We also visited the Pärnu New Art Museum, which had drawn my attention with an event described on the web - an annual international nude art exhibition. This year was the 18th such exhibition, titled "Man, Woman and Electricity." On display were works executed in various techniques - oil and acrylic paintings, photographs, sculptures, audio and visual performances.
Who knows how it is in France - the cradle of Museum Night - but in Latvia this event always falls during the blossoming of bird cherry and chestnut trees. The breath of spring drifts through the air and crowds move through Riga's streets, especially through Old Riga, seeking new impressions, new acquaintances, new information.
Very soon - this coming Saturday, May 14th - museums across Riga and all of Latvia will open for a special night exhibition. Museum Night is taking place here for the seventh time and I am tremendously happy about this tradition. This year's main theme, or motto, is Neighbours. As I understand it, the theme will be explored both in the narrower sense of neighbours who live just beyond the wall, and in the broader global sense - neighbouring countries. To help decide which direction to explore the neighbourhood, the event programmes are below.
The name Monaco is certainly associated with Formula 1, the Monaco Grand Prix, as the races take place on the city's streets, where people walk every day and traffic flows. The Monte Carlo Casino, visited by the world's wealthiest, most famous, and most gambling-prone people. Casino visitors should expect to hand over any photo and video equipment to the guards...
Dalí's life resembled theatre, performance, an endless citation of the flow of the subconscious. He - or rather they, Dalí and his muse Gala - needed scandal.