Category Archives: Museums

Art Felt

Posted on June 22, 2017 by TheFitzyreport

A bodega, even a pretend one, would not cut it in NYC without a cat. So when English artist Lucy Sparrow started her epic 9 month, 16 hours a day saga to create in felt an entire convenience store, all … Continue reading →

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Zen, art and fashion

Posted on May 11, 2017 by TheFitzyreport

Dressing for the MET Gala may not have been quite the challenge I would have thought – if I had even been invited in the first place. I could have wrapped myself in red fabric, tripped the line between good … Continue reading →

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Sailing the silk routes

Posted on March 25, 2017 by TheFitzyreport

There is nothing like an old wreck to make you feel young again. Especially when the secrets of that wreck take you back to the fairy stories of your childhood. This story begins, as told by the docents at the … Continue reading →

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Forever onward

Posted on November 7, 2016 by TheFitzyreport

It’s time. At least there is hope that the time for all the political pandemonium of the past months is about to wane. We have had the cap, the recap and the rebut – America is going to be great … Continue reading →

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Printing with pride

Posted on July 6, 2016 by TheFitzyreport

The devil is in the detail. At the South Street Seaport in downtown Manhattan, Bowne & Co is a unique commercial printer that almost exclusively uses technology from the 19th century to create hand crafted stationery. A working museum, the … Continue reading →

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The Explorers Club

Posted on February 4, 2016 by TheFitzyreport

Explorer or adventurer? Traveller, historian or curious…  The Explorer’s Club welcomes you all – although you have to achieve something seriously scientific to become a member. Like land on the moon, or discover the North Pole, or be like Robin Bell, who has just … Continue reading →

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Titanosauria

Posted on January 21, 2016 by TheFitzyreport

It’s all about family relationships. At least that is how the dinosaur docent explained the workings of the dinosaur dynasty at the Museum of Natural History today. The Museum has had a full house all week, welcoming their newest arrival … Continue reading →

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Alice in Wonderland

Posted on July 6, 2015 by TheFitzyreport

Alice must have been quite a girl. 150 years after that glorious boating trip up the Thames, people all over the world are celebrating the wonderland that was created for her by Lewis Carroll. There are theatrical adaptions in Oxford, … Continue reading →

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The Whitney and beyond

Posted on May 24, 2015 by TheFitzyreport

After seeing the latest Mad Max film, riding through downtown traffic did not seem nearly as scary as it usually does. There were no firebombs, maxed out Monaro’s, sandstorms, or hideous toothy tyrants to deal with. But our destination, the … Continue reading →

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Book love

Posted on April 30, 2015 by TheFitzyreport

Times change, the world is forever evolving and nothing stays the same. Except at The Grolier Club in NYC. This historic center of worship for (invitation only) bibliophiles on East 60th street is a unique fellowship of men and women … Continue reading →

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