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Louis Vuitton Foundation, November 2021

First of all I was not expecting a Frank Gehry–designed building! My jaw dropped! I was saying to myslef oh this one resembles somehow the Walt Disney Concert Hall which I saw in summer of 2019 in Los Angeles. And bingo! This ship-like building of the Fondation Louis Vuitton opened to the public in October 2014. Its aspect is characterized…

Petit Palais – Musée des Beaux-Arts de la ville de Paris, November 2021

The Narcissus Theorem - Jean-Michel Othoniel 28 September 2021 to 02 January 2022 This place was a hidden gem for me. I have been to Paris for the 4. time now and it was my first time here. On top of this it is for free! Yay! If you are on a budget but still want to see some museum and see…

Musée de l’Orangerie, November 2021

Just like Museum d'Orsay, the Orangerie also started to allow taking photos in 2015. As my last time was in 2014, I did not have any photos from Orangerie. Of course I took my revenge :P David Hockney. A Year in Normandie 13 October 2021 - 14 February 2022 The British painter David Hockney's work during Corona time in…

Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, August 2019

I visited the Upper Belvedere Palace on my birthday, and seeing / witnessing "The Kiss" from Gustav Klimt was a birthday gift for me :) This Baroque palace has 800 years of art history - with masterpieces by Klimt, Schiele, Monet and van Gogh. Upper Belvedere Built by the famous Baroque architect Johann Lucas von Hildebrandt to be used as…

Städel Museum, May 2019

TITIAN and the Renaissance in Venice 13 FEBRUARY - 26 MAY 2019 A super duper collection again! Each German city offers surprises... Städel museum was founded by banker & businessman Johann Friedrich Städel in 1815. It ranks as Germany's oldest museum foundation. The collection offers 700 years of European art from the early 14. century to the present. There are…

Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, December 2018

Another Staatsgalerie visit after I moved to Stuttgart in August 2018. As you see I photographed again a Monet, I guess I really liked this painting. I like the fact that the collection has pieces from manyyyy famous artists; I was so pleased to see Gauguin, I wanted to share it. E Haere oe i hia (Where Are You Going?)…

Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, June 2018

Soooo, my first time in Staatsgalerie. After I moved there, I have of course paid more visits to this wonderful collection. It even has a "Mona Lisa" copy from 16-17th century! Again with Sevde! You will see the "Triadic Ballet" from Oskar Schlemmer here again! I also have it in my blog, as I visited Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid…

La Galleria Nazionale, April 2018

Time is Out of Joint 11/10/2016 - 15/04/2018 I did not know that this Roma museum would surprise me that much! I was astonished to Klimt's work "Thre Three Ages of a Woman" all of a sudden in front of me. You might know it, IKEA sold a part of this painting as a print on canvas for a long…

Kunsthaus Zurich – Museum of Art Zurich, February 2017

Back again at Europe... My first time in Zurich so this was a must! Hanni Esche - Edvard Munch, 1905Bezauberter Knabe / Enchanted Boy - Ferdinand Hodler, 1894 Without Giacometti, it is not called a museum!Femme debout - Alberto Giacometti, 1948 The Water Lily Pond with Irises - Claude Monet, 1914-1922The Water Lily Pond in the Evening - Claude Monet,…