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Art is one term, which should never be used as loosely as one noted museum would have you believe. At the very least art should have the perception of effort or at least great thought and consideration. There is simple art and then there is non-existent work given outlandish meaning. (more…)
The Frick Collection is a museum situated in East 70th St. just a few steps away from 5th Ave. This museum has various galleries containing paintings, sculptures and several antiques. The art is not contemporary but from dates around the 1400’s-1800’s. In the entrance there is a guy who provides you with a free audio tour if you want one. The audio tour is a handheld device similar to a phone that allows you to input the number placed next to the art you are looking at and after pressing play, the device will tell you some history of the painting as well as the description. The audio tour was really helpful in noticing the painter’s perspective and hidden features of the painting that are significant. (more…)
The exhibition, “New York Divided: Slavery and Civil War”, takes an in-depth look at not only the impact of slavery in the state of New York, but the toll that it had on the nation as a whole. The progress ofNew York State came after an era of controversy concerning slavery. The exhibition shows us the struggle of the African American slaves as well as the after effects of the abolition of slavery in New York. (more…)
For my first cultural event I went to the Frick Collection in Manhattan. The Frick Collection is located on the corner of East 70th Street and 5th Avenue. The museum was the private collection of a turn of the century art collector called Henry Frick. Mr. Frick made his fortune in steel and then used his great wealth to transform his house into a small art museum, which bears his name. Before my visit to the Frick Collection I didn’t believe that one individual home in New York could be so beautifully decorated and have so many famous pieces of art. What stood out most for me about this museum was the architecture in the house and the well-known European painters represented there. (more…)
My visit to the King Manor Museum, history right in the backyard of Jamaica, Queens was a surprisingly enjoyable and informative experience. It shed light on the oddities of late 18th century high class American culture as well as the significant works of one man’s post-American Revolution political career, Senator Rufus King. (more…)
“The Big Draw”, presented by The Drawing Center as well as being part of the River to River Festival, made its second appearance in New York City. “The Big Draw”, a popular arts program in the United Kingdom comes to New York to share one day of free artistic fun with everyone. Spread over five locations in Lower Manhattan, “The Big Draw” provided unique activities at each of these locations. Such activities included discovering the secret of Asian Calligraphy, knitting and crocheting, ordinary scenery drawing, drawing objects in motion, as well as graffiti laser tag (which was cancelled). Most of these events were held at the same time making it impossible to experience all these events fully if one wanted to visit them all.
In a sunny morning I visited an art museum, The Frick Collection, located at 1 East 70th Street. When I arrived at the museum, I was impressed by the magnificent building that was beautified by landscape gardening. It looked more of a mansion than a museum from outside. Later I learned that the building in fact was a mansion which was a residence of a steel tycoon Henry Clay Frick. It was converted to a museum in 1913-1914.
Have you ever had the chance to meet and party with your favorite celebrities? Want to rub elbows with A-list movie stars, politicians, historical figures, and international icons alike? If you haven’t and you want to, then the place you need to go to isMadame Tussauds Wax Museum. With locations all around the world (Amsterdam, London, Las Vegas, Hong Kong, Shanghai, New York), Madame Tussauds’ celebrity wax figures attract people of all ages. (more…)
Every week, the public is invited to the American Folk Art Museum to enjoy live music on Free Music Fridays. Now, most museums feature their displays in dimly lit rooms where smooth shadows easily creep across strange stone faces and dance with little men clad in animal skin. This museum was no different in that respect. However, the shadows and frozen figures were all neatly assembled into a much, much smaller space. (more…)