Posts Tagged ‘Metropolitan Museum of Art’
New York Met’s Rooftop installation 2025
Whenever I’m back in New York in summer, I make a point to visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s rooftop terrace. Each year, they have an art installation. To be fair, while I love art, installation art is … not my favorite. I’ve seen many installation artworks on the Met’s terrace. While I’ve truly enjoyed…
Read MoreThe Met’s rooftop art – New York
I’ve been a member of the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art for years, and it’s a place I visit often when I’m back in New York. Between the permanent collection, exhibitions and guided talks, there’s always plenty to see. But since my visits generally happen in the summer, I always make a point to…
Read MoreMedieval Manhattan? The Cloisters
Living in Europe, when friends and colleagues ask me what to see on their visit to New York, I always get the odd look when I say to spend part of one day exploring ‘medieval Manhattan’. As Europeans know all too well, American history is remarkably short. But money can buy almost anything, as the…
Read MoreVisiting Haarlem… the ‘original’ one in Holland
When my family and I are back in America, Harlem, New York City, is home. So on a recent trip to Amsterdam, we couldn’t resist taking a short train ride to see Haarlem, the New York neighborhood’s namesake from back in the days when the Big Apple was New Amsterdam and a Dutch colony. Haarlem,…
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