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a weird little free museum over on 107th and riverside. entirely dedicated to the work of nicholas roerich, who I didn’t know that much about before. crazy guy, very fun museum. covered a lot of interests of mine, folk art, theosophy, stravinsky, buddhism, eastern orthodoxy, 20th century politics. I also just love when museums have guestbooks you can sign, I always flip through them.
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one of the best house museums I’ve ever been to is nestled right into Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood. on an unassuming stretch of Halsted is a little house packed to the gills with artwork, objects, and oddities belonging to the Chicago Imagist Roger Brown (1941-1997). it’s kind of hard to describe, but every nook and cranny is filled with interesting ”stuff” and you’re invited to peruse the space in a really unconventional way (open the medicine cabinets, sit in his old Mustang in the garage).
the space has been temporarily closed for a few years but I’m holding out hope they reopen it for good! and if you’re a student at SAIC, supposedly you have access to the collection for research and art activations (aka performance).
Jan 31, 2025
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really lovely smallish museum located on the upper west side featuring folk art and works by self taught artists! free admission ^__^
Feb 9, 2024
one of the best places to go and love New York. Very lovingly and scrappily collected and curated.
Jul 25, 2024
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this summer, we’re starting yoga, we’re learning a new language (being bilingual is now the standard, you need to know at least three to be truly chic), we’re going to concerts just because the tickets were cheap, we’re going to museums (especially the weird ones), hitting up the local library to ask for new recommendations, whether it’s a surprise or based on past tastes, we’re painting, collecting and collaging, sewing and embroidering our clothes, re-learning the harmonica, playing chess with strangers online and at the café, we’re taking up tennis and pretending it’s not just because of challengers. the only way to find what brings you joy is to try.
May 19, 2024
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full of bread and wine and guilt
Jun 11, 2024
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the guy at the store should know you, the man running the halal truck should know your order, your barista should know your name and you should know theirs, you should have a borderline flirtatious banter going with a bartender at your favorite dive bar
Jun 14, 2024