Join me as we explore some of the sights and points of interest on the trail of the 19th Century gold rush in New Zealand’s Central Otago region. New Zealand’s Gold Rush: A Short History Regular blog readers know that we are currently on a Salterton Arts Review excursion to New Zealand. Based primarily in […]
A visit to the Catlins regions in Southern New Zealand provides an opportunity to think about how man-made and natural heritage combine in this popular tourist spot. The Catlins: A Brief History On a recent trip back to New Zealand, I had the opportunity of spending a couple of days in the Catlins, a scenic […]
Let me save you the trouble of reading reviews when deciding whether to go and see this small exhibition at the National Gallery. Critics don’t like it. This review in the Guardian is particularly entertaining, and likens Pre-Raphaelite art in the UK’s regional gallery collections to a fatberg (I love a vicious review, don’t you?). […]
Far away from ‘Museum Mile’, nestled in a Beaux Arts complex on Audubon Terrace near the top of Manhattan, the Hispanic Society of America is from a bygone era, which is exactly what drew me to it. Between its museum and library it has the finest collection of works from the Spanish and Portuguese-speaking […]
