Here at Museyon we love museums, but when it comes to getting up close and personal with great art, nothing beats the auction house. Almost once a season (the big auctions happen in November and May) a rare gem turns up, bringing a bit of adrenaline to the auction house. This time it’s Christie’s and Fertility, one of the last ... Read More »
Thumbing through a copy of our forthcoming “Art + Travel Europe: Step into the Lives of Five Famous Painters”, you’ll find that if you want to understand Van Gogh, you need to see the yellow fields of Arles yourself, if you want to get inside Vermeer, a trip to Delft is in order, and, if the dark spirit behind ... Read More »
Just like that wonderful day in high school when the yearbooks arrived, our offices are filled with excitement and the smell of freshly bound pages as our newest title, “Art + Travel: Step Into the Lives of Five Famous Painters” were dropped off this morning. A unique tour through five European culture capitals, “Art + Travel” walks you through ... Read More »
In some music scenes around the globe, like the many detailed in our “Music + Travel Worldwide” guidebook, are bright and inviting, full of cheerful talented people who want nothing more than to share their songs with the world. In others, fans spend their spare time cutting themselves and burning down churches while musicians make soup out of each ... Read More »
He was the “handsomest man in Norway,” but he wasn’t lucky in love. That’s the story of Edvard Munch, the painter best-known for his iconic image: The Scream, a icon more reproduced than even the Mona Lisa. Munch spent much of his life working in and around the city of Oslo, where much of his work remains today. In ... Read More »
On today’s episode of Meet Museyon let’s all give a warm welcome to Peter Margasak, our man in Chicago. He’s the guy behind the Chicago Reader’s music-minded Post No Bills blog, and a “brutally honest” critic with an encyclopedic knowledge of music. In Music+Travel Worldwide, he’s your guide to the ins and outs of the city’s legendary jazz scene. Find out ... Read More »
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