A description of a visit to the Chicago Architecture Center (and an architectural boat ride). An insight into the city landscape, but is the Center itself maybe more of a marshalling point? The Chicago Architecture Center The Chicago Architecture Center is a relatively small institution with a big history. Chicago is, after all, an important […]
A description of a visit to the Art Institute of Chicago. A weekend in the Windy City is the perfect opportunity to see one of the world’s great art museums. A Trip To Chicago On a recent trip to the US, I braved airport chaos and various other uncertainties to add on a weekend in […]
A review of a visit to the Museo Inka in Cusco. This immense museum collection covers a lot more than just the Incas. And does it very unassumingly! The Museo Inka This is our second museum visit in Cusco, after the Museo Machu Picchu Casa Concha. The Museo Inka is a much bigger affair; in […]
A review of a visit to the Museo Casa Concha in Cusco, Peru, also known as the Museo Machu Picchu. This is the best opportunity to see artefacts from Machu Picchu before or after a visit to the site itself. But it’s the untold or carefully positioned stories that are the most intriguing. Museo Machu […]
Is the boleto turistico, Cusco’s combined ticket to over a dozen sites, worth it? How about if you have limited time in the city? Let me tell you about my experiences cramming in some of the more central sites over the course of a single day. The Boleto Turistico I touched a little bit on […]
A review of MUCEN, the museum of Peru’s Central Bank but not a monetary or numismatic museum. Instead this is my pick of Lima’s museums for its overview of Peruvian arts and impressive interiors. MUCEN MUCEN. Short for Museo Central. This is in fact the museum of the Banco Central de Reserva del Perú (Central […]
A review of a guided visit of the Casa de Aliaga, not just Lima’s oldest colonial mansion, but the oldest house in the Americas continuously occupied by the same family. Does that sound like something the Salterton Arts Review would miss? Not likely! The Casa (de) Aliaga Before my recent visit to Lima, I did […]
A review of the Museo de Sitio Bodega y Quadra, an excavated set of colonial-era buildings in Lima’s Centro Historico. This free city centre museum is not on the main tourist circuit, but perhaps should be as it gives a good understanding of the city’s past. Museo de Sitio Bodega y Quadra Many of you […]
A review of a visit to the Museo Larco, a fine private collection of pre-Hispanic art in Lima. Wonderful pieces thoughtfully displayed, but as one of Lima’s top tourists sites I found myself valuing the quiet spots the most. WARNING: some images NSFW. Origins Of The Museo Larco The most recent post here on the […]
A review of the Museo Pedro de Osma in Lima. This private collection is an exceptional introduction to the distinctive style of the Cusco School, as well as the pleasant life of Lima’s early 20th Century elite in their seaside mansions. Pedro de Osma And His Museum In my first post about my recent visit […]
