BY VINCENT DESCHAMPS Our interest for museums fluctuated a lot in the past century. Their role was one of education, ente…
Centre Pompidou Paris: 6 things you will love about it
I 'did' Centre Pompidou on my last visit to Paris. It took me six trips to the city. Four times I ventured through museu…
Moooi: Dutch design label goes global
Moooi comes from the Dutch word mooi and means beautiful. The third 'o' is just to make it stronger. So it's clear what …
Las Palmas architecture in Rotterdam
Most Rotterdammers will remember clearly; the Las Palmas under construction. The creation of a round penthouse of top of…
What’s up with that Rijksmuseum book for 6500 euros ?
Last weekend I found out about a book that costs € 6500. Over 400 people actually bought it. Fascinating! It carries ove…
Missoni: most colorful high fashion label of Italy
I am sure you know it: the Missoni zigzag pattern. It's been around since 1967 and returns time and time again in the ho…
Futurism: the basics of the art style
I discovered futurism in museums like Centre Pompidou in Paris and I love it. I love how futurists believed in progressi…
Atelier Monté: promising Rotterdam product design
Rotterdam is a hub of design. We owe that to the Willem de Kooning Academy, where product design is one of the majors. G…
Vik Muniz in Mauritshuis: Dutch masters museum goes contemporary
The beautiful 17th century mansion Mauritshuis in The Hague is the palace of the great Dutch masters. Rembrandt, Potter,…
Museum of Modern Art Warsaw: art with a twist
SMACK in the middle of Warsaw you can find the Museum of Modern Art: Moma Warsaw. As I am waiting for my Polish friend a…
City Art: the art hub in Rotterdam you didn’t know about
Due to the nationality of my boyfriend, we have a lot of foreign friends in Rotterdam. They are lovely, positive minded …
Ugo Rondinone: amazing show of colors and clowns
This wonderful place called sleep. I step, fully conscious, inside the exhibition of Ugo Rondinone in Boijmans van Beuni…
Living in a store in Dordrecht
Living in a store. Why not? When you are a collector gathering tons of interior design stuff, there comes a point you ju…
Kaohsiung: second city of Taiwan, first in many things
Taipei is Taiwan's capital and largest city. You would expect it has the best, the most, the latest, and the largest of …
Three most impressive temples in Taipei
"Do you think that the Taiwanese are still very religious or does modern life push religion to the background?" asked my…
The Taipei 101: at great heights in Taiwan
Today I touched down in Taipei. It immediately becomes clear to me that this is a city of millions. Millions of people, …
How to become an art museum director
Art museum director. If it means working in a monumental building and holding office amidst the best paintings in the wo…
Hamburg: 3 times must see!
Hamburg, the surprise of the year. The northern German city never gets mentioned in city trip shortlists featuring magne…
Brafa art fair: Only for rich people? And 3 other questions
The Brafa has started again! The great art fair of Brussels, one of the greatest in Europe. And Museologue was invited t…
Brafa art fair in Brussels and other travels
Good news at the end of 2015. Museologue received press invites for the one and only Brafa art fair 2016. More good news…