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Exploring Berlin's Museum Island

Posted by Jason Hussong on Thursday, November 17, 2011,

I stood at the top of the steps to Berlin's Altes Museum. Before going in to view the museum's collection of classical antiquities, I paused for a moment to admire the impressive view at the end of Museum Island. It was just as inspiring as all of the amazing works I had already seen, particularly those in The Renaissance special exhibition in the Bode Museum.

There was not enough time to see all of what Berlin's Museum Island had to offer on my RIAS Berlin Kommissio...

A Walk Through the Weisman

Posted by Jason Hussong on Monday, September 20, 2010,

I arrived on the University of Minnesota's campus to meet a high school friend and her son for lunch. I asked to meet there so I could see the Weisman Art Museum again, something I haven't done since college. I've wanted to do this for a while, but time is always short when I'm visiting family back in Minnesota. On this visit, though, it came together like pieces in a puzzle.

I was in high school when the museum opened. I remember it was rather controversial since none of the other buil...

The Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Posted by Jason Hussong on Thursday, December 17, 2009,

I have a handful of favorite places that I like to hit when I go home to the Minneapolis area. And yeah, most of them may actually be restaurants and bars, but a few aren't; one in particular is the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. I

t's a great place to get lost and look at some high class art for free. Yep, that's right, it's doesn't cost a dime if you're visiting the main part of the museum - special exhibits are extra.

Normally I drop in for an hour or two to bridge a gap that I have in...

A Bite Outta the Big Apple

Posted by Jason Hussong on Tuesday, August 18, 2009,

New York City was amazing and I think I did as much of it as possible in a week with my friend turned tour guide Lisa.

I had some time Friday morning, before the wedding rehearsal and dinner that night, so I took the hour long train ride into Penn Station where we met up to head uptown a bit to see the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

We only had a few hours to run through the hundreds upon hundreds of pieces of art, but I'm really happy we did it and can definitely put it down as one of my favori...

France ~ 2008

Posted by Jason Hussong on Tuesday, August 18, 2009,

It's about one year to-the-day since I was in France on holiday with my father. It is a trip of which I have such fond memories. One of them occurred within our first few days in Paris.

We had just landed and were standing on the bus on the tarmac, waiting to be shuttled to the terminal to get our bags, when this man walks on and stands, holding on to the pole, right in front of me.

He surely looked familiar, but I wasn't positive at first so I waited for him to turn around again. An...