MUSEYON BOOKS Smart City Guides for Travel, History, Art and Film Lovers

  With only 37 works in existence, it’s hard to find a Vermeer, let alone three of them, in any one place. Only five museums can boast that—the Frick (3), the Met (5), the Mauritshuis (3), the Rijksmuseum (4), and the National Gallery of Art in D.C. (4). By the way, in case you weren’t counting, that makes New York ... Read More »

Scotland and Ireland are the center of the musical world, just ask Elvis Costello! It might be damp and dark up north, but that’s more than enough reason to take a break from the haggis and deep-fried Mars bars, and write some truly world-class music. From bagpipes and tin whistles to some of the stars of a fashionable UK-wide indie ... Read More »

Want proof that your club is hot? How about a surprise show from a Pulitzer Prize-winning composer. That’s just what happened at Beijing’s D-22 (242 Chengfu Lu, Beijing; +86 6265 3177) this Friday night. And it’s just another sign that the city’s up-and-coming music scene is starting to be taken seriously (no, make that super-seriously) on the international level.   ... Read More »