I have to confess that I made many trips to Albuquerque to see family during my childhood, but I never really explored the city or the surrounding area until recently. Not only did I find some unique activities and places to see, but I’m ready to return and continue discovering its history and character. Albuquerque, … Read more
The opening of Biennial exhibit “Even better than the real thing” at The Whitney Museum of American Art on March 12, 2024, in New York City. Sean Zanni | Patrick Mcmullan | Getty Images New York City’s art museums are among the most popular in the world — the Metropolitan Museum of Art (known as … Read more
The Museum of Dogs, markedly South Africa’s very first museum of its kind, will open its doors on Saturday, 27 July 2024. The museum is located on Keerom Street in Cape Town’s city centre. Founder’s tribute to man’s best friend Karel van der Vyver is the founder of this unique museum. It will be housed … Read more
Taylor Swift performing during “The Eras Tour” at Veltins Arena on July 17, 2024, in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Andreas Rentz/TAS24 | Getty Images LONDON — Taylor Swift’s “The Eras Tour” has helped the singer become a billionaire and boosted the economies of the multiple cities she’s performed in. Fans attending her U.K. shows spent upward of … Read more
At first glance, if you search for Winnipeg, Manitoba, on a map, it appears to be in the middle of nowhere. That’s because it kind of is: the next-closest big city is Minneapolis — and it’s 450 miles away. Look closer, however, and you will see that Winnipeg is also uniquely located smack dab in … Read more
Visitors pepper the length of Utah Beach in Normandy, France, some pausing to take photos, others simply staring out across the English Channel. One passerby in a bright orange windbreaker stops to scoop a handful of sand into a plastic bag and tucks it into his satchel. “Dad always wanted to come back. He just … Read more
One of the complaints – which snowballed into a debate that drew a response from state news agency Xinhua – came after a social media user found that some Beijing subway stations still required identity verification to issue tickets. “I want to make sure that it is implemented in accordance with a currently valid regulation,” … Read more
Numerous arts and culture institutions — as well as parts of Rocky Mountain National Park, several ski areas and other gathering spaces — are closed Thursday, March 14, due to heavy snow and difficult driving conditions. Denver arts, culture and museum snow closures for Thursday, March 14 Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave., Denver … Read more
The U.S. system was also unique in that no other country required a model to accompany a patent application. The reasons why soon became clear. As early as the eighteen-thirties, the collection had outgrown the Patent Office’s cramped headquarters at the former Blodgett’s Hotel. In 1836, a fire destroyed at least seven thousand models, but, … Read more
