It’s Good to be Queen May 18, 2025
Posted by judylobo in Zoo.Tags: art, Art exhibit, Arting, culture, Jewish Museum, Museums, NYC, photography, Queen Esther, Rembrandt
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Today is International Museum Day. I have been ‘arting’ with my friend Donald Murphy at a minimum of once a week for over a year now and it has been a wonderful addition to our lives. We plan and plot our arting days and try to see all of the ‘big’ shows both in museums and galleries. We have also seen wonderful smaller shows and when possible I share it with you on Sundays. New York City is home to over 188 museums and cultural institutions. This includes a wide variety of museums, from art and history to science and culture. A significant portion, about 37%, focus on art. The city’s five boroughs each contribute to this rich cultural landscape. Here is a breakdown by borough: Manhattan: 115 museums Brooklyn: 23 museums Queens: 22 museums The Bronx: 15 museums Staten Island: 12 museumsWe saw The Book of Esther in the Age of Rembrandt last March at the Jewish Museum and I encourage you to see it before it closes in early August. Hint: if you visit, there is a delicious new restaurant downstairs called Lox. (Closed on Saturdays.) The Book of Esther tells the story celebrated at Purim of how Queen Esther and her cousin Mordecai saved the Jewish people from the plot of the wicked Haman, who was advisor to the Persian King Ahasuerus and who tried to have the Jews destroyed. Rembrandt was fascinated by this story (as were many other artists of the day) and Queen Esther is depicted time and time again over the centuries. 
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Thank you for the incredibly fun and beautiful adventures! Art is so good for the soul.
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Art saves lives!
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We love these ideas. Thank you for bringing “the big shows” into our home. Great idea – Kudos!
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Glad you are enjoying them
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An excellent post. Thank you for sharing this.
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You are very welcome.
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