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Discover Andy Warhol’s Work Through This Virtual Tour ⇒ Despite closing down indefinitely just five days after opening the “Andy Warhol” exhibition, London’s Tate Museum did not let the pandemic stop the public from getting to know this iconic artist better, having filmed a walk-through of the exhibit and a discussion on the subject by Tate Museum’s curated, which you can now watch from the comfort of your home.

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Due to the spread of COVID-19, museums across the world are offering virtual tours of historical timepieces, from the comfort of your couch, or desk chair, or whoever else you are safely staying and social distancing. Besides necessitates during quarantine – i.e., food in your fridge, toilet paper, and other household supplies – entertainment is […]

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Audemars Piguet is about to open its glass doors of the brand's spiral museum to the public this June. Visitors will be able to take on a narrative journey through the world-renowned horologist's 139-year history.

Established as an extension to the Swiss watchmaker’s headquarters in Le Brassus near Le Chenit, the new watch museum located at the Vallée de Joux currently houses a collection that spans over two centuries and consists of more than 300 timepieces.

Musée Atelier Audemars Piguet's recognisable spiralling glass pavilion design conceived by Danish architectural firm Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) to complement the company’s oldest building where Jules Louis Audemars and Edward Auguste Piguet set their workshop in 1875. The two sloping spirals that coil around themselves like a watch spring is meant to symbolise the blend of tradition and forward-thinking at the heart of Audemars Piguet’s craftsmanship while honouring its deep-rooted origins.

[inline-quote author="Jasmine Audemars, Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Audemars Piguet"]"We wanted visitors to experience our heritage, savoir-faire, cultural origins and openness to the world in a building that would reflect both our rootedness and forward-thinking spirit, but, before all, we wanted to pay tribute to the watchmakers and craftspeople who have made what Audemars Piguet is today, generation after generation."[/inline-quote]

Experience The Savoir-faire

Thanks to German museum designer Atelier Brückner reimagining the exhibition’s composition as a musical score, visitors will get to experience a diverse showcase of the manufacture’s complicated masterpieces. A long list of astronomical, chiming and chronograph complications that are at the heart of Audemars Piguet watchmaking are arrayed around the ultra-complicated Universelle pocket watch from 1899. Closing the exhibition is a display of Royal Oak, Royal Oak Offshore and Royal Oak Concept timepieces.

Complementing the complicated timepieces exhibitions are two specialized ateliers located at the heart of the spiral. The first is dedicated to the Grandes Complications, where each watch—which are composed of more than 648 components—spends from six to eight months in the hands of a single watchmaker before leaving the workshop. The second atelier hosts the Métiers d’Art which showcases the works of highly skilled jewellers, gem-setters and engravers.

Visitors to Musée Atelier Audemars Piguet are also able to have a go at some of the ancestral techniques perpetuated by Audemars Piguet’s finishing experts, such as satin brushing and circular graining. Furthering the company’s cultural and artistic engagement, the Musée Atelier Audemars Piguet will also be a fitting exhibition venue for some of the traveling artworks created by the manufacture’s commissioned artists.

In Celebration Of The Musée Atelier

For the opening of its Musée Atelier, Audemars Piguet will exhibit commissioned artworks by long-lasting friends of the brand. These artworks are show creative interpretations of Audemars Piguet’s origins in the Vallée de Joux by Dan Holdsworth, Quayola and Alexandre Joly. Holdsworth’s photograph “Vallée de Joux n° 10” from his photographic series "The Vallée de Joux" along with Quayola’s “Remains #A_027” from "Remains: Vallée de Joux" are complemented by a multimedia installation by Alexandre Joly.

Last but not least, the Swiss watchmaker will also be presenting a new take on one of its exceedingly rare vintage chronograph wristwatches from 1943, dubbed the [Re]master01. It brings back all of the design attributes of the original chronograph, featuring a round stainless steel case and teardrop lugs enhanced by an 18K pink gold bezel, crown and pushers. The gold-toned dial is complemented with a blue tachymetric scale, pink gold hour, minutes and seconds hands along with blue chronograph hands. The watch comes with a light brown hand-stitched calfskin strap as well as an additional brown alligator strap.

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The 18,000-square-meter site will cover all aspects of winemaking, and will serve one of the largest wine markets in the world.

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The 18,000-square-meter site will cover all aspects of winemaking, and will serve one of the largest wine markets in the world.

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"Georgia O'Keeffe: Living Modern" at the Norton Museum of Art sheds new light on the woman, her art, and her clothing.

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Today I took my children to the Centro Cultural Palacio de La Moneda. I’d heard about a new space just for kids called the Galleria…

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Today I took my children to the Centro Cultural Palacio de La Moneda. I’d heard about a new space just for kids called the Galleria…

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Add museums to your travel itinerary this summer. Explore art, culture, technology and history in museums across the United States. Trust us, you won’t want to miss these. Smithsonian Institution Washington DC The multi-faceted Smithsonian should be on every global traveler’s bucket list. It is the world’s largest museum, education and research complex that houses... View Article

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Known the world over as La ville de l’Amour (‘the City of Love’), Paris remains the Mecca for art lovers around the globe, with a plethora of world-renowned art galleries for the cultured traveller. While Musée du Louvre and Centre Pompidou receive millions of visitors every year, the quaint boulevards of the 16th district (arrondissement) of Paris hide several exquisite…

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When world’s richest artist, Damien Hirst, goes all out with designing a hotel suite, you can be sure that what results is a $100K per night (minimum two nights) at the Palms Casino Resort Las Vegas

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The director of small fine arts museum Fondation Beyeler shares his approach to curation.

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