Portland Museum of Art: ‘Must see’ by Woman’s World
January 3, 2011 / 0 Comments


Portland Museum of Art: ‘Must see’ by Woman’s World

Nestled in Maine, the Portland Museum of Art refers to an art museum in the downtown zone called The Arts District. In the state of Maine, this one is regarded as the most ancient as well as the largest public art institution. Attracting 160,000 visitors annually of which nearly 10% are school children, the Portland Museum of Art aims at acting as a dynamic hub of visual arts. Therefore, it is rightly said by the Woman’s World that this museum’s collection of European as well as American masterpieces is worth a watch! Currently, this art institution is the home of over 17,000 top quality and decorative art works since the period of 18th century. As you go further within the museum, you will come across splendidly different paintings, furniture, prints, sculpture, photography, artists’ books, glass, and ceramics. Among the other  [...] 


Museo Diego Rivera: The most unusual in Mexico
January 1, 2011 / 0 Comments


Museo Diego Rivera: The most unusual in Mexico

Do not think Museo Diego Rivera to be similar to the Museo Estudio Diego Rivera close to San Angel Inn, as it is perhaps the most extraordinary museum of its kind adorning the southern land of the Mexico City. Also known as the Anahuacalli Museum, the Museo Diego Rivera is in Coyoacán, which is also among the little known museums of the world. ‘Anahuacalli’ stands for ‘House of Mexico’ and this museum caters exactly to that by preserving the rich past of the state. The museum was obviously envisioned by the famous muralist Diego Rivera who later also gave it a shape of reality that we see today. This heroic artist was very much interested in Mexican culture due to which he could assemble a vast collection of pre-Hispanic items that are among the largest in the nation and are now housed in this typical Mexican edifice. Still preserving  [...] 


Fundacion Proa: Home of stimulating artworks
December 22, 2010 / 0 Comments


Fundacion Proa: Home of stimulating artworks

Nestled on the Buenos Aires’ La Boca riverfront, Fundacion Proa is the newly remodeled as well as extraordinary art institute dedicated to film, global art, photography, video, theater, and literature. This top rated highlight in the capital of Argentina is housed in a typical harbor-facing as well as converted edifice. Within the building, you will spend a lot of time marveling at the different light-washed galleries, screenings, a big amphitheater, lectures, and untouched art library fully equipped including a reading room. Accessible from the rich Caminito, the gallery is named so because of the edifice’s triangular shape indicating a boat’s prow pointing toward the Riachuelo port. Pristine white walls, soaring ceilings, and four big halls contribute to the overall charm of all the exhibits that feel proud to be housed in this elegant  [...] 


Saatchi Gallery, London
December 20, 2010 / 0 Comments


Saatchi Gallery, London

Want to visit one of the top as well as mysterious art galleries for free? Then, when you next go to London, be at the Saatchi Gallery. The word ‘mysterious’ is not for the gallery, but for some ‘collections’ whose artists are not known making your trip interesting and exciting. The purpose of the Saatchi Gallery is to offer a creative environment of modern art featuring the skills of mostly unknown young artists or of the settled global artists whose works are never or occasionally displayed in the United Kingdom. The probing feature of the Saatchi Gallery is that several artists whose works are showcased are actually unseen not only by the common man, but also by the commercial world of art. After getting recognition from this gallery of London, several artists are now offered shows by the other museums as well as galleries of the  [...] 


Come and awake your artsy side in Basel, Switzerland
September 8, 2010 / 0 Comments


Come and awake your artsy side in Basel, Switzerland

Basel in Switzerland is the place where you can have a total ball. In France, it is also known as Bale. The only thing you would need to do is dance in a nice Swiss pace. The rhythm of this place is quickening up and the city is getting ready to gear up for the huge art Basel fair which is on from then tenth till the fourteenth of June.  This place has about sixty thousand visitors. The art dealers, artists, curators and the critics, all make their way here. Getting around over here in Switzerland is quite easy. There is a wide system of trams and busses that take you anywhere in the region of art and architecture. The Art Basel Switzerland just had its fortieth anniversary, which had about three hundred galleries on display and the works of about twenty five hundred artists were put up in these galleries. . The director of this place says  [...] 


Arts and Drama in Dublin
September 6, 2010 / 0 Comments


Arts and Drama in Dublin

The cocktail tale that are here on the sidewalk of the Grogans pub are usually filled with a surprisingly energetic working crowd the situation here in Ireland is just amazing. . There is a long summer of twilight here in Dublin. The weather is warm and orangey and a little slumbering.  It seems as though the sky is lit artificially. Celebrities also visit these places quite frequently. The theater here is quite different from the there in London and America. There is a colorful mix of American, British and Irish actors over here walking through some of the streets here.  Also the people here are quite open to the different forms of plays that the actors can come up with. There is no certain expectation as such and the crowd doesn’t usually take offence to the things that go on in the plays. You could take a four day visit to this place,  [...] 


Artists space New York
August 11, 2010 / 0 Comments


Artists space New York

The artist’s space here has gotten major makeover. This place is one of the bigger art institutions here in New York. This small and venerable place is apparently the pioneer of the downtown alternative art scene.   This place has been swept clean by the new broom that belongs to Stefan Kalmar. This German born director of the Munich Kunstrverein; took over as the director and the chief curator in two thousand and nine. The transformation of this place has been brought out into focus. . The new collections here are celebrated by a beautiful adjustable summer show that usually takes place on a Sunday this is the first American series of exhibitions with factory made sculptures. The sculptures are made of raw galvanized steel. These are done by the German minimalist called Charlotte Posenenske. Mr. Kalmar instigated a redesign of the new  [...] 


Brussels Museum of fine arts
August 1, 2010 / 1 Comments


Brussels Museum of fine arts

This museums has one of the largest collections of art right from the medieval period right to the contemporary period, in the whole world. The story of this museum begins with an emperor; the art could only be exhibited publicly when the Austrians had been driven out of the southern part of Netherlands. When napoleon came along, he seized most of the paints here from Brussels and sent the most brilliant of these paintings to the museum de louver in Paris, France. The museum de louvre could not accommodate the large collection of the Brussels paintings. So napoleon ordered that there be fifteen departmental museums to hold the paintings. About fifty of these stolen paintings were sent back to Brussels Museum for their first exhibition. . And napoleon was defeated and faced his downfall; most of these paintings were returned back to the Belgium  [...] 


Vatican Museum, Vatican City
July 14, 2010 / 0 Comments


Vatican Museum, Vatican City

Located in the heart of Rome, the capital city of Italy; is a sovereign city state with high walls bordering it and with an area of about 45 hectares. This state is a Monarchy which is headed by the bishop of Rome; the pope! The Vatican city has the legendary ‘Vatican gardens’; which cover more than half of the city. These gardens have fountains and sculptures dating to way back in history. For these reasons and a whole lot more, Vatican city is listed a UNESCO world heritage site. Art inspires a lot of people, some make it, others appreciate it. The Vatican museum is one of these well appreciated museums. This museum has collected items that were relevant to the roman catholic church. All the way from the beginning of the early churches; the museum has kept these safe throughout centuries. The museum was founded by Pope Julius  [...] 


Museo Del Prado, Madrid
July 7, 2010 / 0 Comments


Museo Del Prado, Madrid

There are many museums, all over the world. Although , how would you tell, that which separates an everyday museum from that which is historically important. How would you tell if that museums has significant works of art and sculpture. I am sure you have visited a few museums , maybe even a lot. But once you come to the Museo Del Prado, your entire perception of it is will send you racing through a wild and awe inspiring- historical journey. Featuring an exquisite collection of the finest European art collections from the 12th till the 19th century. Located in Madrid, the capital of Spain; this museum was built mainly for paintings and sculpture exhibition. Prado literally means meadow. This is because; where the museum now stands, there used to be a beautiful meadow. Which then got incorporated into the Museums name. The museum has around  [...]