Museums

Fine Art Friday: In the Absence of Straight Line

22 April 2011
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Before heading to Paris, I decided to spend some time exploring Nancy. As capital of Lorraine, a strategically located province of France whose territory has been inhabited as far back as the Neolithic, Nancy is brimming with enough history and significant works of art to be coined the Capital of the East of France. This [...]

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Fine Art Friday: Art Paris 2011

8 April 2011
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When I realized my trip to Paris last weekend happened to overlap with Art Paris 2011, I was elated. The annual exposition is open to the public for only two days out of the year and features artwork from some of the most renowned art galleries and contemporary artists from France and the world. Talk [...]

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Another Visit to Antibes

19 January 2011
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Constantly cooped up and bored in my little stone-cold apartment, I needed new scenery and a healthy dose of fresh air. With rumors flooding in from the Côte d’Azur of warm sun and hot beaches, I couldn’t resist the thought of soaking up some vitamin D and happiness. Saturday was the perfect day promising a [...]

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Musée National Marc Chagall

15 November 2010
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The Musée National Marc Chagall was first opened in 1966, not too late for Chagall himself to wonder through the galleries himself, gazing up at his own works of art, mostly religious. The museum, though relatively small, now houses the largest public collection of Chagall’s work and is certainly worth the stroll up winding Nice [...]

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Musée Picasso of Antibes

9 October 2010
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I don’t think I can tell you just how much I love the Picasso Museum of Antibes. I’m not sure if it’s the unique collection of Picasso’s work, the location of the museum on the waterfront, or the idea of modern art on display in a castle that has been in existence since the Romans [...]

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Musée d’art moderne et d’art contemporain

15 September 2010
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Nice has a wonderful art scene and is especially rich in modern and contemporary collections. Though not a large museum, the MAMAC collection is definitely worth a visit. Not only is it free, it offers some of the greatest views of Nice and the surrounding landscape. The building itself is a work of art, designed [...]

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