On an uncharacteristically warm Irish Sunday, a pleasant stickiness filled the halls of the Crawford Art Gallery. Carpeted hallways and the occasional creaky step gave me the sense that I was walking through somebody’s home, peering into a private collection. This small art museum in Ireland’s second largest city, Cork, feels intimate and inviting. Almost Read more about Impressions of Ireland at the Crawford Art Gallery – Isabel Griffith-Gorgati ’21[…]

“You have to visit Tate Modern!” I heard this exclamation over and over from friends who heard I was going to London, as they all know my love for modern art. Because of this, my expectations were incredibly high as I walked through the doors of the former Bankside Power Station. At first, I was Read more about Artist Discovery: Jenny Holzer at Tate Modern – Rhys Drout ‘22[…]

In New York City, the arrival of spring is indicated by the unfurling of the red carpet on the stairs leading up to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. A flurry of celebrities assembles at the museum for the annual Met Gala, decked in outfits themed according to the current fashion exhibit at the museum. This Read more about So What is Camp? – Urvashi Uberoy ’20[…]

Prague has no shortage of art — it seems as if every corner has an ornate Gothic church, a fairy tale-esque building, or an art gallery. In the Old Town Square is the Town Hall decorated with the oldest operating astronomical clock, across from the Church of Our Lady Before Tyn, whose iconic towers are Read more about The Lennon Wall – Cathleen Kong ’20[…]

London is home to many unmissable museums, including the Victoria and Albert Museum, the National Portrait Gallery, and the National Gallery. My favorite of the more famous museums was the Tate Modern–I visited it five times during my five-month stay in London. However, I just as much appreciated London’s intimate, secret art scene–“secret” because I Read more about Andy Warhol’s Polaroid Pictures – Grace Guan ’20[…]

At the end of my first semester at Princeton, I decided to step outside of the Orange Bubble for the Spring. It was certainly not an easy, nor a common decision, but I needed to address health issues and wanted to explore my interests beyond the classroom. It was like a gap year, squeezed into Read more about The FLAG Art Foundation – Cordelia Lowry ’22[…]

At the beginning of June, I had the incredible opportunity to visit Muscat, the capital city of Oman. (My roommate and her family have lived there for the past decade or so, and after years of hearing about the country’s mind-blowing natural and architectural beauty, I finally got the chance to travel there in person). Read more about Omani Architecture: Spaces of Synthesis – Charlotte Reynders ’19[…]

“We should go to the Guggenheim sometime!” During freshman year, a friend and I created a list of must-see art museums in New York City. After attempting trip after trip to the Guggenheim during the school year but never actually seeing our plans through, we finally got the chance to visit the museum this summer. Read more about Giacometti at the Guggenheim – Cathleen Kong ’20[…]