Miki KusunoseAmsterdam: Final thoughtsI’m writing from the plane back to Seattle, with just about six hours left in the flight. Given the time I have, I want to spend a few…Jul 20, 2023Jul 20, 2023
Miki KusunoseThe Black Archives and ASC-Leiden: Contrasting approaches to grappling with the Dutch colonial…We visited the Black Archives last Friday and the Africa Studies Centre on Monday as our last site visits for this trip. Both institutions…Jul 20, 2023Jul 20, 2023
Miki Kusunose“Café Terrace at Night”; also, Kröller-Müller versus the Van Gogh MuseumThe central and permanent exhibit at the Kröller-Müller Museum houses the second-largest collection of Vincent van Gogh’s paintings…Jul 17, 2023Jul 17, 2023
Miki KusunoseHow the Tropenmuseum pushed me to think critically of the NetherlandsA few classmates and I arrived at the Tropenmuseum, aka the “Tropics Museum,” last Monday around half past noon. We walked into the…Jul 16, 2023Jul 16, 2023
Miki KusunoseWhy was the Concertgebouw so much more enjoyable than Benaroya?On the evening of July 5, I attended a concert at the Concertgebouw with several other classmates.Jul 9, 2023Jul 9, 2023
Miki KusunoseCommentary on a room in the StedelijkThe Stedelijk Museum featured an unorthodox room crammed full of paintings in its permanent exhibit, with no more than several inches…Jul 9, 2023Jul 9, 2023
Miki KusunoseDOK: Tightening the belt amid growing painsWhen we walked into Delft Public Library, DOK, on an early Monday morning this week, one thing was certain: DOK is a product of an…Jul 7, 2023Jul 7, 2023
Miki KusunoseCan Dutch library innovations and initiatives work in Seattle?Walk a few blocks southeast from the Amsterdam Centraal train station past the (unabashedly way-too-enormous) floating pagoda — look up…Jul 1, 2023Jul 1, 2023
Miki KusunoseAmsterdam: The built environments of the Rijks and Maritime museumsBetween the 24th and 25th of June, I visited the Rijksmuseum and The National Maritime Museum via my “I Amsterdam” city card, which…Jun 27, 2023Jun 27, 2023
Miki KusunoseAmsterdam: Collage of initial thoughtsI landed in Schiphol International Airport on the afternoon of the 20th and set foot onto the zoo of bikes, cars, and fast-walking people…Jun 24, 2023Jun 24, 2023
