7 Reasons to Visit Canada’s National Art Gallery

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The Gallery has an incredible variety of artwork ranging from historic pieces all the way to those created in the present day.

You will find one of the most impressive collections of traditional and modern Indigenous art and Canadian art in the world.

More than just paintings, wandering through the Gallery, you will also see clothing, photography, sculpture, installations, and decorative arts.

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Analyzing The Signatures of 12 Famous Artist [Infographic]

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Humans have long been fascinated by personality traits and categories. Myers-Briggs, enneagrams, DISC assessments, love languages, the list goes on and on.

Though most of these personality quizzes have only become popular in the past decade or so, the study of handwriting analysis — also known as graphology — has been around for nearly 200 years! Who could forget Sherlock Holmes’s ability to identify the killer’s identity based on a scrap of paper with their handwriting?

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Bring Adventure Home! Travel Art Prints To Add To Your Wall

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Are you missing lounging on the beach, wandering through new cities, and exploring new places?

Me too.

Though we may be limited to where we can go right now because of COVID, that doesn’t mean that we can’t bring a little adventure into our homes!

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Why You Should Add The Getty To Your Post-COVID Travel List

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On my last trip to LA (also my last pre-COVID trip), I was very excited that I would have a chance to finally cross The Getty off of my “museums to visit” list. I have wanted to get there for years — ever since reading Loot and learning about the more controversial side of the museum.

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9 Vintage Hawaii Travel Posters (That Will Make You Want To Pack Your Bags!)

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There’s nothing that makes me want to pack my bags more than vintage travel posters — especially ones that show me palm trees, beaches, and a tropical paradise!

These are some prints that I have collected during various trips to the Hawaiian Islands and they instantly transport me back to the sand, sun, and floral breezes of Oahu, Maui, Kauai, The Big Island, Molokai, and Lanai.

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