Tag Archives: Museum

The Spellbinding Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao

Posted on May 7, 2022 by Symbol Reader

“The Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, looked like something out of an alien hallucination—a swirling collage of warped metallic forms that appeared to have been propped up against one another in an almost random way. Stretching into the distance, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Guggenheim, Bilbao, Museum | Tagged archetypes, architecture, art, Bilbao, Frank O. Gehry, Guggenheim, modern art, Museum, symbolism, symbols | 2 Comments

Museo Picasso in Málaga, His Birthplace

Posted on August 5, 2019 by Symbol Reader

I felt a sort of a spiritual communion with Pablo Picasso while visiting Museo Picasso in his home town of Málaga (featured in the photo above). Never before had I received his art so intensely. The museum is housed in … Continue reading →

Posted in Pablo Picasso, Uncategorized | Tagged archetypes, art, bull, Malaga, Museum, Pablo Picasso, painting, symbolism, symbols, Three Graces | 9 Comments

A Visit to the House of C.G. Jung

Posted on July 25, 2019 by Symbol Reader

We are in the grip of another heatwave here in Switzerland, “the relentless beating heat” described famously in The Great Gatsby, while the Sun has just entered the sign of Leo. We are also on the eve of C.G. Jung’s … Continue reading →

Posted in C.G. Jung's house | Tagged analytical psychology, C.G. Jung, depth psychology, Emma Jung, Jung's house, Küsnacht, Museum, Zurich | 23 Comments

Museums: Bridging the Gap between the Visible and the Invisible

Posted on January 8, 2017 by Symbol Reader

“The trucks and locomotives lined up in the railway museum carry neither freight not passengers. Nobody is slain by the swords, cannons and guns on display in the military museum, and not one single worker or peasant uses the utensils, … Continue reading →