Architecture / Art / Museums
Ambling Around Albany
While on our way to Vermont, we made a stop in Albany where we spent the night with my cousin and his family. Naturally we also squeezed in a few sites while we were there. …
Category: Art
Margery Ryerson: Art is Contagious
One of the things we’ve been enjoying on our travels is connecting dots from places we visit as we go along. It’s also been fun to feel like we’re starting to know some art and …
Enchanting Threads: The Art of Salley Mavor
I’ve never heard of Salley Mavor, but I was certainly enthralled by her miniatures on display in the exhibit at the Albany Institute of History & Art. “Mavor is an award-winning fiber artist whose artwork …
Albany Institute of History & Art
We went to the Albany Institute of History & Art (in Albany, New York, naturally) to see a couple of exhibits. As per usual with us, it seems, we managed to arrive during a period …
Happy Valentine’s Day 2025
Love is everywhere! In celebration of St. Valentine’s Day, here is a selection of some of the love themes we’ve experienced in our travels over the last couple of years. The cover photo is Norwegian …
Scenes from the Garden State
While on an extended visit to New Jersey, we made several excursions that took us all over the place. Here are some random snaps, along with some books and movies related to the state. The …
Museum of American Glass
I love glass objects, so it’s no surprise we found ourselves at the Museum of American Glass at the Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center (WACC) in Millville, New Jersey, in an area where there is …
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An Afternoon in Princeton, New Jersey
We went to Princeton to go on a guided birding walk that was a bit of a dud, and then spent some time walking around town taking in the sites. We have both been to …
M.C. Escher: Infinite Variations
We went to the Reading Public Museum to see an Impressionism exhibit, but had this M.C. Escher (1898-1972) exhibit on our radar, as well. It went on and on, room after room – what a …
American Impressionism: Inside/Out
I think it goes without saying at this point that a museum with an Impressionism exhibit has got my number. The exhibit at the Reading Public Museum was focused only on American artists, but still …