Karl-G

Thank you for the excellent photos; it looks like a very interesting, enjoyable, and important exhibit.
The Met has prepared a 29 min. video tour of the exhibit which is very good.
 
The Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
WWW.METMUSEUM.ORG Exhibition now on view at The Met  

As you know, there are lots more things to do and see in Montreal.  Botanic Gardens.  Marché Jean Talon (oyster bar, mango store with 29 varieties, meat markets with dozens of kinds of paté, etc.).  Museum of Fine Arts.  Place Jacques Cartier (street entertainers and outdoor cafes) and Rue St. Paul (art galleries and restaurants) at midday and for lunch.  Underground City.  UQAM (U of Quebec in Montreal with half of campus underground and all connected, and then connected to the "national"/provincial library).

As you know, there are lots more things to do and see in Montreal.  Botanic Gardens.  Marché Jean Talon (oyster bar, mango store with 29 varieties, meat markets with dozens of kinds of paté, etc.).  Museum of Fine Arts.  Place Jacques Cartier (street entertainers and outdoor cafes) and Rue St. Paul (art galleries and restaurants) at midday and for lunch.  Underground City.  UQAM (U of Quebec in Montreal with half of campus underground and all connected, and then connected to the "national"/provincial library).

National Museum of Women the Arts in D.C has an excellent and interesting collection.  The quality is very high, and since most people know very little about the topic, it is very useful.  Very nice cafe.  One room has, among many others, the best Alma Thomas, best Joan Mitchel, and (one of the) best Helen Frankenthaler.  Glorious.  One day when I was there, I noticed Wilhelmina Holladay, the founder and funder of the museum, giving a tour to a group of museum directors.  I began following, and she invited me to join in.  She had wonderful stories to tell of each work: she had personally met all the living women artists whose works she had collected, and she had had long conversations with European dealers who sold her the earlier works.
East Wing of the National Gallery deserves separate mention from National Gallery.  The collection is outstanding; my favorites are in the basement rooms.  One day I met an elderly lady weeping in the room with the "Stations of the Cross" by Barnet Newman; I asked if she needed anything.  She said no; she was Mrs. Newman, and she was remembering.
The Albright-Knox in Buffalo is outstanding, especially for late 20th century art.  The family went to NYC once a year and bought new works for the museum from artists.  I was impressed by their taste, manner, and generosity.
The Nelson-Atkins in Kansas City has a fine Chinese collection, already mentioned.  But they are much more.  It is a large museum.  Their free audio guide was one of the best I have ever encountered.  Excellent 19th century American works, and of course new wing with 20th century art and outdoor sculpture.  Enjoy lunch in the beautiful Renaissance courtyard, which they imported in toto, while listening to a live concert of guitar music.
Minneapolis Institute of Arts has a major, excellent collection, including one of the best Asian art collections in the U.S.  Mr. and Mrs. Dayton specialized in collecting, with the specific purpose of donating to the museum and creating a comprehensive collection.  Their collection of Asian ceramics is the best I have seen on display anyplace.  Maybe the Freer has more in storage, but they only have a few on display.
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is one of the best in the country, and with their new addition, they can display much more of it.
The Phillips Collection in D.C. has been mentioned and is certainly worth a visit.  Their 20th c. American collection, from beginning to now, is especially good.  Their addition helped greatly, and their small cafe is nice.
Crystal Bridges in Bentonville, AK has a special setting and very fine collection.
Smithsonian National Museum of American Art is best of its kind.  Choose whatever period or style in American art history you like, and they have excellent examples.  Stained glass by LaFarge and Tiffany, paintings by Adolph Gottlieb, furniture, 19th century paintings of all schools.  Lovely cafe in the "outdoor" courtyard of the building.   National Portrait Gallery is in same building.  This building is downtown, not on the mall.  You can walk from Women's Art to here to East Wing of National Gallery.  Across the street is the public library designed by Mies van der Rohe in the purest, sparest International Style.  It looks like it belongs with 860 Lake Shore Dr. Apartments in Chicago.
 
 
 

Those are the Czech Twins (from Ukraine) in Bali and in bed.

Those are the Czech Twins (from Ukraine) in Bali and in bed.

Many of them are listed on both cities.  But you are right.  Lots of cute guys.  Have no idea of rates in India.

As you know, there are lots more things to do and see in Montreal.  Botanic Gardens.  Marché Jean Talon (oyster bar, mango store with 29 varieties, meat markets with dozens of kinds of paté, etc.).  Museum of Fine Arts.  Place Jacques Cartier (street entertainers and outdoor cafes) and Rue St. Paul (art galleries and restaurants) at midday and for lunch.  Underground City.  UQAM (U of Quebec in Montreal with half of campus underground and all connected, and then connected to the "national"/provincial library).

As you know, there are lots more things to do and see in Montreal.  Botanic Gardens.  Marché Jean Talon (oyster bar, mango store with 29 varieties, meat markets with dozens of kinds of paté, etc.).  Museum of Fine Arts.  Place Jacques Cartier (street entertainers and outdoor cafes) and Rue St. Paul (art galleries and restaurants) at midday and for lunch.  Underground City.  UQAM (U of Quebec in Montreal with half of campus underground and all connected, and then connected to the "national"/provincial library).

The boys on the right and left are the "Czech Twins," although they come from Ukraine.  They have a very busy Instagram and OF.

As you know, there are lots more things to do and see in Montreal.  Botanic Gardens.  Marché Jean Talon (oyster bar, mango store with 29 varieties, meat markets with dozens of kinds of paté, etc.).  Museum of Fine Arts.  Place Jacques Cartier (street entertainers and outdoor cafes) and Rue St. Paul (art galleries and restaurants) at midday and for lunch.  Underground City.  UQAM (U of Quebec in Montreal with half of campus underground and all connected, and then connected to the "national"/provincial library).

The boys on the right and left are the "Czech Twins," although they come from Ukraine.  They have a very busy Instagram and OF.

The boys on the right and left are the "Czech Twins," although they come from Ukraine.  They have a very busy Instagram and OF.

Thank you very much for a pleasant review on two stripper bars which do not get much coverage these days.

Thank you very much for a pleasant review on two stripper bars which do not get much coverage these days.

Thank you very much for a pleasant review on two stripper bars which do not get much coverage these days.

Thank you very much for a pleasant review on two stripper bars which do not get much coverage these days.

Steve Osrow, the founder of the Continental Baths on the Upper West Side in Manhattan, has died in Australia.  The Baths established Bette Midler and Barry Manilow and other entertainers and was a major center of gay activity in the early 1970s.  The NYT has a nice, long obituary today with details about the Baths.

Steve Osrow, the founder of the Continental Baths on the Upper West Side in Manhattan, has died in Australia.  The Baths established Bette Midler and Barry Manilow and other entertainers and was a major center of gay activity in the early 1970s.  The NYT has a nice, long obituary today with details about the Baths.

Steve Osrow, the founder of the Continental Baths on the Upper West Side in Manhattan, has died in Australia.  The Baths established Bette Midler and Barry Manilow and other entertainers and was a major center of gay activity in the early 1970s.  The NYT has a nice, long obituary today with details about the Baths.

Steve Osrow, the founder of the Continental Baths on the Upper West Side in Manhattan, has died in Australia.  The Baths established Bette Midler and Barry Manilow and other entertainers and was a major center of gay activity in the early 1970s.  The NYT has a nice, long obituary today with details about the Baths.

Steve Osrow, the founder of the Continental Baths on the Upper West Side in Manhattan, has died in Australia.  The Baths established Bette Midler and Barry Manilow and other entertainers and was a major center of gay activity in the early 1970s.  The NYT has a nice, long obituary today with details about the Baths.

Steve Osrow, the founder of the Continental Baths on the Upper West Side in Manhattan, has died in Australia.  The Baths established Bette Midler and Barry Manilow and other entertainers and was a major center of gay activity in the early 1970s.  The NYT has a nice, long obituary today with details about the Baths.

Steve Osrow, the founder of the Continental Baths on the Upper West Side in Manhattan, has died in Australia.  The Baths established Bette Midler and Barry Manilow and other entertainers and was a major center of gay activity in the early 1970s.  The NYT has a nice, long obituary today with details about the Baths.

Steve Osrow, the founder of the Continental Baths on the Upper West Side in Manhattan, has died in Australia.  The Baths established Bette Midler and Barry Manilow and other entertainers and was a major center of gay activity in the early 1970s.  The NYT has a nice, long obituary today with details about the Baths.