Racine, Wisconsin — Visitors investigate the Racine Art Museum during Free First Fridays hours on an August evening. First Fridays is a monthly event in downtown Racine, during which admission to the art museum is free of...
Today, on the national holiday celebrating the birth of the Martin Luther King, Jr., there's a news story about how King has been simplified into an icon and a catchphrase, and the details of his life and work have been softened, blurred, and appropriated. Being seven...
We took our niece Nadine to the Kohl Children's Museum in Glenview, Illinois last Saturday. She's 20 months old, so she's just entering the age when she can enjoy trips like this. Meanwhile, we're just entering the season when we start looking for indoor activities to...
Milwaukee, Wisconsin — Visitors converse in Windhover Hall, the Milwaukee Art Museum's gateway and reception hall in the Quadracci Pavilion, designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava and completed in 2001.[includeme...
Honolulu, Hawaii — Cotton Hawaiian quilt on display at the Bishop Museum, artifact number 1988.214: This quilt's floral pattern is unique and not recognizable. Blue applique done on white background made by Kauhine...
Honolulu, Hawaii — Hawaiian quilt on display at the Bishop Museum, artifact number 1984.364.001: Red applique on white background with red binding along edges. Quilt pattern called "Fan and Feather Plume of...
Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii — Antique scrimshaw whale tooth artwork depicting "The Sailor Boy" (artifact # 1921.014.050 at Honolulu's Bernice P. Bishop Museum) by an unknown artist from the mid-19th century. Below the etched art...
Honolulu, Hawaii — Dog teeth — perhaps 250 dog canines — made into a hula ankle rattle in the early 1800s. Displayed in the Bishop Museum, the description reads as follows: Hula Ankle Rattle (kūpe’e niho īlio)Dog...
Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii — Cannibal fork displayed at Honolulu's Bishop Museum. The extent of cannibalism in Hawaii and Polynesia, in general, is a sketchy subject, greatly exaggerated by sensationalistic European and American...
Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii — A Hawaiian ukulele on exhibit at the Bishop Museum. Ukuleles are commonly associated with music from Hawaii where the name roughly translates as "jumping flea," perhaps due to the action of one's...
Honolulu, Hawaii — The Hawaiian Hall of the Bernice P. Bishop Museum houses millions of Hawaiian artifacts, documents, and photographs.
Paris, France — Interior of I. M. Pei's Louvre Pyramid, the main entrance to the Louvre Museum (Musée du Louvre), which is visible through the glass. According to Wikipedia: The pyramid and the underground lobby...
Paris, France — Visitors tour famous paintings of the first Italian Renaissance, from the 12th to 15th centuries, in the Salon Carré (Square Salon) of the Louvre Museum. A few of the tourists — including Dan Falato, center —...
Paris, France — At left, Pavillon Denon on the southern wing of Louvre Palace, which houses the Musée du Louvre. At right, I. M. Pei's Louvre Pyramid, which serves as the main entrance to the Louvre Museum.[includeme...
Paris, France — The Cour Carrée ("square court") at the Louvre Palace (Palais du Louvre), completed under Napoleon Bonaparte. It was twilight when we entered the courtyard, and a warm breeze blew into town, bouncing the...
Paris, France — The Salon bleu Louis XVI at the Carnavalet Museum, with its collection of circa-1780 furnishings — chairs and table, cabinetry, trim, mirrors, rugs, crystal chandelier, and paintings. Furniture in this room...
Paris, France — Victory statue by sculptor Louis-Simon Boizot in the Victory Courtyard Garden (Cour de la Victoire Jardin) at the Carnavalet Museum. It is his original version of the gilded Victory statue which tops the...
Paris, France — The Victory courtyard garden (Cour de la Victoire Jardin) at the Carnavalet Museum. Four beds of patterned boxwoods occupy the courtyard's four corners, and a statue of Victory stands atop a pedestal centered...
Kenosha, Wisconsin — Kenosha Public Museum being built by Riley Construction Company in May 2000.
Kenosha, Wisconsin — Construction of the Kenosha Public Museum at 5500 1st Avenue.
Memphis, Tennessee: 10th Anniversary Gates at the National Ornamental Metal Museum. From the museum's website: Metalsmiths from around the world contributed samples of their work to the Anniversary Gates. The...
Memphis, Tennessee — Detail of the 10th Anniversary Gates at the National Ornamental Metal Museum. From the museum's website: Metalsmiths from around the world contributed samples of their work to the Anniversary...
Memphis, Tennessee — A view of the Mississippi River from a hill outside The Metal Museum.