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A Gem of a Museum in Cáceres
If you are visiting Cáceres, in the province of Extremadura in Spain, do not neglect a visit to the Museum of Contemporary Art Helga de Alvear. Witty, provocative, challenging and stunning – that sums up the collection. Containing over 3000 contemporary artworks, the museum was designed by acclaimed architecture studio Tuñón Arquitectos and opened officially in…
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The Perfect London Art Store
https://www.cornelissen.com/ Tucked away on a narrow street behind the British Museum in London is a little shop that J K Rowlings must have visited. It is eerily similar to Ollivander’s Wand Shop in Diagon Alley, where Harry Potter gets his custom wand. But this shop sells wonders of a different kind – it is a…
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Art On The Road: Connecting with Your Tribe When Traveling
In the age of ephemeral digital images, drawing creates lasting memories On the table in front of me is a glass of thick, sweet Turkish coffee and my sketchbook. All around me is the drama of Borough Market, buzzing with shoppers in central London. I’m tempted to photograph the bright bunches of fruit underneath colorful…
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Qaumajug: An Artful New Reason to Visit Winnipeg
The world’s first purpose built Inuit art centre, Qaumajug (pronounced Kow-my-ug) will open in late March and it is a temple to beauty, inside and out. The white granite exterior of the $55 million addition to the Winnipeg Art Gallery feels like an undulating snowbank, an icy glacier or a rolling expanse of frozen ice. …
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Travel Sketching Part 1: The Right Sketchbook
Everyone has their own way to do things – and this is my way. Through trial and error I’ve worked out some decisions for basic equipment for travel sketching that make it easy and effortless – and doable almost anywhere and any time. But no worries! The basic equipment for travel sketching is inexpensive and…
