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Category Archives: Museum Visits (Other)
Giving Context to Words
Earlier this month, the United States commemorated the Fourth of July, a holiday marked by traditions such as fireworks, cookouts, parades, and NPR broadcasting a reading of the Declaration of Independence. This year, NPR added something new to the mix: … Continue reading
Posted in Articles and Books, Museum Visits (Other), Museums and Holidays, Uncategorized
Tagged article, DC, Fourth of July, historic house museum, historic site, holidays, Independence Hall, Monticello, museum, National Archives, national museum of american history, NPR, PA, Resistance, Smithsonian, VA
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The Creek’s Gonna Rise
This month, the Hudson River sloop Clearwater set sail from Croton, New York, bound for Washington, DC, with environmental education and advocacy events planned in DC and along the way. Facing potentially dangerous storms in the Atlantic Ocean, the boat … Continue reading
Posted in Museum Visits (Other)
Tagged Clearwater, Clearwater Festival, Croton Point Park, NY, parks, Resistance
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Two Visits to MICA
A friend and I visited art exhibits at Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) twice in 2016, each time in a different building. On the first occasion, we did not research in advance what exhibits would be on display, beyond … Continue reading
Posted in Articles and Books, Museum Visits (Other), Museums and Holidays, Photos
Tagged article, Election Day, holidays, MD, MICA, museum, Resistance
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Photos: Infinity Mirrors
A few photos from my immersion in Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirrors at the Hirshhorn.
Throwback Thursday: Sacred Places
In the spirit (hehe) of exploring religious museums and sacred places, below are just a few examples I have visited during travels in years past. Chiesa di Sant’Ignazio di Loyola in Campo Marzio (Rome, Italy) In summer 2015, one of … Continue reading
Stations of the Cross D.C. 2017
As I visited the Stations of the Cross D.C. 2017 exhibit, I kept returning to the question, “Who is this for?” Initially, this question was mostly logistical, as I tried to visit not just museums and outdoor installations, but also … Continue reading
Posted in Articles and Books, Lists of Museums, Museum Visits (Other), Museums and Holidays, Photos
Tagged American University Museum, article, Catholic Charities, Church of the Epiphany, Dahlgren Chapel, DC, First Congregational United Church of Christ, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, historic house of worship, holidays, King Memorial, Lent, Marine Corps War Memorial, museum, National Gallery of Art, national park, St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral, United Methodist Building, VA, Vietnam Women's Memorial, Washington National Cathedral
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