Museums

Nashville: Hooked on a Classic

July 16, 2010
By Andrea Gross
Nashville: Hooked on a Classic

It’s an eye-popping, head-scratching sight. There, in middle America, stands one of history’s most recognizable ancient buildings: the Greek Parthenon, generally considered one of the wonders of the Ancient World and a definite must-see for travelers to Greece. What in the name of Zeus, is this ancient monument doing in Nashville, of all places?...
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Cleveland: Star Turn for Shrine to Rock and Roll

June 29, 2010
By Marla Cimini
Cleveland: Star Turn for Shrine to Rock and Roll

For my recent visit to Cleveland’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, I brought along the rocker in the family: my husband, Chris, a guitarist and music buff, who also blogs about musical gear and equipment. This was our second pilgrimage to this shrine to rock, which is marking its 15th anniversary,...
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New York: In Chinatown, Exploring the Immigrant Experience

May 25, 2010
By Jean Kellett
New York: In Chinatown, Exploring the Immigrant Experience

If I curbed my fascination for lanterns and Buddhas just once and set out for a deeper experience of New York's Chinatown, might I find it? There seems to be an invisible wall between the tourist and the residents. . . .
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Granada: Culture, Science and Memory

March 26, 2010
By Jim Carper
Granada: Culture, Science and Memory

I first saw the Alhambra, the great Moorish palace in Granada, Spain, in 1976. My sole preparation prior to the visit consisted of reading a description in “Europe on $25 A Day” (or whatever the per diem was in those days). Even with my scanty knowledge of the nearly 800-year Islamic rule of Spain,...
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New York City: This Museum Rocks

November 17, 2009
By Robert DiGiacomo
New York City: This Museum Rocks

Like a good jukebox, the New York Annex of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame offers plenty of musical stuff that's worthy of a spin.
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Nancy: What’s Old Is Nouveau Again

October 9, 2009
By Stacia Friedman
Nancy: What’s Old Is Nouveau Again

In Nancy, salivating over Art Nouveau inspired, say, by the curve of a swan's neck or the swoop of a lily in bloom.
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Basel: Artful Whirligigs

August 16, 2009
By Ruth Rovner
Basel: Artful Whirligigs

A master of kinetic sculpture, Jean Tinguely created ingenious works from all sorts of everyday materials, including scrap metal, plastic, and discarded wheels. In art-filled Basel, a museum pays homage.
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London: A Tour of Middle Class Interiors

August 14, 2009
By JoAnn Greco
London: A Tour of Middle Class Interiors

For nearly a century, the Geffrye Museum has been leading visitors-in-the-know on a thoroughly comprehensive tour of urban English interiors.
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