"one may have a blazing hearth in one's soul and yet no one ever comes to sit by it. passersby see only a wisp of smoke from the chimney and continue on their way."
- vincent van gogh (1853 - 1890), dutch artist
next weekend in amsterdam is the much-anticipated "museumN8": all the major musea in the city open their doors to the public between seven o'clock on saturday evening and two o'clock on sunday morning. and all the thirty-seven participating institutions have scheduled unique happenings: tales of love and erotica in the allard pierson museum, otazu jewels and "star visits" in the museum van loon, berber/latin/rock/dance music in the bible museum, bollywood films in the vakbond museum, and a performance by the national ballet in the new church - to name just a few. historical trams and buses and canal boats transport ticket-holders from one delight to the next.
i have two tickets. and sunday off.
i am a lucky person indeed.
Sounds very cool. Wish I could go.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting muralized art! And I like how the mural interacts with the object in front of it.
ReplyDeleteHave fun at museumN8!
Comments are the source of a good weekend... and art is the cherry on the cake. Enjoy the weekend ... pick some sunflowers!
ReplyDeleteYou are a lucky person indeed. By the time my show's three-week run is over I will be in dire need of a lesiurely afternoon stroll through a museum.
ReplyDeletewhat a pity, brandon: i think you will still be dazzling the crowds when this takes place..otherwise, that second ticket would be yours!
ReplyDeleteOh, goodness!! I have a couple weeks off till I have any work again... perhaps I should come NOW instead of January! ;)
ReplyDeletea touching quote, for this cool October. lovely photo.
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