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Category: sightseeing

Finding George Washington

Posted on: April 28, 2016 Last updated on: April 28, 2016 Written by: Nicole Belolan Comments: 0
George Washington (1732-1799) is famously inscrutable. And yet I found him, hanging on the wall at the Powel House (b. 1765) in Philadelphia. Rather, I found his shadow in the form of a silhouette, pencil lines and all. On the…
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I Left My Soul in Antwerp

Posted on: July 19, 2015 Last updated on: July 20, 2015 Written by: Nicole Belolan Comments: 0
As Tyler and I made our way inside Museum Plantin-Moretus in Antwerp, Belgium, this past June, we knew that its stature as a UNESCO World Heritage site meant we would, at the very least, feel like we had an afternoon well-spent.…
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Historic House-Hunting in New York City

Posted on: November 2, 2014 Last updated on: November 4, 2014 Written by: Nicole Belolan Comments: 0
“I don’t like the phrase ‘hidden’ New York,” explained a knowledgable and friendly museum staff member at a New York City house museum two weeks ago when I declared that most people just don’t think to visit house museums in NYC when…
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Nearby History

Posted on: May 25, 2014 Last updated on: May 25, 2014 Written by: Nicole Belolan Comments: 6
There’s nothing like a few days of spectacular weather to encourage two Ph.D. students to get out of the house. Last Saturday, my partner Tyler and I ventured to Havre de Grace, Maryland, to investigate the town and its museums.…
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