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It’s Good to be Queen May 18, 2025

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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 museums
We 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.

Hello Dolly! March 13, 2022

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The New York Historical Society has a fascinating and informative new exhibit featuring Black Dolls. ‘Black Dolls explores handmade cloth dolls made primarily by African American women between 1850 and 1940 through the lens of race, gender, and history. The exhibition immerses visitors in the world of dolls, doll play, and doll making while examining the formation of racial stereotypes and confronting the persistence of racism in American history.’ The exhibit is on thru June 5th, 2022. I encourage you to visit. For those that like tradition…here is my usual post when we Spring Forward.

Tomás Saraceno ‘s Cloud City October 3, 2012

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A visit to the Metropolitan Museum’s Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden through November 4th will allow you to see Argentinian artist Tomás Saraceno ‘s Cloud City.  This installation is fun, spatially disorienting and well worth your time.