The New York Times – Music:
The performers of a Met Opera production about Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera have been promoting the show in decidedly unoperatic places, including a cemetery.
Category: Museums
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How to See Rare Books in London
The New York Times – Travel:
Here’s a guide to illuminated manuscripts, antique tomes and first editions around the British capital.
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In Cleveland, Smokers Are Helping to Keep the Arts Alive
The New York Times – Music:
A novel cigarette tax has generated $270 million for cultural organizations in the Cleveland area, which makes declining smoking rates “a double-edged sword.”
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A Taxidermist Gives Dead Animals a New Life
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
The creation, care and keeping of creatures is a responsibility the last full-time museum taxidermist in the U.S. takes both seriously and joyfully.
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London Rooftop Where Beatles Played Last Gig to Become Museum
The New York Times – Music:
The townhouse at 3 Savile Row, where the band also recorded “Let It Be,” will open to the public next year, the group’s record label said.
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A Monument to Chocolate Is Wrapped in Layers of Mexican History
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Combining a colonial house and a contemporary addition, the new Museum of Cacao & Chocolate sits on a grisly Aztec souvenir.
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Rocky Has Entered the Building
The New York Times – Film:
The statue has long drawn fans to the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, but now it’s inside, anchoring an exhibition that investigates race, activism and violence.
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A Fashion Revolution at the Met
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
With “Costume Art,” the dress department moves out of the basement to become the gateway to the museum.