A visit to the newly reopened Richelieu site of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France, specifically its museum. The impressive interiors and collection don’t quite make up for the unintuitive visitor experience. The Bibliothèque Nationale de France As I mentioned in a previous review, I lived in Paris for a while, but didn’t quite make it […]
A guest review by urban geographer Dr. David Craggs takes in Manhattan’s Skyscraper Museum. A jumping off point to explore the ever-changing city landscape. A Tale Of Two Cities Somebody once wrote that the 2000s was the greatest ever decade for skyscraper construction in history. That was true at the time, but not so now. […]
A review of the Morgan Library and Museum, a Midtown Manhattan gem. An oasis of outstanding objects: it’s amazing what a robber baron’s budget can achieve! J. P. Morgan And His Collection John Pierpont Morgan, known as Pierpont, was born in 1837 in Hartford, Connecticut. He was born into an influential family, and his education […]
A review of the South Street Seaport Museum, a ‘campus’ of sites in Lower Manhattan. Fascinating history, but the experience is somewhat hampered by ongoing post-Covid recovery. New York’s Hidden Historic Seafront: The South Street Seaport Museum I’ve been fortunate to go to New York a few times now. Generally tourism isn’t my primary purpose […]
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 […]
