The world’s best restaurants inside a museum

, Cities of Art, Museums, More than art
Arengario Milano | ristorante

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THE WORLD’S BEST RESTAURANTS INSIDE A MUSEUM

When I visit a museum I always hope that I will find inside it a restaurant or at least a nice café where I can eat a tasty dish and enjoy a view of the city I’m in.
I must confess that I’m not always pleased with it, but there are some very special places.

I’ve already published a list of the 8 best restaurants inside a museum, but I have treasured your suggestions and I must add 5 restaurants you tried out to that list (and I went to one of these restaurants after you recommended to me!)

Here is the list of the world’s best restaurants inside a museum.
Choose the restaurant which tickles your fancy!

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Sleeping in al lighthouse

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Hopper | Faro

Edward Hopper. Il faro di Two Lights, 1929. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

SLEEPING IN A LIGHTHOUSE

In the era of GPS, sonar and automatic navigation, a number of signal towers have lost their original significance, being abandoned and turning into ruins. They stand as relics of a bygone era, now waiting to be rediscovered and re-used in a more contemporary fashion.

In an epoch in which technology has entered navigation system, the lighthouse has lost its original meaning, and has become an abandoned architecture, but it has transformed into a place for dream holidays.

I made a list of the 3 most beautiful lighthouses where you can spend your holiday.
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Great photographers: Berenice Abbott

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Berenice Abbott

Dorothy Whitney, Paris, 1926 © Berenice Abbott/Commerce Graphics/Getty Images. Courtesy of Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York.

GREAT PHOTOGRAPHERS: BERENICE ABBOTT

Photography is a sort of shire of memories, a way to prevent us from forgetting who we are and the way we were. But there are some photographers who are able to capture the souls of men and things.
The skill in capturing a moment and making it a container of stories and feelings is a talent I don’t possess, but I wish I had, thus I like searching for those stories describing great photographers and their search for the perfect photo.

I talked about the life of Robert Capa, and how he became the first photojournalist in history.
Here, instead, I want to talk about Berenice Abbott, one of the most original and controversial protagonists of the history of photography of the 20th century.

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Magnum: the anniversary of Magnum Photos

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Marilyn | Magnum Photos

USA. Nevada. US actress Marilyn MONROE on the Nevada desert going over her lines for a difficult scene she is about to play with Clarke GABLE in the film “The Misfits” by John HUSTON. 1960 / Magnum Photos

MAGNUM: THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF MAGNUM PHOTOS

In 1947, exactly 70 years ago, on the terrace of the Museum of Modern Art of New York the photographic agency Magnum Photos was born.
An idea originated from the reflections made by Robert Capa during the Spanish Civil War together with other photographers such as Henri Cartier-Bresson, George Rodger, David Seymour and William Vandivert.

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The Beatles Vinyl Collection

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THE BEATLES VINYL COLECTION

I do love music, and I write each post of this blog accompanied by background music (and this post is no exception).
I listen to music practically at any time of the day, because music inspires me, keeps me company, and it has been a constant of my life since I was a child, since my parents played vinyl discs at home, among which there are some pieces of history of music which are stuck in my mind.

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