Month: July 2023
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Orsay Museum; Manet/Degas
A Morning at Musée d’Orsay Paris’s Musée d’Orsay became my choice for my final day in the city. While the Louvre beckoned with its vast collections, I preferred to spend my morning with 19th-century art at a quieter pace. Even then, the Orsay proved larger than my morning could contain, so I settled on my…
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Claude Monet’s house and gardens – Giverny
A House in the Country for Painting en Plein Air Before Giverny, there was Orangerie. Standing before Monet’s massive water lilies in Paris, their scale and luminosity had already left an indelible mark. At Giverny, each garden path revealed the living inspiration behind those masterpieces. The summer light streamed across blooms in impossible colors, some…
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Auvers-sur-Oise
In Search of Van Gogh’s Final Days Though not a visit to see his original paintings, I joined my family on a trip to the small town near Paris where Van Gogh spent his final days. Walking through the actual locations that inspired his famous works seemed like a different, yet meaningful way to understand…
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Uffizi Gallery
Summer Heat and Renaissance Art: First Steps into Uffizi Joining a museum tour group wasn’t my plan – especially not in the middle of a Florence summer. As an art student who prefers quiet, unhurried observation, I usually avoid guided tours. But there I was, part of my summer camp program, stepping into the Uffizi…
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Ferragamo Museum in Florence
Finding Fashion in Florence’s Heat The Ferragamo Museum wasn’t on my art camp itinerary, but Florence’s record-breaking heatwave had other plans. As I crossed the Arno River, watching its unusually green waters crawl past, I was hunting for any air-conditioned escape. That’s how I stumbled upon this fashion haven in the medieval Palazzo Spini Feroni.…
Gallery Tales: Monica Yoon Art Journey 