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The Savvy Museum Visitor @savvymuseumvisitor.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Loved this city park exhibit yesterday while I was in Seoul. Fun and creative! I’m mostly visiting museums but a little extra outdoor culture is fun!

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The Savvy Museum Visitor @savvymuseumvisitor.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Getting lost in Seoul. open.substack.com/pub/thesavvy...

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The Savvy Museum Visitor @savvymuseumvisitor.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

A fun interview with the executive director of this amazing, tiny museum at the edge of Sequoia National Park. I so appreciate her time to share with us! Please check it out and give her a bit of love! #museum #preservationsociety #museumstaff #sequoianationalpark #behindthescenes

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Behind-the-Scenes at a Museum You've Never Been To

But you should!

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The Savvy Museum Visitor @savvymuseumvisitor.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Where were year a year ago today? I was at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. An amazing museum with lots of stories to tell. Paintings, furnishings, textiles, and more. And of course the courtyard is spectacular! #museum #art #boston #gardnermuseum

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Global Museum @globalmuseum.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Beautiful blue #glass #beads from the late #BronzeAge. Ploughed up by a farmer in Denmark in 1885, analysis shows the beads were made in Mesopotamia, pointing to long-distance trade in luxury goods some 3,000 years ago. 📷 National Museum of Denmark #Archaeology #globalmuseum #museums @AlisonFisk

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The Savvy Museum Visitor @savvymuseumvisitor.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Green and butterflies for summer! Moon flask with gold butterfly and wheat motifs, 1880s. Worcester factory, British. Bone china. Metropolitan Museum of Art, public domain. About 11 inches tall. #art #museum #worcester #bonechina

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The Savvy Museum Visitor @savvymuseumvisitor.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Cool off! And practice your slow looking skills as you destress. Find both bridges. The people. The animals. Inn and Travelers in Snowy Mountains by Yuan Yao, 1745. Culture-China. Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk. Met, public domain. #museum #art #hangingscroll #chineseart #slowlooking #snow

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The Savvy Museum Visitor @savvymuseumvisitor.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

Admire! Brooch, 1901-2, designed by Charles Ashbee, leader of the Arts & Crafts Movement in England. He designed houses, furniture, jewelry, and more. Gold, silver, enamel, moonstone, topaz, and freshwater pearl. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, public domain. #museum #ashbee #jewelry #art

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The Savvy Museum Visitor @savvymuseumvisitor.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

I was totally enthralled with the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia! Great art! No labels! I consider it one of my "exceptional museums." Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/thesavvymuseumvisitor/p/not-your-usual-museum #mueum #art #barnesfoundation #philadelphia

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The Savvy Museum Visitor @savvymuseumvisitor.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

In honor of the bunnies that have been enjoying my backyard clover! -Moon and White Hare in Snow, probably 1819, by Taisosai Hokushu, Japanese. Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper. Metropolitan Museum of Art, public domain. #art #museum #rabbit #woodblockprint

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The Savvy Museum Visitor @savvymuseumvisitor.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Imagine you've walked into this painting by Winslow Homer. What do you see? What do you hear? What textures do you feel? What do you smell? What can you taste? You've just created a moment of respite. Take a breath. Now slide back into your day. #museum #art #beach #winslowhomer #respite #destress

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The Savvy Museum Visitor @savvymuseumvisitor.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Anni Albers was the first textile designer to have a solo exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1949. She was at the Bauhaus School until the Nazis closed it. She & her husband, Josef Albers, came to teach at Black Mountain College in North Carolina. #museum #art #textile #annialbers

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The Savvy Museum Visitor @savvymuseumvisitor.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

What do you see historically? And artistically? Emotionally? We tend to glance briefly at life and art. I advocate slow looking. Studies show that examining art improves our wellbeing. A Village Street in Auvergne, France, c. 1910. Gelatin silver print. MMA. #art #museum #photography #france

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The Savvy Museum Visitor @savvymuseumvisitor.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

As a museum professional (my 1st career), I appreciate the artistry, the lighting, & the carpet on the table. As a therapist, (my 2nd career), I wonder what's her life like? What else is she feeling besides tired? -A Maid Asleep, Vermeer, 1656. Dutch. #art #museum #feelings #wellness #vermeer

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The Savvy Museum Visitor @savvymuseumvisitor.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

I love chatelaines! "Tool belts" for the housekeeper. Read a bit about them at: substack.com/@thesavvymuseumvisitor/note/c-123105510 #chatelaines #19thcentury #museum #jewelry #art

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Colchester Museums @colmuseums.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

The European craze for Asian aesthetics didn’t stop there. Like Chinoiserie, Japanoiserie was a trend that swept through 18th- and 19th-century interiors, where Eastern-inspired designs were embraced for their vivid colours, ornate patterns, and perceived exoticism.

Large ornamental porcelain jar with domed lid, decorated in vivid red, blue, and gold floral and geometric patterns. The jar has a flared base and faceted body, featuring stylised flowers and scroll motifs.

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The Savvy Museum Visitor @savvymuseumvisitor.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

What are Coptic textiles? Who were the Copts? substack.com/@thesavvymuseumvisitor/note/c-122601180 #coptic #textiles #museum #art

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The Savvy Museum Visitor @savvymuseumvisitor.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Have you had to declutter or downsize due to moving? How hard was it? Some thoughts here. open.substack.com/pub/thesavvymuseumvisitor/p/how-is-our-stuff-like-museum-stuff #museum #downsize #declutter #possessions #isitart

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How is Our Stuff Like Museum Stuff?

Stories and connections

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The William Morris Society @williammorrissocuk.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Did you know that almost all of our lectures and talks are recorded? 😯 Head to our online shop and catch up on the ones you missed! Maybe you'll learn something new🤯 #williammorris #williammorrissociety #museumshopsunday #artsandcraftsmovement #decorativearts #victoriandesign #arthistory

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Roger Bultot @rogab.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts, Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC #newyorkcity #manhattan #uppereastside #metropolitanmuseumofart #mma #fifthavenue #museum #architecture #landmark #culture

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The Savvy Museum Visitor @savvymuseumvisitor.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

A chance to look slowly and closely. Start with finding the grumpiest one! Who do you think the woman is in the back? Do you think this was a special day in the family? Who do you think takes care of the dog? #museum #art #photography #family #closelooking #Albumenprint

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The Savvy Museum Visitor @savvymuseumvisitor.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Philadelphia high style! Philly was the capital of the U.S. at times during the 18th century. It was the epitope of high style! Furniture, fabric, silver, art, or glass-things created in Philly were very fancy! High chest, 1760-70. Silver snuffer stand, 1755-65. #museum #art #furniture #silver

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Dr Ella Hawkins @ellamchawk.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Today is National Biscuit Day, and it’s about time that I populated this account with biscuit (cookie) sets from the past few years. Here are some of my favourites. 🧵 First up, a set inspired by the delicious designs of William Morris and John Henry Dearle.

A set of eight rectangular cookies arranged on a square white plate against a dark wooden background. Each cookie is inspired by a wallpaper design by Morris & Co. The patterns represented feature different floral and leaf shapes in shades of baby blue, soft pink, leafy green, mustard yellow, cream, and dark grey.

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The Savvy Museum Visitor @savvymuseumvisitor.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Where do you go to reflect? How do you enhance your wellbeing? What do you do to calm your soul? For me, it's museums, culture, and art. For moments of respite, please join me at The Savvy Museum Visitor. thesavvymuseumvisitor.substack.com/s/wellness

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The Savvy Museum Visitor @savvymuseumvisitor.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

Art for Wellness. Escape for just a moment... that'll be enough to help you pause and step away from stress and anxiety. What else will you do today to find a moment of peace? #artandwellbeing #wellness #museum #celedon

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Art for Wellness

Escape for just a moment!

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The Savvy Museum Visitor @savvymuseumvisitor.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

What is she thinking? What is she feeling? This is William Merritt Chase's wife at their summer home on Long Island. They had 5 children. -For the Little One, ca. 1896, William Merritt Chase #museum #art #feelings #williammerrittchase

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The Savvy Museum Visitor @savvymuseumvisitor.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

A touch of 18th century watercolor and ink from India. A thrush and a moth. For us to admire! #art #museum #watercolor

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The Savvy Museum Visitor @savvymuseumvisitor.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

Cold and dark? Or warmth of community? Zoom in on the details. So much to see! -A Winter Landscape with Ice Skaters and an Imaginary Castle, ca. 1615–20. Christoffel van den Berghe (c. 1590 – c. 1645), Dutch. Met, public domain. #art #museum #dutchart #winter

A painting of a winter scene in Holland with skaters, bare trees, a castle, and a few other buildings.

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The Savvy Museum Visitor @savvymuseumvisitor.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

You won’t guess what this is made from! I love when something challenges us to look with new eyes! It’s titled “Blessing.” Made of acrylic and birch plywood. Surprised? From an art gallery in my town. #art #gallery #lookwithneweyes

A child’s short sleeved dress with a flower inset on the front.

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The Savvy Museum Visitor @savvymuseumvisitor.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

I needed to breathe in art, so I went to my local art museum. Just what I needed! I'll write a Substack essay about this museum in the next few days. It's a well-done large town museum! #art #museum #localmuseum #artmuseum

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The Savvy Museum Visitor @savvymuseumvisitor.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Are you a lifelong learner? A curious person? I'm Susan and my goal is to enhance your wellbeing through art, museums, & culture. I do it here on Bluesky & in a grander format on Substack: thesavvymuseumvisitor.substack.com. Come on along! #art #museum #lifelonglearning #culture

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The Savvy Museum Visitor @savvymuseumvisitor.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

International Tea Day! My day! Are you a tea or coffee drinker? Living in London and Sydney during my wandering years made me a tea drinker. And, I'm a huge fan of CFA Voysey. His designs make me smile! Kettle, stand & burner, c. 1896, brass, V&A. #museum #tea #voysey #brass

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The Savvy Museum Visitor @savvymuseumvisitor.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Look with new eyes! Yes, it's a lovely crazy quilt, made from leftover scraps of fabric that share the life of the maker. But, connect it to you. What color or square represents you? Or maybe it's the border flowers? Thinking about things in new ways boosts our wellness. #quilt #wellness #museum

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The Savvy Museum Visitor @savvymuseumvisitor.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

What does this trilobite make you think of? What pattern is it similar to?

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The Savvy Museum Visitor @savvymuseumvisitor.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

Yay us! Today is International Museum Day! My favorite museum is the National Museum of Korea. Excellent collection of art! Plenty of seating. Labels in 3 languages. An outdoor experience with pagodas, ponds, and gardens. And excellent hospitality! What's your favorite museum? #museum #korea

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The Savvy Museum Visitor @savvymuseumvisitor.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

What do you want to know? Boring labels bug the heck out of me! I want stories! What story, what insights, would you want a museum to share about this piece of art? -Mountainous Landscape with a Stream, 1827. Totoya Hokkei, Japanese (1780–1850). Woodblock print. #art #museum #woodblock

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