Bison, Buckaroos, & Baskets: Art at the Rockwell
The Rockwell Museum is an entirely unexpected place. Housed in the Old City Hall building in Corning, New York, this Smithsonian Affiliate houses “a unique window to view the American […]
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Peabody Museum Nostalgia
Yale’s Peabody Museum of Natural History, an institution over 150 years old, is about to undergo a major renovation. The building in which it stands was built in 1924, and […]
Shining Stones: Gems & Minerals at Yale
For pure beauty in a dark room, little can beat the David Friend Hall at Yale’s Peabody Museum of Natural History. This newly-renovated hall offers a jaw-dropping look at gems […]
2 Colleges and a Zoo
I travelled to Washington, DC, last week, which gave me the chance to make a few college visits in Virginia. While I was in the neighborhood, I also wandered over […]
Exploring Boston
There is so much to do in Boston! I have written about a number of options elsewhere — the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA), the Tiffany Windows of Arlington Street […]
Sculpture in the Great Outdoors
It’s not the first place one might think to go on a sultry July afternoon in Boston, but the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum turns out to be a lovely […]
The Gilded Age at the MFA
There is so much to see at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) that it’s impossible to do the whole thing well in one day. So I visited the upper […]
A Working Waterfront
One of my more interesting summer outings was a Whaling City Expeditions harbor tour in New Bedford, Massachusetts. This was a little bit of history, a little bit of sociology, and […]
Shades of New Haven
Looking for quiet amidst the hustle and bustle of Yale’s sidewalks and New Haven’s busy streets, I found a shaded oasis at the Grove Street Cemetery. This is an unexpectedly […]
150 Years of Glass
I just made my second visit to the Corning Museum of Glass! This museum is so big that it’s worth focusing your efforts on one area rather than trying to […]
