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"},"link":[{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.minorsights.com\/feeds\/posts\/default"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5543757720649846833\/posts\/default\/-\/Art?alt=json-in-script\u0026max-results=7"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.minorsights.com\/search\/label\/Art"},{"rel":"hub","href":"http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/"},{"rel":"next","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5543757720649846833\/posts\/default\/-\/Art\/-\/Art?alt=json-in-script\u0026start-index=8\u0026max-results=7"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"MinorSights"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/07549200479025705883"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"28","src":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-BhC8JCQF4Zk\/U6pqXv_y5ZI\/AAAAAAAAA2Y\/5aFAf1Y1SMM\/s220\/Screen%2BShot%2B2014-06-25%2Bat%2B11.48.47.png"}}],"generator":{"version":"7.00","uri":"http://www.blogger.com","$t":"Blogger"},"openSearch$totalResults":{"$t":"30"},"openSearch$startIndex":{"$t":"1"},"openSearch$itemsPerPage":{"$t":"7"},"entry":[{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543757720649846833.post-6572647202044013314"},"published":{"$t":"2021-05-30T21:35:00.010+02:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-05-30T21:43:47.882+02:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Art"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Italy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Lazio"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"park"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Italy: La Serpara - A sculpture garden in a hidden corner of Lazio"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZGi-Yw02MGw\/YLPo-LPmCNI\/AAAAAAAAGX0\/WaSExmn170AHZVLabveNe3lAxXqAqlJfACLcBGAsYHQ\/s320\/Serpara%2B-%2B7.jpeg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"320\" data-original-width=\"264\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZGi-Yw02MGw\/YLPo-LPmCNI\/AAAAAAAAGX0\/WaSExmn170AHZVLabveNe3lAxXqAqlJfACLcBGAsYHQ\/s0\/Serpara%2B-%2B7.jpeg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: arial; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: arial; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWhat?\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EA garden full of steel contraptions in a very, very out-of-the way corner of Lazio\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWhy visit?\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis part of Italy has no shortages of gardens. They stretch from the the 16th to the 21st century, offering something for everybody.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cb style=\"color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EWhat sets this one aside is the personal touch: the artist Paul Wieden still lives here, and tours are provided by his family.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EArt and nature merge into a seamless experience in the bucolic backwaters of rural Lazio.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EWhere?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EAn hour and a half north of Rome, near the hamlet of Civitella d'Agliano.\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.minorsights.com\/p\/minor-sights-on-map.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EMap.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EWE HAVE WRITTEN before about the many\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.lazioexplorer.com\/2015\/09\/the-renaissance-gardens-of-northern.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EMannerist gardens of Northern Lazio\u003C\/a\u003E. We have also held forth\u0026nbsp;about the nearby sculpture gardens conceived by\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.minorsights.com\/2014\/04\/italy-tarot-garden.html\"\u003ENiki de St Phalle\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/a\u003Eand\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.minorsights.com\/2015\/07\/italy-il-giardino-di-daniel-spoerri.html\"\u003EDaniel Spoerri.\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp; But we hadn't heard of this one until a clued-in friend sent us a WhatsApp message:\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EHow about La Serpara?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EYes, how about it?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003ELa Serpara is a garden created by Paul Wiedmer, a Swiss artist who decided this forgotten corner of Lazio was to be his personal little paradise.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"font-family: Times; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-HelE9XNhlQ8\/X7bYenMwS-I\/AAAAAAAAGQw\/HvsI5H08LjIkUg6aGH05S_ESkaPtx31yACPcBGAYYCw\/s1000\/Serpara%2B-%2B1.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"750\" data-original-width=\"1000\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-HelE9XNhlQ8\/X7bYenMwS-I\/AAAAAAAAGQw\/HvsI5H08LjIkUg6aGH05S_ESkaPtx31yACPcBGAYYCw\/w640-h480\/Serpara%2B-%2B1.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EClassic Wiedmer.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Times;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EWiedmer was on friendly terms with fellow Swiss Jean Tinguely, and when Jean's more famous wife, Niki de St Phalle, created her Tarot Garden in the Maremma, Wiedmer came down to Italy to help her. On one of these trips he stumbled upon the little hamlet of Civitella d'Agliano, a small hilltop town where nothing much seems to have happened since 1673.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Times;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Times;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EAn Italian sculpture garden must have been some kind of must-have accessory for Swiss sculptors, and Daniel Spoerri (another Helvetian with his own garden) actually offered some help and before anyone knew it, La Serpara was born.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; font-family: Times; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-FBSMkMFidGQ\/X7bYeqB4akI\/AAAAAAAAGQ0\/7a11i2mAf-8avaVIVm6havZuDzQunksEACPcBGAYYCw\/s1152\/Serpara%2B-%2B2.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1152\" data-original-width=\"1000\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-FBSMkMFidGQ\/X7bYeqB4akI\/AAAAAAAAGQ0\/7a11i2mAf-8avaVIVm6havZuDzQunksEACPcBGAYYCw\/w348-h400\/Serpara%2B-%2B2.jpg\" width=\"348\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; font-family: Times; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-64OyDxmxris\/X7bYfvXW4zI\/AAAAAAAAGQs\/p-CSMOTAHpo9Fg26HWBeZZ27zUJs_iT1gCPcBGAYYCw\/s1250\/Serpara%2B-%2B5.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1250\" data-original-width=\"1000\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-64OyDxmxris\/X7bYfvXW4zI\/AAAAAAAAGQs\/p-CSMOTAHpo9Fg26HWBeZZ27zUJs_iT1gCPcBGAYYCw\/w320-h400\/Serpara%2B-%2B5.jpg\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Times;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003ELa Serpara remains very much a friends 'n family affair. The art comprises works contributed by Wiedmer's friends, as well as some by family members. The garden can only be visited by appointment, and our personal tour guide turned out to be Wiedmer's son, who goes by the nom-de-guerre Samuele Vesuvio. A number of his works take pride of place in the garden.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"font-family: Times; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ty92i4g6kiY\/X7bYermI_3I\/AAAAAAAAGQk\/L3lK_29-D4gnRjDC52iGiG7tGN0TBZkdQCPcBGAYYCw\/s1000\/Serpara%2B-%2B3.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"714\" data-original-width=\"1000\" height=\"458\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ty92i4g6kiY\/X7bYermI_3I\/AAAAAAAAGQk\/L3lK_29-D4gnRjDC52iGiG7tGN0TBZkdQCPcBGAYYCw\/w640-h458\/Serpara%2B-%2B3.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003ESamuele Vesuvio, your personal tour guide.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Times;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Times;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EWiedmer likes to play with fire- literally that is. Many of his works feature flames, some of them motion-controlled.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; font-family: Times; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-etKJ8rBZA0g\/X7bYhf4KWpI\/AAAAAAAAGQ0\/VHUdB5GWnp4rub9PcTWqp-zsj3xRj-i6QCPcBGAYYCw\/s1000\/Serpara%2B-%2B8.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"720\" data-original-width=\"1000\" height=\"462\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-etKJ8rBZA0g\/X7bYhf4KWpI\/AAAAAAAAGQ0\/VHUdB5GWnp4rub9PcTWqp-zsj3xRj-i6QCPcBGAYYCw\/w640-h462\/Serpara%2B-%2B8.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Times;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EOur tour took almost 2 hours and we greatly enjoyed it. Samuele Vesuvio, in spite of his name, turned out to be an amiable and knowledgable host, who mixed childhood memories with art criticism and clever jokes (which, being in Italian, may occasionally have gone over our heads). Every object\u0026nbsp; has a story, and you will be sure to hear about it. If it's hot, like it was on the sweltering day in July we visited, you may want to bring some water and a hat.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; font-family: Times; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"750\" data-original-width=\"1000\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-OdtLRrgcqSY\/X7bYgGCJlhI\/AAAAAAAAGQ0\/Hiutzbj60_gIrMHhOEa7fyEBQ6K9Ht-igCPcBGAYYCw\/w640-h480\/Serpara%2B-%2B6.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"font-family: Times; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-mf9ks_G6Umo\/X7bYhvAY_II\/AAAAAAAAGQw\/c5fivKAUNHY4cteuPC7qZCelzvaTR8hbgCPcBGAYYCw\/s1000\/Serpara%2B-%2B9.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"733\" data-original-width=\"1000\" height=\"468\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-mf9ks_G6Umo\/X7bYhvAY_II\/AAAAAAAAGQw\/c5fivKAUNHY4cteuPC7qZCelzvaTR8hbgCPcBGAYYCw\/w640-h468\/Serpara%2B-%2B9.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EAn Etruscan Velvet Underground admirer?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Times;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Times;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Times;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EGetting there:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Times;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EMust. Have. Car.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Times;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EThere is no way to get to these boonies without your own wheels.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Times;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Times;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EAnd you don't want to rock up without a reservation either: call or email ahead, to announce your imminent arrival, and a suitable time and date will be found.\u0026nbsp; Contact details\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.serpara.info\/contact\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;can be found here.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Times;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Times;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EIf you made it all the way here, you might as well stop by in the town of Civitella d'Agliano. This hamlet's main claim to fame is the cantina of\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.sergiomottura.com\/en\/default.asp\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ESergio Mottura,\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;one of Lazio's best wine producers. What better way to conclude an art-filled afternoon than by sipping crisp white wines and tasting scrumptious food prepared by a talented chef in the ridiculously picturesque town square?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Times;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Times;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Times;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EUseful links:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Times;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EThere's an\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.serpara.info\/about\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eofficial website\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;that has the lowdown on Wiedmer and family.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.minorsights.com\/feeds\/6572647202044013314\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.minorsights.com\/2021\/05\/blog-post_30.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5543757720649846833\/posts\/default\/6572647202044013314"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5543757720649846833\/posts\/default\/6572647202044013314"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.minorsights.com\/2021\/05\/blog-post_30.html","title":"Italy: La Serpara - A sculpture garden in a hidden corner of Lazio"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"MinorSights"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/07549200479025705883"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"28","src":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-BhC8JCQF4Zk\/U6pqXv_y5ZI\/AAAAAAAAA2Y\/5aFAf1Y1SMM\/s220\/Screen%2BShot%2B2014-06-25%2Bat%2B11.48.47.png"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZGi-Yw02MGw\/YLPo-LPmCNI\/AAAAAAAAGX0\/WaSExmn170AHZVLabveNe3lAxXqAqlJfACLcBGAsYHQ\/s72-c\/Serpara%2B-%2B7.jpeg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543757720649846833.post-8647111538716267014"},"published":{"$t":"2017-09-24T17:47:00.002+02:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2017-09-26T04:18:57.895+02:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Art"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Denmark"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Guest post"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Denmark: The Cisterns- where Art meets Water"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-ihFwhiQPLDg\/WcfRJHEBu8I\/AAAAAAAABSE\/h6NDQSHbxAsTRtjLYrIdkqNRZ_a-rMBmwCK4BGAYYCw\/s1600\/172201_Cisternerne_Johan_Rosenmunthe.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-ihFwhiQPLDg\/WcfRJHEBu8I\/AAAAAAAABSE\/h6NDQSHbxAsTRtjLYrIdkqNRZ_a-rMBmwCK4BGAYYCw\/s400\/172201_Cisternerne_Johan_Rosenmunthe.jpg\" width=\"400\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EPhoto: Johan Rosenmunthe\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWhat? \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EAn art space that used to be an underground reservoir in Copenhagen, Denmark. \u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWhy visit? \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ETo marvel at the fact that you are without Scuba equipment in a brick tank that was once filled with 16 million litres of drinking water for the citizens of Copenhagen. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003ET\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003Ehe Cisterns now quenches the Danish thirst for art and culture where once it slaked their thirst for clean water. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWhere? \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EIn Søndermarken park, in the Frederiksberg area of Copenhagen. \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.minorsights.com\/p\/minor-sights-on-map.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EMap\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.minorsights.com\/2017\/09\/denmark-the-cisterns.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.minorsights.com\/feeds\/8647111538716267014\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.minorsights.com\/2017\/09\/denmark-the-cisterns.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5543757720649846833\/posts\/default\/8647111538716267014"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5543757720649846833\/posts\/default\/8647111538716267014"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.minorsights.com\/2017\/09\/denmark-the-cisterns.html","title":"Denmark: The Cisterns- where Art meets Water"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Guest Contributor"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/13410031676267503993"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"31","height":"32","src":"\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-CVEP9B7GyRs\/WGnJr1WBEgI\/AAAAAAAAABQ\/flbxJysvSqEL_E6ZuHcFOBvh4Znw9FfHQCK4B\/s220\/guest-post-icon.png"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-ihFwhiQPLDg\/WcfRJHEBu8I\/AAAAAAAABSE\/h6NDQSHbxAsTRtjLYrIdkqNRZ_a-rMBmwCK4BGAYYCw\/s72-c\/172201_Cisternerne_Johan_Rosenmunthe.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543757720649846833.post-6096797604592433513"},"published":{"$t":"2017-08-20T01:28:00.000+02:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2017-08-27T00:16:19.498+02:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Art"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"France"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Paris"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"street art"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"France: Art 42 – Street Art in a Museum, in Paris."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-DBN06ZC1D34\/WX0-EA3OmuI\/AAAAAAAABHQ\/HjVAUORxV_0nIiyS0wrL75fYCBdGpx6mgCKgBGAs\/s1600\/42%2B-%2B4.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"658\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"291\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-DBN06ZC1D34\/WX0-EA3OmuI\/AAAAAAAABHQ\/HjVAUORxV_0nIiyS0wrL75fYCBdGpx6mgCKgBGAs\/s400\/42%2B-%2B4.jpg\" width=\"400\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EWhat?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EFrance’s first museum of street art, but it\u0026#39;s only a museum part-time. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EWhy visit?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EDid you come to Paris to see museums? Maybe the Louvre, the Orsay, or the Pompidou?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EAnd see their famous artists? Monet, Gaugain, Van Gogh?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EDon’t be a stuck-in-the-mud! Those are names from the past, resting on their laurels, works that were once ground-breaking, but have become the establishment, as predictable as a Mona Lisa tea towel. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003ETo find the same excitement these passé artists once created, we have to look elsewhere. For the first time in France, here is a place that brings together 50 contemporary street artists.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EWhere?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EInside 42, Paris’s mould-breaking school for geeks, in the 17th arrondissement. \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.minorsights.com\/p\/minor-sights-on-map.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EMap. \u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.minorsights.com\/2017\/08\/france-art-42.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.minorsights.com\/feeds\/6096797604592433513\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.minorsights.com\/2017\/08\/france-art-42.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5543757720649846833\/posts\/default\/6096797604592433513"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5543757720649846833\/posts\/default\/6096797604592433513"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.minorsights.com\/2017\/08\/france-art-42.html","title":"France: Art 42 – Street Art in a Museum, in Paris."}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"MinorSights"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/07549200479025705883"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"28","src":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-BhC8JCQF4Zk\/U6pqXv_y5ZI\/AAAAAAAAA2Y\/5aFAf1Y1SMM\/s220\/Screen%2BShot%2B2014-06-25%2Bat%2B11.48.47.png"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-DBN06ZC1D34\/WX0-EA3OmuI\/AAAAAAAABHQ\/HjVAUORxV_0nIiyS0wrL75fYCBdGpx6mgCKgBGAs\/s72-c\/42%2B-%2B4.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543757720649846833.post-2207711868901150481"},"published":{"$t":"2017-07-30T17:00:00.000+02:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2017-08-25T06:25:49.990+02:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Art"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"France"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Paris"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"France: École des Beaux Arts in Paris- the world’s most influential Art School"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-IVSijy-ZZyQ\/WX3u4vIJFlI\/AAAAAAAABIA\/THs444QxC58SkA_p7tU_Ln6sqGnLtE03gCKgBGAs\/s1600\/BeauxArts%2B-%2B2.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"619\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"275\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-IVSijy-ZZyQ\/WX3u4vIJFlI\/AAAAAAAABIA\/THs444QxC58SkA_p7tU_Ln6sqGnLtE03gCKgBGAs\/s400\/BeauxArts%2B-%2B2.jpg\" width=\"400\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EWhat?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EAn art school that has been so influential, it even has an architectural style named after it.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EWhy visit?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EIt’s the mother of all art schools. The one that spawned generations of artists, many of them well-known.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EAnd to inspire and train all those budding creative types, the school created an environment full of art and architecture that’s like a text book of Western art \u0026amp; architecture.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EWhich is all on display, in full 3D surround technology, once you enter its gates. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EWhere?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EIn Paris on Rue Bonaparte, just across the river from the Louvre. \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.minorsights.com\/p\/minor-sights-on-map.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EMap\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.minorsights.com\/2017\/07\/france-ecole-des-beaux-arts.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.minorsights.com\/feeds\/2207711868901150481\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.minorsights.com\/2017\/07\/france-ecole-des-beaux-arts.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5543757720649846833\/posts\/default\/2207711868901150481"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5543757720649846833\/posts\/default\/2207711868901150481"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.minorsights.com\/2017\/07\/france-ecole-des-beaux-arts.html","title":"France: École des Beaux Arts in Paris- the world’s most influential Art School"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Minor Sights"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/12125964522142919042"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-7MAd1xy15_I\/XKisM9yTMkI\/AAAAAAAAB9A\/-d22Tejn-PA62-akqRS-jn_XGV3l74QogCK4BGAYYCw\/s220\/Screen%2BShot%2B2014-06-25%2Bat%2B11.48.47.png"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-IVSijy-ZZyQ\/WX3u4vIJFlI\/AAAAAAAABIA\/THs444QxC58SkA_p7tU_Ln6sqGnLtE03gCKgBGAs\/s72-c\/BeauxArts%2B-%2B2.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543757720649846833.post-6338917051722310512"},"published":{"$t":"2017-05-29T21:43:00.000+02:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2017-05-31T07:07:08.377+02:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Art"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"park"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Seattle"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"USA"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"USA: The Olympic Sculpture Park in Seattle - Art with a View. "},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-vhe8bBMANsU\/WSx7YTnW4nI\/AAAAAAAABB0\/IMhq2CZo82gh8hyc8ZHkjgS8xqG-fFsBACK4B\/s1600\/Olympicc%2B-%2B1.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"325\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-vhe8bBMANsU\/WSx7YTnW4nI\/AAAAAAAABB0\/IMhq2CZo82gh8hyc8ZHkjgS8xqG-fFsBACK4B\/s400\/Olympicc%2B-%2B1.jpg\" width=\"400\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-O_9cuY1GMys\/WSxx23f5iEI\/AAAAAAAABAE\/kkGNdt2CF24ArgvVAUbFe3pXHhzNiXo2wCK4B\/s1600\/Olympic%2B-%2B1.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EWhat?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EA spectacularly-sited open-air sculpture park.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EWhy visit?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003ELots of reasons. The art. The views. And it\u0026#39;s free, too.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EWe like our outings best when they combine human ingenuity and natural beauty. And, guess what? The Olympic Sculpture Park ticks both boxes.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EWhere?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003ERight on the water, in the northern part of Seattle\u0026#39;s downtown area,  just about one mile away from Pike Place Market. \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.minorsights.com\/p\/minor-sights-on-map.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EMap.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.minorsights.com\/2017\/05\/usa-olympic-sculpture-park-in-seattle.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.minorsights.com\/feeds\/6338917051722310512\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.minorsights.com\/2017\/05\/usa-olympic-sculpture-park-in-seattle.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5543757720649846833\/posts\/default\/6338917051722310512"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5543757720649846833\/posts\/default\/6338917051722310512"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.minorsights.com\/2017\/05\/usa-olympic-sculpture-park-in-seattle.html","title":"USA: The Olympic Sculpture Park in Seattle - Art with a View. "}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"MinorSights"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/07549200479025705883"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"28","src":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-BhC8JCQF4Zk\/U6pqXv_y5ZI\/AAAAAAAAA2Y\/5aFAf1Y1SMM\/s220\/Screen%2BShot%2B2014-06-25%2Bat%2B11.48.47.png"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-vhe8bBMANsU\/WSx7YTnW4nI\/AAAAAAAABB0\/IMhq2CZo82gh8hyc8ZHkjgS8xqG-fFsBACK4B\/s72-c\/Olympicc%2B-%2B1.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543757720649846833.post-6614168552160695722"},"published":{"$t":"2017-03-19T17:06:00.002+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2017-03-19T17:16:01.805+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Art"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Guest post"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Italy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Renaissance"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Italy: the Bridal Chamber in Mantua- the Most Beautiful Room in the World? "},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Ks_TaFL8NRg\/WM6oM6XJrCI\/AAAAAAAAA-o\/u62c9Frj8Owjbo2VZTHBGwiq6Y49Rxc2QCK4B\/s1600\/Camera%2B-%2B2.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Ks_TaFL8NRg\/WM6oM6XJrCI\/AAAAAAAAA-o\/u62c9Frj8Owjbo2VZTHBGwiq6Y49Rxc2QCK4B\/s400\/Camera%2B-%2B2.jpg\" width=\"400\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWhat? \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EDubbed ‘the most beautiful room in the world’ by Galeazzo Maria Sforza, the Duke of Milan, the Bridal Chamber (\u003Ci\u003ECamera degli Sposi\u003C\/i\u003E) is remarkable not for soaring architecture or costly materials. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EIn fact, it could be said that the beauty of this room is all an illusion as the walls and ceiling are entirely frescoed. \u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWhy Visit?\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EWhen thinking of Mantegna masterpieces most will picture the Cristo Morto in the Brera museum in Milan, or perhaps his St Sebastian in the Louvre. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EBut it could be argued that his greatest work, not least in size, is this Bridal Chamber of the Gonzaga family. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EThe frescoes feature characteristic extreme foreshortening, remarkably lifelike portraits and some delightful visual jokes.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWhere?\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EAt the top of a tower of the Castello di San Giorgio in Mantua (Mantova in Italian), part of the Palazzo Ducale complex. \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.minorsights.com\/p\/minor-sights-on-map.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EMap\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.minorsights.com\/2017\/03\/italy-bridal-chamber-mantua.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.minorsights.com\/feeds\/6614168552160695722\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.minorsights.com\/2017\/03\/italy-bridal-chamber-mantua.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5543757720649846833\/posts\/default\/6614168552160695722"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5543757720649846833\/posts\/default\/6614168552160695722"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.minorsights.com\/2017\/03\/italy-bridal-chamber-mantua.html","title":"Italy: the Bridal Chamber in Mantua- the Most Beautiful Room in the World? "}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Guest Contributor"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/13410031676267503993"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"31","height":"32","src":"\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-CVEP9B7GyRs\/WGnJr1WBEgI\/AAAAAAAAABQ\/flbxJysvSqEL_E6ZuHcFOBvh4Znw9FfHQCK4B\/s220\/guest-post-icon.png"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Ks_TaFL8NRg\/WM6oM6XJrCI\/AAAAAAAAA-o\/u62c9Frj8Owjbo2VZTHBGwiq6Y49Rxc2QCK4B\/s72-c\/Camera%2B-%2B2.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543757720649846833.post-3164428395910918622"},"published":{"$t":"2017-02-26T02:52:00.001+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2017-08-08T06:31:54.281+02:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"20th century history"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Art"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Art Deco"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Seattle"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"USA"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"USA: Seattle's Asian Art Museum-  Treasures Outside \u0026 Inside"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-CLAAYEnhJI4\/WLIxYXFabtI\/AAAAAAAAFWI\/5ZvidWH280cwtmd4T6KglgtNAA1HIbBswCK4B\/s1600\/SAM10.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"271\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-CLAAYEnhJI4\/WLIxYXFabtI\/AAAAAAAAFWI\/5ZvidWH280cwtmd4T6KglgtNAA1HIbBswCK4B\/s400\/SAM10.jpg\" width=\"400\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EWhat?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EA museum chockful of high quality Asian art housed in a high quality Art Deco edifice. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EWhy visit?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EMost people associate Seattle with \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.pikeplacefish.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eflying fish\u003C\/a\u003E and Starbucks coffee. But the city has much more to offer.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EThe Asian Art Museum tickled us in all the right places.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EIt\u0026#39;s housed in a stunning Art Deco building. And once inside, you\u0026#39;ll discover a compact but well-curated collection of exquisite Asian art. Especially if you, like Minor Sights, practically wet yourself at the sight of 1700 year old Greek Buddhas.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EWhere?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EIn Seattle\u0026#39;s Volunteer Park, just north of Downtown. \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.minorsights.com\/p\/minor-sights-on-map.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EMap\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.minorsights.com\/2017\/02\/usa-seattles-asian-art-museum.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.minorsights.com\/feeds\/3164428395910918622\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.minorsights.com\/2017\/02\/usa-seattles-asian-art-museum.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5543757720649846833\/posts\/default\/3164428395910918622"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5543757720649846833\/posts\/default\/3164428395910918622"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.minorsights.com\/2017\/02\/usa-seattles-asian-art-museum.html","title":"USA: Seattle's Asian Art Museum-  Treasures Outside \u0026 Inside"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"MinorSights"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/07549200479025705883"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"28","src":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-BhC8JCQF4Zk\/U6pqXv_y5ZI\/AAAAAAAAA2Y\/5aFAf1Y1SMM\/s220\/Screen%2BShot%2B2014-06-25%2Bat%2B11.48.47.png"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-CLAAYEnhJI4\/WLIxYXFabtI\/AAAAAAAAFWI\/5ZvidWH280cwtmd4T6KglgtNAA1HIbBswCK4B\/s72-c\/SAM10.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}}]}});