Category: Museums & Exhibits
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Montreal’s McCord Museum: preserving the First Peoples’ cultural heritage for future generations
THIS is a special year for Canada and for my hometown Montreal as they both mark another benchmark year in their respective histories. In recognition, I want to include a piece about a cultural gem that is well worth adding to your bucket list of must-see museums should you ever be fortunate enough to visit.…
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Finding humor and humanity in the Far Eastern treasures of Geneva’s Musée Fondation Baur
WHEN I visited the exhibition A Chinese Adventure: A Swiss family in pursuit of success in the Celestial Empire this past April, I promised myself that I would return to visit the permanent collection of the Musée Fondation Baur before the summer was out. With little time to spare after having enjoyed the temporary exhibit…
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Finding an old flame at “Impressionist Masterpieces of the Bührle Collection” at Hermitage
ONE of these days I’m really going to have to thank the directors of the Hermitage Foundation in Lausanne for scheduling their best exhibitions of impressionist art at moments of personal celebration in my life. Last year I had the pleasure of seeing Immersed in Color: Signac’s sublime art at the Hermitage on my birthday in March. This…
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“A Chinese Adventure: A Swiss family in pursuit of success in the Celestial Empire” at Fondation Baur
THE evocative and beautifully curated exhibition “A Chinese Adventure: A Swiss family in pursuit of success in the Celestial Empire” tells a story not often associated with the prosperous Switzerland we know today: that of a young Swiss man seeking his fortune in a far off land of unknown mysteries, great uncertainty and no small amount of peril.…
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Nest: a playful, informative, interactive experience the whole family can enjoy
ALTHOUGH technology-driven and educational, “Nest” bursts with fun, humor and heart — and conjures lots of fond food memories — so its message is never out of the reach of even the youngest visitor. On 15 June 2016, the CHF50 million “discovery center” Nest opened its doors to the public in the stunningly renovated factory space in Vevey where Henry Nestlé…
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