By Carolin C. Young
LONDON SIMMERS
This summer London hosts three major fine and decorative art fairs spread through the month of June. Just over a week later its auction houses unfurl their important old master paintings and decorative arts sales. In the midst of this swirl, dealers and museums alike host a plethora of exhibitions intended [...]
By Meg Wendy
|
Also posted in Antiques, Art, Dealers, Events, Shows
|
Tagged Cartier, clocks, French Furniture, Haughton Fairs, June Fairs, Kensington Church Street, Knightsbridge, Koopman, LIFAF, London, London Fairs, Masterpiece, Meissen, Olympia, Snuff Bottles
|
Day 3:
A perfect day for museums…drizzly and overcast. Grabbing umbrellas from the hotel we headed to the new Magritte Museum, www.musee-magritte-museum.be which just opened in June of 2009. Part of the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium and located at the Place Royale, the museum is totally dedicated to Belgium’s greatest 20th century artist, [...]
By Meg Wendy
|
Also posted in Antiques, Art, Contemporary, Design, Food, Furniture, General Interest, Hotels, Museums, Travel
|
Tagged belgium, bozar, brussels, clocks, comics, environment, Frida Kahlo, liege, magritte, modern, music, tin tin, tribal
|
February 22, 2010 – 10:49 am
It’s amazing how much you can do in 72 hours!
After a good night’s rest, we were off to Tour & Taxis for our visit to BRAFA, The Brussels Antiques and Fine Arts Fair. Arriving a little too early for BRAFA ended up being a good thing as we came upon an unexpected exhibiton, “It is [...]
February 15, 2010 – 2:13 pm
It’s amazing how much you can do in 72 hours!
After our overnight flight we arrived at the Hotel Amigo, http://www.hotelamigo.com, of the Rocco Forte Collection and a member of “The Leading Hotels of the World” located in “downtown Brussels,” a block from the Grand Place. The rooms are large with big beds, lush bedding – [...]