming from one exhibit to another. Boring. The facts and information you absorb by reading hundreds of descriptions on each display is just overwhelming. It’s not even interactive. The preserved
USA

Chicago Arts Institute – 12 Arts To See

May 16, 2013 KeepCalmAndWander 3 Comments
Though not as huge as New York’s Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) or Philadelphia’s Museum of Arts, Arts Institute Chicago has its own charming treasures worth a peek. I literally skipped most European arts as I have seen a lot of them—mostly with religious theme but with shirtless or naked
, USA

New York City – Metropolitan Museum of Art

September 5, 2011 alainsojourner 0 Comments
New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art is the largest museum in the West. It has more than 2 million items! Really, 2 million! You can’t see it in half an hour or so—if you plan to just “drop by the museum.” You have to be there for a day or
USA

Museum of Modern Art aka MoMA

September 4, 2011 alainsojourner 0 Comments
Impressive. That’s the only word I could say after visiting this mammoth MOMA building that houses some of the most expensive pieces of modern / contemporary art. For New York Hostels, click HERE.  For New York cheap flights, click HERE.  SAVE up to 50% sightseeing CITYPASS. For New York Hotel, click
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