Tag: Monet
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Barnes Foundation
Where Modern Meets Impressionist Magic “You’ll love it – they have an incredible collection of Impressionists.” My friend’s description was simple yet enticing. I prefer visiting museums this way – with just enough knowledge to orient myself, leaving room for genuine discovery. The Barnes Foundation proved to be one such revelation, beginning with its architecture.…
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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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Boston Fine Art of Museum – “Hokusai: Inspiration and Influence”
I arrived right at opening time at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, eager to see the special Hokusai exhibition. What greeted me was a sight I never expected – a queue wrapping around the building that looked more suited to a theme park than a museum! On this cloudless morning, the scene was striking:…
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Metropolitan Museum of Art
Growing Up with The Met My first Met visit in 2018 was just another tourist stop – a sixth-grader’s obligatory Manhattan checklist item. Coming from a small town, I saw this massive museum as nothing more than an impressive building with a fancy entrance. Little did I know how three years, including a long pandemic…
Gallery Tales: Monica Yoon Art Journey 