Category: Art

  • The Art Of War: Travel Goals Japan

    The Art Of War: Travel Goals Japan

    At the National Museum, the Edo-Tokyo Museum, and a number of smaller palace museums there are displays of Japanese armor. Japanese armor first appeared in the 4th century, but during the 1000’s the unique Japanese  armour ō-yoroi and dō-maru appeared. I know next to nothing about Japanese armor. But “o” and “do” make me giggle. In fact, most of the suits…

  • TeamLab: Travel Goals Japan

    TeamLab: Travel Goals Japan

    With our son along for the experience, we journey across Tokyo to find teamLab. As we wander between office buildings and upscale retail, I am convinced we are lost. Finally, we find the entrance tucked in a remote corner of a very large, sterile mixed use building. We are directed to put our coats and…

  • Random Stop at the Chandler Museum: Rural Road Trips Arizona

    Random Stop at the Chandler Museum: Rural Road Trips Arizona

    A random stop turns into a profound learning experience as we face history and our current national condition

  • We Haven’t Got Munch Time: Travel Goals Norway

    We Haven’t Got Munch Time: Travel Goals Norway

    We have only a few hours before we leave Oslo for the airport. We have said goodbye to our apartment and turned in the keys. The hotel that we stayed at on our first nights in Norway graciously agrees to hold our luggage so we can zip across town to the Munch Museum. Munch is…

  • Ekeberg Park: Travel Goals Norway

    Ekeberg Park: Travel Goals Norway

    I love the great outdoors. Find me a forest and l am one happy girl. So when I read that Ekeberg Park has sculptures in a forest, I am intrigued. It is a beautiful sunny day in Oslo and it is unusually warm for the season ……so it seems like a great way to spend…

  • The National Treasures: Travel Goals Norway

    The National Treasures: Travel Goals Norway

    When I visit national museums in capital cities, I begin to understand the culture a little more deeply. What do they treasure and what do they wonder about? Why is there a large gallery of sculptures that are only copies of pieces found elsewhere in the world? What artifacts were deemed worthy of keeping? The…