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Tag Archives: Museums
What Would YOU Call It?
Like many — perhaps most — people, I come with a sense of reverence and awe to museums. Rightly so. Great works of art, the genius of human hands and minds, are awesome achievements. But not all art is solemn or … Continue reading
Unlocking the Gate of Dreams —
Our recent trip to the newly expanded and renovated art gallery at Yale University proved a treasure trove of images and impressions, and they haven’t quit yet. A dear friend who combined dual professions of artist and monk once said, … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Definitions, Etcetera, Memory, Mindfulness, Paintings
Tagged Art, Art Galleries, Curiosity, Dreams, Imagination, Museums, Painting
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Beyond Shock and Awe at Yale —
Entering the newly renovated Yale Art Gallery, we were stopped dead in our tracks by a sculpture called Shock and Awe (see previous post). Eventually, though, we tore ourselves away and began to explore other wonders of the gallery, which … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Color, Etcetera, Paintings
Tagged Abstraction, Art, Galleries, Impressionism, Museums, Painting
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Shock and Awe at Yale
On a recent visit to the newly expanded and renovated Yale University Art Gallery in New Haven, CT, this is the first thing that greeted our eyes beyond the glass doors: We automatically found ourselves looking up. Seeing nothing beyond … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Challenge, Etcetera, Life and Death
Tagged 9/11, Art, Art Galleries, Emotion, Museums, Sculpture
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“THE WAY LIFE SHOULD BE” (1)
That’s the slogan of the State of Maine. It’s the sign that greets travelers crossing the invisible line on I-95 just beyond the bridge separating Portsmouth, NH from Kittery, ME, and it always cheers my spirits when it does. Life … Continue reading
Posted in Etcetera, Flowers, Nature, Photography
Tagged Art, Flowers, Maine, Museums, Ocean, Ogunquit, Photography, Sculpture, Tourists
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On Mondays, at the Museum —
THE INSIDE STORY! It’s Monday, the day almost every museum in the world is closed to the public. If you’ve ever wondered what goes on behind those gated doors on Mondays, there’s a delightful poem by Marilyn Donnelly that gives … Continue reading
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