Category Archives: MUSEUMS

Catacombs of the Cappuccini

18.1.13

The catacombs are strange, surreal and creepy. Various corridors were only for virgins, or children, or royalty. 8000 skeletons and a creaking door.
Photographed October 2012, in Palermo, Italy.

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Monterey Bay Aquarium

18.1.13

A photogenic aquarium with photogenic animals.
The jellyfish are serene, a living lava lamp.
Photographed September 2011, in Monterey, USA.

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18.1.13

A New Ireland Mask from the Ethnological Museum Berlin.

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Neues Museum

15.5.12

The Neues Museum reopened while I was living in Berlin. It was packed for months and I could not believe that the city had another first class museum. I think my favorite piece is the golden crown calendar.
Photographed February 2012, in Berlin, Germany.

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National Museum Costa Rica

9.9.11

My love for pre-Columbian art and especially the Costa Rican cultures make this a special museum for me. There are many equally great Costan Rican pieces at museums around the world, notably at the Natural History Museum in New York.
Photographed February 2011 in San José, Costa Rica.

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Archeology Museum Istanbul

12.8.11

The Ottoman empire occupied the lands of so many ancient civilizations. And then they gave permission to western european archeological teams to ship it all off to London, Berlin, Paris etc. Perhaps it was for the best. The Museum in Istanbul while not having the master pieces of the Elgin marbles, or the Pergamon frieze is a fantastic museum. Perhaps my favorite thing is Bes, half god of inexhaustible power and strength. You have to see him in person.
Photographed April 2011 in Istanbul, Turkey.

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Xalapa Museum of Anthropology

1.7.11

It was my second trip around Mexico, and my father insisted that we go to Xalapa to see the museum, that it was worth a trip to mexico all by itself. Of course he was right, the average quality of the work on display is ridiculously good. Being a huge fan of pre-Columbian art has made this one of my favorite museums in the world.
Photographed October 2009 in Xalapa, Mexico.

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