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Houston’s Museum District (CheapOair)

Posted on 2013-08-21 by tikichris

More than a dozen museums and cultural attractions within a mile and a half radius? Everything truly is bigger in Texas, even the museum districts! The Houston Museum District is home to 19 museums and cultural attractions all located with a mile and a half of the city’s Mecom Fountain. Continue reading →

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England’s Sports Museums (CheapOair)

Posted on 2013-07-30 by tikichris

When not on the court or in the stands, another great way to soak up all of England’s athletics heritage is to visit one of its sporting museums. Here’s a list of the country’s top museums dedicated to the history and legacy of British sports … Continue reading →

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Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera’s Mexico City (OneTravel)

Posted on 2013-06-27 by tikichris

Here’s a list of the best places to view art by Kahlo and Rivera as well as where to find out more about the life they shared together … Read the complete post at the OneTravel blog.

Posted in Art, Mexico, OneTravel, Travel | Tagged Anahuacalli Museum, Art, Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo, Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, La Casa Azul, mexican art, mexico, mexico city, murals, Museo Diego Rivera Anahuacalli, Museo Dolores Olmedo Patiño, Museo Estudio Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo, Museo Frida Kahlo, Museo Mural Diego Rivera, museums, OneTravel, Palacio Nacional, Plaza de la Constitución, Travel | Leave a comment

Ride London’s Overground “Culture Line” (CheapOair)

Posted on 2013-06-25 by tikichris

The Overground’s East London extension opened in spring of 2010. This line runs from Highbury and Islington station in the north to Croydon to the south and is particularly useful – especially for culture vultures keen to check out London’s quirkier side. Continue reading →

Posted in CheapOair, London, Travel | Tagged Brunel Museum, cheapoair, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace Museum, culture line, dalston, east london, east london line, Estorick Collection, Geffrye Museum, hackney, hackney museum, Horniman Museum, Hospital Museum, hoxton, john wesley, kingsland road, London, LSE, methodism, methodist, museum, Museum of Croydon, museums, old street, shoreditch, south london, The Royal London Hospital, The Women's Library, Wesley's Chapel, whitechapel, WHITECHAPEL GALLERY | Leave a comment

Contemporary Art in Rome (CheapOair)

Posted on 2013-03-13 by tikichris

It’s not all about ancient history in Rome. Roman culture is alive and kicking with great museums and galleries focused on the contemporary, modern and even postmodern. Here’s a look at some of the best venues in Rome for viewing contemporary art … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, CheapOair, Italy, Rome, Travel | Tagged Art, cheapoair, contemporary art, Galleria Lorcan O'Neill, Giorgio de Chirico, Giorgio de Chirico House-Museum, Italy, MACRO, MAXXI, modern art, museums, National Gallery of Modern Art, rome, the Museum of Contemporary Art of Rome, the National Museum of Art from the 21st century | 1 Comment

My Best of 2012 on CheapOair (CheapOair)

Posted on 2012-12-30 by tikichris

From Miami to Burgundy and all sorts of excellent destinations in between, I had a blast blogging for CheapOair this past year. As 2012 draws to a close, I thought now would be a great time to highlight five of … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, CheapOair, England, Florida, Food, France, London, Restaurants, Travel, Wales, Wine | Tagged America, burgundy, CUBAN SANDWICH, cubano, edinburgh, Food, forida, france, hiking, leith, London, lucian freud, MIAMI, MIAMI BEACH, museums, national portrait gallery, pembrokeshire, restaurants, scotland, Travel, USA, wales, wine | 1 Comment

Your Guide to Glasgow’s Museums (OneTravel)

Posted on 2012-09-06 by tikichris

Got plans to visit Glasgow? You will after reading this comprehensive list of all its great museums in this compact and culturally rich city … Read my complete post at the OneTravel blog. Photo/dalbera

Posted in Art, Design, OneTravel, Scotland, Travel | Tagged charles rennie macintosh, Gallery of Modern Art, glasgow, glasgow museums, Glasgow Museums Resource Centre, Glasgow Police Museum, glaswegian museums, GMRC, GOMA, Hunterian museum and art gallery, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, museums, People's Palace and Winter Gardens, piping centre, Provand's Lordship, riverside museum, scotland, Scotland Street School Museum, St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art, The Burrell Collection, The National Piping Centre, University of Glasgow | Leave a comment

Art from the New World @ The City Museum & Art Gallery (Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art)

Posted on 2010-05-30 by tikichris

Art from the New World @ The City Museum & Art Gallery Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art, May 2010 LA came to the UK with the opening of Art from the New World, a ground-breaking group show at The City … Continue reading →