In a time where everyone has to stay at home as much as possible, we can explore cultural expressions virtually. In the article ‘So You can’t go to the museum. But you can bring the Museum to your home’ we read: “Research has shown that viewing art can reduce stress and anxiety, increase motivation and … Continue reading
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Spring is in the air
So let’s go for a walk in the woods of La Roche-en-Ardenne, my home region, in Belgium-Province Luxembourg. For walk number 7, for example. With lots of nature and cultural highlights, and with photos speaking silent words… (click on thumbnail to enlarge pictures) photos above courtesy Stijn Teijssen Continue reading
Color exist
With the exhibition ‘Singing Colors,’ till the end of this month to see in ‘Centre Franco-Omanais‘ in Muscat, four Omani artists show their true colors in beautiful paintings. (Click thumbnails to enlarge the pictures) As Mayada Reehan, one of the four artist’s, and one of the women portraits in my latest publication, ‘Whispers of … Continue reading
Two museums, two different worlds, lots in common…
The ‘National Museum’ in Muscat, Sultanate of Oman and ‘Museum De Reede’ in Antwerp, Belgium, my home country are both newcomers…The first established end 2016, the latter opened beginning of June…The ‘National Museum’ showcases the cultural heritage of Oman, from prehistory to the present day. ‘Museum De Reede,’ (MDR) is dedicated exclusively to graphic art. … Continue reading
“Soup is the song of the hearth….and the home” (The Soup-Book 1949)
Wherever you go, as in my case in La Roche-en-Ardenne, in the province of Luxembourg, in the French part of Belgium, or in the Sultanate of Oman in the Arabian Peninsula, every culture has her own types of soup. Every cultural festival in Muscat or Salalah, has soup in the offer. This weekend, on 26 … Continue reading