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Indian Qur'an Walters A Review of the Walters Art Museum
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A Review of the Walters Art Museum

June 26, 2023September 7, 2023 Alexandra Kiely (A Scholarly Skater)Leave a comment

I recently spent a lovely few hours at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore and discovered that is one of the best art collections you can see for free in the United States.

Yale Center for British Art A Review of the Yale Center for British Art
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A Review of the Yale Center for British Art

February 7, 2018August 19, 2023 Alexandra Kiely (A Scholarly Skater)3 Comments

The Yale Center for British Art is an entire museum dedicated to the history of British art from 1550 to the present. It's housed in an unusual, Louis I. Kahn-designed building on Yale University's campus. Learn about my experience and the museum's cool arrangement of galleries.

Yale University Art Gallery A Review of the Yale University Art Gallery
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A Review of the Yale University Art Gallery

February 6, 2018August 19, 2023 Alexandra Kiely (A Scholarly Skater)2 Comments

The Yale University Art Gallery in New Haven, Connecticut is home to a world-class art collection. It's free to the public and highly recommend for art lovers of all sorts. Read about my experience and the highlights here.

Soviet Nonconformist sculpture Zimmerli Art Museum A Review of the Zimmerli Art Museum
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A Review of the Zimmerli Art Museum

January 23, 2018August 19, 2023 Alexandra Kiely (A Scholarly Skater)Leave a comment

The Zimmerli Art Museum is located on Rutgers University's New Brunswick, NJ campus. The museum holds a large collection of Soviet Nonconformist art, many works on paper, and smaller collections of European and American art. It's free and open to the public.

A gallery at the Princeton University Art Museum Princeton University Art Museum Review (the old building)
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Princeton University Art Museum Review (the old building)

November 27, 2017September 13, 2022 Alexandra Kiely (A Scholarly Skater)1 Comment

A review of the Princeton University Art Museum in Princeton, New Jersey. Information about the collections, the experience, and what to keep in mind if you visit.

Wanderer above the Sea of Fog by Caspar David Friedrich How to See Art In Person on a Budget
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How to See Art In Person on a Budget

October 24, 2017August 10, 2023 Alexandra Kiely (A Scholarly Skater)3 Comments

A tight budget doesn't have to mean a life without art. There are some places that you can enjoy works of art in person for free or at least at a discount.

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