Planning to Retire Soon!

If you are planning to retire in the Philippines soon, I suggest you visit several excellent websites on pro's and cons of retiring in the Philippines. However if you want to retire in the provinces, where life is simple, standard of living cheaper, less traffic congestion and pollution, availability of fresh seafood and vegetables compared to the big cities, my island province is the place for you! If this is your first time in my site, welcome. Some of the photos and videos on this site, I do not own. However, I have no intention on the infringement of your copyrights. The photo above is the front yard of Chateau Du Mer- Our Retirement Home in Boac, Marinduque, Philippines

Friday, January 15, 2021

Memories of Our Several Visits to the Art Institute of Chicago

This is Part 4 of 10 on my series on Art Museums and Historical Landmarks in the US that Macrine (RIP)and I had visited. Enjoy!!

Macrine (RIP) and I had been residents of Chicago, Illinois during my graduate school years at the University of Illinois from 1960 to 1964. One of our favorite recreation on weekends is to visit the Art Institute of Chicago. We have visited the Art Institute four times during our four years residence in the Windy City. 

The Art Institute of Chicago is a world-renowned art museum housing one of the largest permanent collections in the United States. An encyclopedic museum, the Art Institute collects, preserves, and displays works in every medium from all cultures and historical periods as well as hosts special exhibitions. 

With a collection of more than 260,000 artworks and artifacts, the museum has particularly strong holdings in Impressionist and Post-Impressionist painting, early twentieth-century European painting and sculpture, contemporary art, Japanese prints, and photography. In 2009, the museum completed the largest expansion in its 130-year history, the internationally acclaimed Modern Wing designed by Renzo Piano.

Incorporating the latest in green museum technology, the 264,000- square-foot Modern Wing is dedicated to modern and contemporary art, photography, architecture and design, and new museum education facilities. In addition to displaying its permanent collection, the Art Institute mounts approximately forty special exhibitions per year and features daily lectures, gallery tours, and special performances.


 

 

Meanwhile enjoy this painting at the Art Institute:

 

ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR PAINTINGS in the Art Institute

 Seurats a Sunday Afternoon on La-Grande Jatte

 Here's a short video about the Painting


https://www.artic.edu/videos/19/georges-seurats-a-sunday-on-la-grande-jatte-art-institute-essentials-tour

 

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