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CTMQ > Art

164. Bruce Museum

August 13, 2010 by Steve 1 Comment

I’m Not Booing, I’m Saying “Bruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuce!” Greenwich (Google Maps location) May 8, 2010 2019 Update: The Bruce is undergoing a major renovation, so a revisit is in order. The Bruce Museum is a Connecticut Art Trail site. There’s an old comment on some page here on CTMQ where someone named … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cultural, Heritage, & Historic Trails, Museums Tagged With: "See Before you die" list, Art, Connecticut Art Trail, CT Dino Trail, Dinosaurs, Greenwich, Natural History

ArtPlace at Yale Physician’s Building

August 10, 2010 by Steve 1 Comment

You Need Guts to Go Here… Um, No You Don’t New Haven (Google Maps location) August 2010 Connecticut museum visit #177. I'm not sure how much the School promotes this anymore, but from what I can find, they do still have rotating exhibits. However, this isn't something I would consider a "museum" to visit and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Art, Colleges & Universities, Free Museums, New Haven, Not Really a Museum Museum, Yale

Real Art Ways

August 10, 2010 by Steve 2 Comments

Kevin Van Ael-some Hartford (Google Maps location) August 5, 2010 I’m a lucky dude. No, not only because I’m so gosh-darn handsome, but also because I get to meet a lot of really cool and talented people along the CTMQ-way. Sure, I’ve been on the teevee and in several newspapers and magazines, but it’s still … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Art, Free Museums, Hartford, theaters

Dog Rock v.Preston

August 10, 2010 by Steve 5 Comments

My Dogged Pursuit Continues Dog Rock, Preston August 7, 2010 While tooling down Route 165 into Preston City, Hoang noted how cute this painted rock was. Hoang likes dogs. Her family Chihuahua had just died a couple days ago. Don’t feel too badly; BeauBeau was N-I-N-E-T-E-E-N years old and quite frankly, looked … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else Tagged With: Animals, Art, Painted Rocks, Preston

176. Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism Gallery

July 30, 2010 by Steve Leave a Comment

What's the Real Mission of This Commission? Hartford (Google Maps location - Welcome to Hartford. We don't do "addresses" at Const. Plaza) July 28, 2010 I've now been to two exhibits at the CCT gallery in downtown Hartford and both have been very well curated and absolutely interesting. I cannot be more positive … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Art, Damian, Free Museums, Hartford, Hoang

Art Trail Viewpoint: Sherwood Island

July 29, 2010 by Steve Leave a Comment

Sherwood Island Viewpoint CT Art Trail Viewpoint Sherwood Island State Park, Westport, July 2010 I drove the family all the way to Sherwood Island beach in Westport for three reasons: 1) It’s a nice enough beach, 2) It has a nature center and 3) it’s part of the Impressionist Art Trail Viewpoint Addendum Trail … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cultural, Heritage, & Historic Trails, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Art, Art Trail Viewpoints, Connecticut Art Trail, Sherwood Island State Park, Westport

NHL: Philip Johnson’s Glass House

June 24, 2010 by Steve Leave a Comment

CT National Historic Landmark Philip Johnson’s Glass House 806 Ponus Ridge, New Canaan, Connecticut (Museum) I’m proud of CTMQ. It took me a while to get to this point (a few years), but I’m here. I now accept your praise. I’m also proud of my wife, Hoang. And this post is sort of the culmination of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, National "Stuff" Tagged With: Art, Cool Architecture, historic house museums, Historic Houses, Hoang, National Historic Landmarks, New Canaan

Philip Johnson’s Glass House

June 19, 2010 by Steve 2 Comments

My Love of this Place is So Transparent New Canaan (Location) August 2009 This is a Connecticut Art Trail site. Connecticut museum visit #133. Finally. A visit to the Glass House. Finally. (This was one of the most anticipated visits in the history of CTMQ.) Finally. (I tried to get a Saturday tour … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Art, Connecticut Art Trail, Cool Architecture, Hoang, Modern Architecture, New Canaan

Windsor Art Center

May 20, 2010 by Steve Leave a Comment

If I Take Photos of Really Good Photos, Will I Finally Have Good Photos? Windsor (Google Maps location) January 24, 2010 WAC is not wack. In fact, it’s dope. No doubt, no doubt. But as I settle in to write up our visit, I notice that their website is indeed wack in early 2010– it seems to have captured every … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Art, Damian, Free Museums, Hoang, Windsor

118. Center for Contemporary Printmaking

May 12, 2010 by Steve Leave a Comment

Stop the Presses! CTMQ is Here! Norwalk (Google Maps Location) June 13, 2009 The CCP is a Connecticut Art Trail site Tucked into the midst of a full day of traditional museum going, I wasn't sure what the Center for Contemporary Printmaking was all about. And to tell you the truth, I'm still not entirely sure … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cultural, Heritage, & Historic Trails, Museums Tagged With: Art, Connecticut Art Trail, Free Museums, Norwalk

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