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Diego Rivera’s America

August 27, 2022 Leave a Comment

Diego Rivera is a famed early 20th-century muralist. The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is currently exhibiting over 150 of his paintings, frescoes, and drawings that highlight his work from the 1920s to the 1940s when he was conceiving a new vision for North America. The Mexican Revolution Diego Rivera began his artistic career […]

Filed Under: Art, Museums, San Francisco Tagged With: Degas Rivera, museums, Pan-American Unity, San Francisco Museum of Contempory Art, SFMOMA, The Flower Carrier

New York Public Library Special Exhibits

May 5, 2022 Leave a Comment

The New York City library has much more than books. For over 125 years, it has collected over 56 million items that reflect the city’s history and, in some cases, the country. It offers free exhibits (no library card required) around topics that focus on the city’s history or, in some cases, the country. We […]

Filed Under: Art, Destinations, Museums, New York City Tagged With: George Washington, museums, Stonewall, Thomas Jefferson

Monterey Bay Aquarium

August 28, 2022 Leave a Comment

One of our favorite aquariums is the Monterey Aquarium in Monterey California. What a fascinating way to spend a day, staring at cute, playful sea otters, being mesmerized by iridescent jellyfish, and trying to identify many of the pelagic giants in the museum’s huge, room-sized tank. The entire aquarium is arranged generally by aquatic environments, […]

Filed Under: Carmel, Featured-City, Featured-Trips, Monterey, Monterey Peninsula, Museums, Nature & Hiking Tagged With: Monterey Acquarium, museums

Washington, D.C. Science and History Museums—Spring 2015

September 3, 2021 Leave a Comment

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As with our return trips to most of our favorite cities, this trip focused on museums, walking tours (both guided and independent) and of course, restaurants. We devoted so much time to museums and visitor centers that we have divided these stops into two posts: One focused on art museums and on science and history […]

Filed Under: Cities, Featured-City, Sightseeing, Washington, D.C. Tagged With: museums, Washington

Washington, D.C. Art Museums—Spring 2015

June 25, 2015 Leave a Comment

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  As with our return trips to most of our favorite cities, this trip focused on museums, walking tours (both guided and independent) and of course, restaurants. We devoted so much time to museums and visitor centers that we have divided these stops into two posts: One focused on art museums and on history …

Filed Under: Art, Featured-City, Washington, D.C. Tagged With: art, museums, Washington

Reviewing the Marines in Quantico, VA

June 24, 2015 Leave a Comment

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We have passed Quantico on a number of drives, but never got around to stopping, this trip we did. Quantico is the home to one of the nation’s largest U.S. Marine facilities and the headquarters of its Combat Development Command. It is also home of the: National Museum of the Marine Corps …

Filed Under: Cities, Featured-Trips, Quantico, Sightseeing Tagged With: museums, virgnia

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