Celebrating the artistic bounty of a small state that’s rich in both natural beauty and culture, the Connecticut Art Trail … More
Category: Museums
Painting America: The Thomas Cole National Historic Site
The young United States faced many challenges and opportunities in the 1820s, and one was the creation of a distinct … More
Historic Yet New: Hartford’s Wadsworth Atheneum
Seeing the interaction of old and new at the Wadsworth Atheneum in downtown Hartford, Connecticut, is as easy as walking … More
Art as a Way of Life at Kettle’s Yard
An inspirational gem near the heart of the historic city of Cambridge, England, Kettle’s Yard is the University of Cambridge’s … More
Stuttgart Museums for Art Lovers
Art is literally all around you in Stuttgart, Southwest Germany’s largest city. The combination of four major art museums, more … More
Inspiring Readers at the American Writers Museum
Colorful displays, touch screens, and videos are some of the surprises at the American Writers Museum (AWM) in Chicago, an … More
Hagley Museum: American Industry and Invention
On the banks of Delaware’s Brandywine River, the Hagley Museum & Library has so many different features that it appeals … More
Chesterwood: Daniel Chester French’s Berkshires Retreat
Daniel Chester French was at work in his Massachusetts summer home and studio in 1914, when he was commissioned to … More
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: A Gift to the City of Boston
Wandering through her neo-renaissance Florentine palazzo, now the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, you can’t help wishing you’d been invited to … More
Challenge and Transformation at New York’s Museum of Chinese in America
The 40th anniversary of New York City’s Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) in 2020 was anything but typical of … More
