England Explore Victorian Artists at Home Take the virtual bus to London and enjoy looking around Lieghton House - former home of Victorian artist Frederic, Lord Leighton and gthen on to Sambourne House - home of illustrator Linley Sambourne.
Trains Another Guiness Book record for the Miniatur Wunderland! Today we revisit the Miniatur Wunderalnd in Hamburg, Germany, to look at a crazy project designed to relieve covid lockdown boredom! Image: Miniatur Wunderland Facebook
Mansion Magnificent House Museums - The Wallace Collection The Wallace Collection is located in Hertford House, Marylebone, formerly the London home of the Marquesses of Hertford and Sir Richard Wallace - bequeathed to the British nation by Lady Wallace, Sir Richard’s widow, in 1897. Image credit: my own photo
Mansion Magnificent House Museums - Hallwyl House Hallwyl House in Stockholm was a palatial residence built as a winter home in 1898, for the Count and Countess Walther and Wilhelmina von Hallwyl. The museum stands as a unique testimonial of the lifestyle and décor of the late Victorian period in Sweden.
Museum How the humble pencil assisted in WWII Derwent Pencil Museum chronicles the invention of lead and coloured pencils and how the humble pencil assisted during WWII
Mansion Magnificent House Museums - The Johnston Collection The Johnston Collection is located in a terrace house on a quiet suburban street in East Melbourne which was the final home to William Robert Johnston (1911-1986). Known as Fairhall, it’s a hidden little known treasure.
Mansion Magnificent Mansions - The Hermitage - Museum The State Hermitage Museum is one of the largest museums in the world. It includes over 3 million exhibits. Its foundation dates back to 1764, when Catherine the Great purchased a big collection of Western European paintings.
Mansion Magnificent Mansions - Catherine Palace On the outskirts of St Petersburg is Catherine Palace. Named after Catherine I, commissioned by her husband Peter the Great, in 1717. Their daughter, Empress Elizabeth, chose Catherine Palace as her chief summer residence.
Planes A tribute to the restoration of aeroplanes! Today we look at the restoration of two aeroplanes from the 1930s, both of which took different paths, but are linked for us today through the storytelling of John Pickup, OAM. Image: Ronnie Macdonald Chelmsford and Largs.
Museum Chau Chak Wing Museum: Sneak Preview Tour If you would like to know more about the "Chau Chak Wing Museum" newly opened in Sydney this post is for you. Today we have a video presenting the "birth of the museum" and previewing some of the exhibitions. Image credit: camd.org.au
Museum Lego model - City of Pompeii During my visit of the Chau Chak Wing Museum located in the grounds of the University of Sydney, children gathered around a Lego model of the city of Pompeii Image Credit: Photo by Craig Barker - Nicholson Museum
Museum University of Sydney - Museum of Antiquities Within the walls of Sydney University, The Nicholson Collection of Antiquities along with another significant collections aquired by the Uni is now housed in the Chau Chak Wing Museum, which opened in April 2021. Credit - Author's photo
Gardens Reflection: The BenCab Museum Opens Our Eyes to the Philippines Take the chance to stroll through a beautiful garden in the Philippines which were established by artist BenCab as part of his museum in Baguio, Philippines. Image: bencabmuseum.org
Museum Howard Arkley From modest beginnings in the late 1980s, the Lyon Collection has grown to become one of the largest and most significant contemporary collections in the country. Following selected artists over the course of their evolving practices, the Collection includes Australian artist Howard Arkley
Victoria The Lyon Housemuseum Corbett Lyon, a well-known Australian architect, art patron & leading collector of Australian Contemporary Art since 1990. He developed the Lyon Collection with his wife Yueji, housed in the Lyon Housemuseum in Kew, Melbourne. (Image: Broadsheet.com; LyonFoundation.com.au)
Exhibition Frieze Week London Frieze Week fairs take place in London, New York and Los Angeles. Frieze Week encompasses gallery, museum and institution show openings as well as myriad collateral events taking place directly related to the fair and in an auxiliary capacity.(Frieze.com)
