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The best of Bali lies beyond the beach

Posted onJune 21, 2020October 16, 2020Leave a comment

The Indonesian Island of Bali is a blissful beach paradise, but beautiful beaches can be found in many places around the world. What makes Bali special is the unique culture that exists here and nowhere Read More …

CategoriesAsia, Bali, IndonesiaTagsart

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The Saint John’s Bible: Illuminating the Word of God in Minnesota

Posted onApril 7, 2020December 14, 2020Leave a comment

The Saint John’s Bible brings the ancient art of handwritten and illuminated manuscripts into the 21st century, as both a religious text and work of art. See it at Saint John’s University in Minnesota, at Read More …

CategoriesMinnesota, USATagsart, religion and religious architecture

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The best gardens in Minneapolis are in Lyndale Park at Lake Harriet

Posted onJuly 28, 2019December 24, 2020Leave a comment

For gardens that show off a wide variety of plants, the best gardens in Minneapolis are hidden in a quiet neighborhood just north of Lake Harriet in Lyndale Park. While the lake draws many visitors, Read More …

CategoriesMinneapolis / Saint Paul Twin Cities Metro Area, Minnesota, USATagsart

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Get inspired at the Plains Art Museum in Fargo, North Dakota

Posted onJuly 14, 2019October 17, 20202 Comments

Fargo, North Dakota, may seem far from the center of the art world, but the Plains Art Museum presents a wide range of contemporary artwork filled with meaning and beauty. It’s a museum deeply connected Read More …

CategoriesNorth Dakota, USATagsart, museums, Native America

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Yua at the Heard: See Yup’ik masks and Matisse in Phoenix

Posted onJanuary 1, 2019October 18, 20202 Comments

January is your last chance to see Yua: Henri Matisse and the Inner Arctic Spirit, a stunning exhibit of historic Alaskan Yup’ik masks and Matisse drawings influenced by them, at the Heard Museum in Phoenix, Read More …

CategoriesAlaska, Arizona, Phoenix, USATagsart, museums, Native America, traditional culture

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Art necklaces inspired by Canadian women in Traverse City Michigan

Posted onDecember 6, 2018December 15, 2020Leave a comment

The Dennos Museum in Traverse City Michigan hosted Homage: Inspired by Outstanding Canadian Women featuring art necklaces by Canadian jeweler Donald Stuart. Homage: Inspired by Outstanding Canadian Women Most Americans probably struggle to name even Read More …

CategoriesCanada, Michigan, USATagsart, museums

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Something for everyone at the best Phoenix art museums

Posted onOctober 3, 2018March 3, 202110 Comments

While it might surprise visitors, Phoenix, Arizona, is filled with art. In a region with so many galleries, art fairs, studios, and museums, it can be hard to know where to look! To help you Read More …

CategoriesArizona, Phoenix, USATagsart, museums

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Discover street art in Ajo, Arizona

Posted onApril 1, 2018December 14, 202014 Comments

The exuberant street art in Ajo, Arizona, is a bold and colorful sign of this old mining town’s artistic rebirth.

CategoriesArizona, USATagsart

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Hopi pottery masterworks at Western Spirit, Scottsdale, Arizona

Posted onMarch 5, 2018March 3, 202110 Comments

Western Spirit, Scottsdale’s Museum of the West, highlighted masterworks by Native American artists of the past and present in 2018 exhibits featuring Hopi pottery and a few katsina dolls.

CategoriesArizona, Phoenix, USATagsart, museums, Native America

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Music and magic at the Satie museum, Honfleur, France

Posted onOctober 17, 2017October 21, 20206 Comments

From the street, the Satie House and Museum (Les Maisons Satie) in Honfleur, France, looks like any other half-timbered medieval house in the city. However, step inside and you’ll discover a dreamlike world set to Read More …

CategoriesEurope, FranceTagsart, museums, music

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I'm leading a virtual tour of Vietnam's highlights via Zoom, complete with travel planning tips, through the Minneapolis Public Schools. The class will be at 6 pm on Wed, May 19. Registration will soon be available soon. (You do NOT need to be a Minneapolis resident to register.)

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