To most visitors the Accademia is the David museum, and they devote ninety percent of their time to a single statue. That...
Explore the Istanbul Archaeological Museum: history, collections, Sidon sarcophagi, and Greek-Roman sculptures explained through an analytical visitor’s review.
Visit Topkapi Palace in Istanbul: Ottoman history, the Harem, treasury highlights, practical tips, and why this palace tells the story of an...
The brand-new Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo; architectural grandeur and a still incomplete collection.
Explore the Egyptian Museum in Cairo: Tutankhamun’s treasures, iconic artifacts, and a critical look at its fading yet historic displays. And dust,...
Explore the Studiolo of Federico da Montefeltro in Urbino
The Prada Museum in Madrid… a fashion museum? A dyslexic tribute to *Pravda*?
Explore the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Madrid—a hidden gem with works by Ghirlandaio, Carpaccio, Rembrandt, Francis Bacon, Caravaggio and many others.
“Corpi Moderni” exhibition in Venice: Renaissance art, anatomy, and thought with Leonardo’s Vitruvian Man, Michelangelo, Vesalius, Dürer, and Piero della Francesca.
Discover the Morgan Library in Manhattan, New York — a haven of rare books, art, and collecting, home to priceless incunabula, manuscripts...