Antiquities
What to Know About Travel to Europe Now
June Update Big news for European travel! Most countries have lifted all travel restrictions related to Covid. Check before you book, though, to be sure. Second-the U.S. has lifted the requirement that travelers to the U.S. must produce a negative-result Covid test. Travel to Europe is easier. Russia’s Attack on Ukraine Our hearts are broken […]
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Lost Art Surprise Discovery
Recently, construction workers made a wonderful discovery of lost art in the Uffizi in Florence Italy. As they cleared away plaster for renovations and expansions, two long-lost frescos were discovered. When they found them, they realized they depict two de Medici Dukes, who ruled over Florence, Dukes Ferdinando I and his son Cosimo II. The […]
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Louvre Online Now!
If you haven’t heard, the Louvre website has posted the Louvre Museum collection online and they have online tours! Yes-you can visit the Louvre online. The Louvre has posted almost every work of art it owns–over 500,000 works. So now you can visit the Louvre online from anywhere. Obviously, there is no comparison to visiting […]
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One Of the World’s Best Museums
We consider the Acropolis Museum in Athens to be one of the world’s best museums. There are many museums of art and antiquities and the Acropolis Museum is one of our very favorites. We certainly consider it the best museum in Athens. (We also love the Byzantine Museum, but that’s for another post). Not only […]
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The Acropolis of Athens Just Became More Accessible
The Acropolis, as any visitor to Athens will attest, is visible from all over the city. The views from the top where the Parthenon sits, are magnificent. However, until recently, it was an almost impossible ascent for the physically challenged. The glass faced elevator sits on the on the north slope. We’ve done the climb, […]
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Pergamon Museum
The Pergamon Museum sits on the Museum Island in the heart of Berlin, an island in the Spree river that holds a large number of the city’s museums. While the showstopper of this museum is the Pergamon altar, it also houses a vast amount of other artifacts and art from Greece and the Middle East. […]
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The Plundered Art of the British Museum
The British Museum infamously holds the art and artifacts of the numerous cultures that Britain colonized during the height of its empire. As such, it is one of the most massive collections in the world. If you want to see it all, be sure to plan for more than one day and try and tackle […]
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The Ten Best Things to See in the Louvre that are not the Mona Lisa
At the Louvre and are tired of glimpsing the Mona Lisa from behind ten thousand people? Here are some of the most famous, important, and interesting pieces in the Louvre. We found the VerMeer collection to be especially stunning. 10. The Winged Victory of Samothrace 9. Johannes Vermeer, The Lacemaker 8. Albrecht Dürer, Self Portrait […]
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