It’s the final two weeks of the exhibit on the Tudors at the Legion of Honor. Not sure why we didn’t get there sooner, but it was a busy summer! But here’s your final notice that this wonderful exhibit will be departing San Francisco on September 24th. So hightail it into San Francisco to check it out.
Dear Husband loves anything by Stephen Sondheim. Early in our relationship, he took me to see all the musicals. I think it was a test! If I could survive seeing “Passion” (oh my gosh is it depressing!), then perhaps I was worth marrying? 🙂 For a while, Sophie was Dear Husband’s Sondheim partner, but with her absence, I’ve stepped in. And this time, we headed to Rohnert Park to see “A Little Night Music.”
Dear Husband and I have been making efforts to see the major new exhibits at SF museums recently. And when I saw the reviews for the new exhibit of art from Joan Brown, I immediately bought our tickets and made plans for a morning in San Francisco.
One of the to-do items on my list was a visit to the Design Museum in London. It’s been open since 1989 (!) but somehow I’ve never visited it. So I dragged Dear Husband along, and to my delight, there was a special exhibit on ASMR taking place. So cool! The hands-on (ears-on) exhibit is open until October 16th, so make plans for a visit now.
I love it when a classic, older museum injects a little something new into its space- which is just what Sir John Soane’s museum in London has done. There’s a small but cool exhibit on portals taking place in the museum. And Dear Husband and I had a chance to kill two birds with one stone during our recent visit. Old + new on a warm London morning- what could be better??
Update for July 2022: I’m republishing a couple of my favorite London focused posts because, well, I’m in London right now! 🙂 I’ve got a whole day planned for the V&A, plus a stop into the Design Museum nearby. I’m not a huge Beatrix Potter fan, so I might skip that exhibit. But the permanent collection is always a draw…Photos to come in a future post…. Cheers!
Y’all, I am getting really antsy on the travel front. And I know that many of you are also getting a little stir-crazy. There have been numerous articles about the pent-up demand for travel; the end of 2021 and into 2022 are going to be nuts. And the first place on my list is London, my favorite city in the world. I’m going to share some of my London favorites over the next few posts, and I’m starting with the best museum- the V&A museum.
Continue reading “Longing for London: Special exhibits at the V&A museum”When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life, for there is in London all that life can afford.
Samuel Johnson
During a recent visit to Santa Barbara, Kate took Sophie and me on a day of culture. We stopped at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art first and then walked the short distance to the Historical Museum. The two museums are actually a great pairing; you could easily stop for lunch or an ice cream in between the two- that’s a pretty wonderful afternoon, if you ask me! And it’s an efficient way to learn a lot about Santa Barbara’s history in just an hour or two.
During a recent holiday family trip to Dallas, Steve and I ventured to downtown Dallas. Our goal was a visit to the Dallas Museum of Art, with a little Mexican food too! It had been at least 15 years since I last visited the museum. Museums are one of those places that physically don’t change much. The art of course likely has changed, but I would not say I am an art aficionado!
Visiting the Santa Barbara Museum of Art has been on my to-do list for quite a while, so when Kate recommended a visit during a recent SB trip, Sophie and I jumped at the chance.
I feel like we all need a bit of Joan Mitchell in our lives right now. After such a crazy time over the past ~2 years, the amazing color of the Joan Mitchell exhibit at SFMOMA in San Francisco is just what the doctor ordered. It took my breath away on multiple occasions.
