This summer, the cultured traveler is looking beyond the coasts and discovering a contemporary art center in America’s heartland. With the inaugural FRONT International: Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art, the city of Cleveland has commissioned more than 100 local, national and international artists to join the city’s evolving transformation into a prominent cultural center. And … Continue reading Cleveland: A Cultural Center in the American Heartland
A Queens’ Museum in Great Britain
There is more than one Queen in England. And soon their histories will find national representation. Queer Britain is working to establish the UK’s first national LGBTQ+ museum. With an anticipated opening in 2021, the brick- and-mortar museum will host permanent and temporary exhibits, with an innovative digital presence. It will feature objects and records … Continue reading A Queens’ Museum in Great Britain
Mexico City’s Ravishing Renaissance
Big and gritty and complex and glamorous, Mexico City defies categorization. El Distrito Federal or DF, as the city is commonly called, is far more nuanced than many of the country’s famous resort towns, where the tourism bubble stays easily intact. Here, you are in it; it’s real life in a real, big city. This … Continue reading Mexico City’s Ravishing Renaissance
IQ in The New York Times: Soviet Architecture in Berlin
Eager to distance themselves from their imperialist past and embody the new ideals of the Soviet state, the architects of Communist Russia created avant-garde structures with a social purpose. Through July 9, the exhibition “Building the Revolution: Soviet Art and Architecture 1915-1935” at the Martin-Gropius-Bau in Berlin combines vintage photographs, period artwork and current images … Continue reading IQ in The New York Times: Soviet Architecture in Berlin
NYC: Dance Under the Influence
New York’s Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) is once again celebrating the marriage of visual art and dance with the 2nd season of “Dance Under the Influence.” MAD explores the point at which craftsmanship, art and design intersect in the visual arts today. Now, “Dance Under the Influence” is highlighting the artistry behind movement. … Continue reading NYC: Dance Under the Influence
IQ on Proud FM: Washington, D.C.
Traveling IQ is the travel expert on Washington DC
IQ in The New York Times: Amsterdam Tattoo Museum
In Amsterdam, which claims to have the greatest number of museums per square mile in the world, few topics are left unexplored. There is a museum that delves into sex, another on war (or at least the Dutch resistance), and a museum dedicated, of course, to marijuana. Last fall, a museum opened with a focus … Continue reading IQ in The New York Times: Amsterdam Tattoo Museum
IQ on Toronto’s Proud FM: London
Ivan Quintanilla is the featured travel expert on Toronto’s Proud FM Radio “Your Morning With Richard & Chris.” In this segment, IQ talks about exciting reasons to travel to London in 2012. Click below to listen to the interview:
François Sagat is a Master in NYC
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NY: The Corning Museum of Glass
It holds your orange juice, flower arrangement, and favorite fruit; it provides a viewing portal between the inside and outside worlds; and it serves as the screen on which you are viewing this website. Glass is involved in almost every aspect of your daily life, yet how often is it the focus of your attention? … Continue reading NY: The Corning Museum of Glass