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Hokusai Museum, Tokyo

In the in centre of Tokyo, you find an very nice museum, the Sumida Hokusai Museum. https://www.instagram.com/p/C5LwsrGyCIW/ Visi...

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21st Century Museum of Art

In Kanazawa, north of Kyoto at the Japanese coast, you will find ninja homes and this stunning museum by architect SANAA. https://www.i...

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Naoshima island

A fantastic island, full of architecture by Tadao Ando and art by Kusuma, Monet and others. More info will follow. https://www.instagr...

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Rotterdam has so many great artists, designers and

Rotterdam has so many great artists, designers and creative entrepreneurs. Where do they work? For five years, the @grootrotterdamsatelierweekend has provided an inside peek at all of these destinations. Looking back on a weekend where over 700 artists welcomed visitors to nearly 100 places, I wish there were more opportunities to visit these creative hotspots! Into edition 2024 we go! 🥳

Cover image: illustrator @maximdegilder

Favorite hub: @ackersdijkstraat_20 with
@mirjamsomers 🎭✍️
@geertmul 📷🍀&💻 @sigmund_de_jong 🟦⬛️
@hans.van.der.ham 🗿@katrijnverstegen 🧹🎨
@fransverschoor 📷 🌳

Design Discovery: Design lamps by @atelierrobotiq 🛋️and stained glass by @thijs_kelder 😬near central station

Fashion hub: @dewasserij with @guusjeverbaarschot 🖤&🤍@maori_kimura 🏺 & @lookbookbabs 💕🐵

Kunst in de Doelen 💎🛋️ @freerkwilbers

💒: Dorpsingel 6

#supportlocal #meettheartist
#rotterdamart

Washi Futurism @washifuturism is about the love fo

Washi Futurism @washifuturism is about the love for Japanse paper. It’s an AR book and now with an expo @nieuweinstituut

Design duos @cream__on__chrome and @craft.portrait are launching their new book! 📖✨ this hybrid edition combines 14 traditional #washipaper you can touch and pages with some #futurism #augmentedreality movies embedded

Put your phone on it, no app needed, and watch AR films about how washi is made. In addition, you can visit the expo at The New Institute and work with washi or checkout the light installations which shows you the different qualities of papers 🎥🌸

So nice to meet you @paulineagustoni @omushima and also @monojapan_fair

#paperart #lightinstallation #lovejapan #japaneseculture #japan #artsandcrafts #exhibition #hybridpublishing

Beautiful Blue city Chefchaouen💙 👀🐐⛰️

Beautiful Blue city Chefchaouen💙 👀🐐⛰️

Dating back to the 15th century, Jewish refugees painted the houses blue to mirror the sky and remind them of God. After Marrakesh, this city should be on your bucket list when visiting Morocco

Every two years, the entire city needs to be painted a fresh colour of blue. The local government provides paint to and you can buy the blue pigments on the streets 🎨 Most art and clothes you can buy also has this blue color

This is the only walled inner city, a medina, in Morocco where you can’t get lost. Just look up and spot the twin 1,700-meter-high peaks that give Chefchaouen its name. The shape of the peaks refer to Chaoua 🐐 which means ‘horns of a goat,’ and Chef 👀 means ‘looks at.’

You can visit this city as a full daytrip from Tanger or Fez. Pack light for the steep, narrow streets. Thanks @leroyjoey for the day!📷 #chefchaouen #bluecitymorocco #bluecity

Les amis de Tintin! 💇‍♂️ @leroyjoey #mos

Les amis de Tintin! 💇‍♂️

@leroyjoey #mosquehassan2 #mosquesofworld #kuifje #casablanca

The Worlds Most Iconic Garden.. with the trademark

The Worlds Most Iconic Garden.. with the trademark color Majorelle Blue 💙😍💙

Thanks to the French designer Yves Saint Laurent and his partner Pierre Bergé the @jardinmajorellemarrakech has been restored in its full glory since the 80s

But was the artist Jacques Majorelle who acquired this four-acre plot of land in Marrakech in 20s and commissioned the French architect Paul Sinoir to design a painting studio, which today is the museum.

The intense cobalt blue 🟦accents the art deco buildings, Moorish details, fountains, and edges of the garden, creating a striking contrast against the desert landscape of Morocco. In fact, the electric blue hue became a trademark color known as Majorelle Blue💙

The property became so expensive to maintain that he was forced to open it to the public in 1947 until his death in Paris in 1962. The garden gradually fell into a state of disrepair and was slated for development.

Fast forward to now, the garden is open and also houses the Musee Yves Saint Laurent @myslmarrakech paying tribute to the designer’s legacy and connection to Marrakech and a Berber museum

Simon says: book your time slot a few days before you visit Marrakesh and book *only* via the official website @jardinmajorellemarrakech since there are many fake websites online

When you visit the garden in the afternoon, when it’s most warm, as we did, you can enjoy the quieter atmosphere and take great pictures 🪴🌴
#lejardinmajorelle #paulsinoir #yvesaintlaurent
📷: thanks @leroyjoey

Invisible paint from green tea mixed with sugar wi

Invisible paint from green tea mixed with sugar will be visible after heating the watercolor canvas

@unesco world heritage site #aitbenhaddou is a desert oasis along the Sahara-Marrakesh trade route from the 11th century. It’s famous for it’s #earthenclay architecture😍

Also, Gladiator 2 is set to debut in November 2024 and was filmed in this city. More than 40 movies have been shot here, like Jewel of the Nile, the Living Daylights James Bond and Prince of Persia

With travelbuddy @leroyjoey 😀
#ouarzazate #marrakech #earthship #unescoworldheritage #movielocation #earthship #morocco @visit_morocco_

Supernature in 10 seconds💪☁️ @boijmans by @

Supernature in 10 seconds💪☁️ @boijmans by @berndnaut until July 7🤩

One cloud every 20 mins.
Ask the staff for the exact timing!

#snakkennaarboijmans #museum

One hour by boat north of Venezia, you will find M

One hour by boat north of Venezia, you will find Murano and Torcello. While Torcello is the oldest island, starting in the 7th, Murano is the most colourful town in Italy

According to legend, Burano wives painted their houses brilliant colours so their husbands could recognise the island from afar while at sea

❤️💛💜💙
The colours in these residences have developed throughout time, becoming much more vibrant than they were a century or two ago. This colourful practice, thought to have originated in the 16th century, is today strictly regulated.

To maintain the island’s particular attractiveness and continuity with its historic palette, homeowners must obtain government approval before repainting, according to the official website. What those rules are, remain a mystery.

If you step aside the main canal, you can still walk through quiet and colourful alleys😀

#burano#buranoisland#buranoitaly#buranocolors#buranovenice#buranoitalia#buranoitaly#veniceburano#italytravel#italy_vacations#italylovers#italytour#itália#italiabella#isolaburano#isoladiburano#architecture#veniceburano#iphonephotography

Love is God by @robertindiana marked the start of

Love is God by @robertindiana marked the start of the famous LOVE series

Before Indiana became synonymous with the word, the second and most-public-to-date appearance of the word LOVE ❤️ in his oeuvre occurred in the diamond-shaped, 1964 painting Love Is God💎

Indiana was commissioned to create this piece by the collector Larry Aldrich for an exhibition of his private collection he was planning. Inspired by Christianity while being gay in the 60s, he became fascinated by this word and the first iteration of “LOVE” appeared in a series of paintings also in 1964, evolving into the famous stacked-letter design with the tilted “🅾️”

This bold, graphic style captured the spirit of the 1960s—a time marked by a quest for peace and love amid social upheaval. The work you see here is via @mcnayart

📍Location of the exhibition: go to Piazza San Marco 105 and search for Procuratie Vecchie Venice. It’s on the second floor within a signs on the ground floor. More than 40 works track six decades of his artistic activity, starting from significant youth works, some of which are rarely exposed

#robertindiana The Sweet Mystery, side event of @labiennale April 17 - November 24, 2024

Viva Venice 🥳☀️☀️ #venicebiennale2024 f

Viva Venice 🥳☀️☀️
#venicebiennale2024 for the next days #venicebiennale

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