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Category: Art and Culture

  • Pharaoh at the NGV

    Pharaoh at the NGV

    Each year, the NGV puts on a Winter Masterpieces Show, sourcing exhibits from galleries and museums around the world. I went to their Picasso exhibition in 2022 and also Van Gogh in 2017. When they announced that this year’s exhibition would be Pharaoh—ancient Egyptian artifacts, I knew I had to go and see it. Like…

  • Reading, Watching, Listening – December 2023

    It’s been a while since I did one of these posts, but maybe you have a bit of time to surf the net in this week? Reading First up some posts to help you reflect on the year that was, or the year to come. End of Year Reflection Questions by Tsh Oxenreider on the…

  • New York Museums – Sat 4 Nov

    This morning G had to drop his bag at the bag drop in Central Park so we walked together to do that. Central Park is looking beautiful with all the autumn leaves. After dropping the bag G headed back to the hotel and I went to The Met. So, it’s huge, but I am obsessed…

  • Lightscape 2023 – The Royal Botanic Gardens

    Last year I was keen to see Lightscape at the Royal Botanic Gardens, but the tickets were sold out when I got myself organised. This year I vowed not to make the same mistake, so I decided we would go as soon as we had a good weather forecast. A flurry of messages in our…

  • Time – Rone Exhibition

    For my birthday last week Hubby and I went to Time the Rone Exhibition at Flinders Street Station. Rone is a street artist and creates the most amazing multi-sensory installations featuring his signature female muses. This is the third Rone exhibition we have been to, and we have loved all of them. Each has its…