Barbie and Mucha

Rome / Lazio / Italy - 6/29/16

Barbie. The Icon.

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So when we were in Rome, we decided to take in a few exhibitions and one that caught my eye was the unlikely combination of Barbie and Mucha at the Complesso del Vittoriano.

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The girls were thrilled to go to the exhibition and I have to say that shown this way, the Barbie dolls were rather impressive.

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There was a much wider and varied set of dolls that I was aware of. Not sure hoe many of them were unique pieces, but still, all very interesting.

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There were even some dolls made to look like famous women, like Marilyn Monroe, Cher and Liza Minelli. All in all the show, though rather brief, was well put together and an enlightening view into the world of Barbie.

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Alphonse Mucha

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Pairing Mucha with Barbie was a juxtaposition I would not have thought of, but moving from the slightly plastic world of Barbie towards the beautiful paintings of Mucha was a smooth one.

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The Mucha exhibition showed a much more deeper dive into the material shown, with long descriptions about the artist that opened a whole new view to his work.

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I had seen many of his famous work before, but mainly the older materials, depicting a very distinct and an elegant artistic style.

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All the intricate paintings of women, starting from Sarah Bernhardt, were truly magnificent and beautiful to see up close.

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And of course The Seasons was on display. Just incredible!

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Moving on there was new (to me) stories of Mucha’s ties to the occult, Le Pater and seemingly a search for a more deeper meaning to life.

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Then came the Slav Epic and the mythology of the Slavic people. This was a bit darker, but also intriguing part of the exhibition.

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All in all, the Munch exhibition was a moving experience and I heartily recommend it, if you are in the neighborhood.

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And now for some parting words.

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URL Barbie and Mucha
Phone +39-068715111
Address Via di San Pietro in Carcere, Roma

Mythos

Rome / Lazio / Italy - 6/26/16

Another short one from Rome, this was after a walk in the evening where we decided to get a little pizza and some Greek food to take to the hotel. Mythos is a small restaurant along the Viale Ippocrate, where our hotel was located at.

I felt like a gyro (4e) and we decided also to get a (gyro) plate with chicken, tzatziki, fries and salad (7e) and a small Greek salad (5,50e) on the side.

The food was ok, the tzatziki was wonderfully garlicky, but other than that it did not really impress us too much. Suitable for an evening snack, but the gyros would’ve needed some extra sauces (hummus etc) or something to spruce them up. The salad also could have used more dressing, now it tasted mainly of dried oregano.

URL Mythos
Puhelin  +39-06644658167
Osoite Viale Ippocrate 32, 00161 Roma, Italy

Non Solo Pizza

Rome / Lazio / Italy - 6/26/16

Ok, so now for something completely different. When in Rome (and Italy for that mattes), you have to get some pizza. And one of the best places to get that pizza is from a hole-in-the-wall that serves up slices. There were two on the Viale Ippocrate, where we stayed. They were both very good, but I think this one had a slightly better crust to their pizza and a very friendly service.

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We got pizza from here a couple of times, Margherita and Crudo and maybe Caprese (we picked these out mostly by pointing). All of the pizzas were delicious, everything was fresh and the slices were quickly heated through in the oven before packing them to go. The prices vary as they are weight based, but the price point is low, so we spent less than 20e for enough pizza for five people.

Oh, and the feeling when getting pizza while Span and Italy were playing football and this restaurant was packed full of young men watching the match? Priceless!

URL www.nonsolopizza.net
Puhelin +39-064440763
Osoite Viale Ippocrate 106, 00161 Rome, Italy