Another event for Motss.Con XXXII was a visit to the Papua New Guinea Sculpture Garden located on the Stanford University campus. It was entrancing to wander around in it. I definitely recommend a visit there if you go to Palo Alto ( Read more... )

As part of the motss con some of us went to the Dali Expo in Monterey. Dali actually lived in Monterey for a few years and many of the works in this exhibit were illustrations for books (not biology text books ( Read more... )

As a very simple desciption of complex history, the Basilica of the Hagia Sophia was built in 360 as an Eastern Orthodox church in Constantinople. Earthquakes, wars, political disruptions, etc. caused it to have a complex history with considerable damage and rebuilding at avrious times - it was turned in to a Mosque in 1453. In 1935 it was turned ( Read more... )

We went to Espace Dalí Paris in Montmontre which was full of incredible examples of Dali's work. Lots of fun to walk around and see huge amounts and variety of his work. Of course if you want to find out what time it is the clocks aren't very helpful. In 2012 when we were in Barcelona we went to the Dalí museum in Cadaqués which is located in a ( Read more... )

There was a hiuge display of small ceramic sculptures from indigenous peoples in one of the Quito musums that we visited. Here are a few.

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We visited two interesting Art Museums in Bogotá. The first was filled with works by Botero who specialized in fat people and things - both painting and sculpture. The second with some very weird modern Art, an array of chairs wearing clothes, a Piper Cub shot down by arrows, and a set of benches that had speakers in them with the caption " ( Read more... )

The Museo Regional de Antropología “Palacio Canton” is in an magnificent old mansion on Paseo de Montejo in Mérida. Paseo de Montejo is a tree lined boulevard in a fashionable district (near the center and thus a short walk from our hotel).

It is full of fascinating Mayan artifacts.

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As we contiued to wander around the Museum of New and Old Art we saw a wide range of stuff. In one room there were lots of pictures or films of people shouting; it was quite noisy. Overall I strongly recommend a visit this museum.

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As our Australia trip of more than two months ago drew to a close we went to Tasmania. Lots of people had reciommended going there and I certainly make that recommendation.

A one of our first things we did was to go to MONA, Museum of Old and New Art in Tasmania, a fascinating experience. Some people apparently call it the Museum of Not Art ( Read more... )

While touring the Great Ocean Road we visited the Cape Otway Lightstation and it's accompanying museum. We saw a couple of whales out on the lawn and some other interesting old stuff as well all along a lovely seaside.

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