How many US states have you managed to visit? Probably not as many as little Harper Yeats who, at six-months-old, might be the youngest person to have visited all 50 states. Setting off with her parents Cindy Lim (32) and Tristan Yeats (34) on 17 June in the family’s Jeep Cherokee, the Yeats stopped off […]
Everyday life in Cuba captured over 100 years in candid photos
Havana’s Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (Cuban arts building) shines a light on 100 images taken by 50 Cuban photographers from 1895 to present. The exhibition is primarily a view of history through the eyes of the photographers, but it’s also a journey inside Cuba’s fascinating but contradictory history. Jose Julian Marti, Spray. 2005. Photo courtesy of Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes The […]
France’s famous ‘swimming pool museum’ reopens after glittering makeover
The Musée d’Art et d’Industrie (Museum of Art and Industry), better known as La Piscine (the swimming pool), reopened this weekend after a €9.3 million renovation. The former Art Deco municipal baths houses a collection of over 70,000 works including 19th and 20th century paintings from renowned artists such as Picasso, di Rosa and Swiss […]
This Tokyo pop-up is serving the last meals of Death Row inmates
The Ningen (or “Human”) Restaurant in Tokyo’s Shinjuku district is hosting a pop-up experience where guests can dine on dishes inspired by the last meals of previous Death Row inmates in the US. A pop-up in Japan is serving an unusual theme. Image by: Getty Images/Matthew Roharik Located in Kabukichō, the red light district of […]