
Moulin Rouge
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1891
A garden of beautiful things
A rotating selection of artworks and music from our collection archives.
Malibu
Miley Cyrus
USA, 2017
Walking On A Dream
Empire Of The Sun
Australia, 2008
Whenever, Wherever
Shakira
Colombia, 2001
Lights
Ellie Goulding
UK, 2010
Careless Whisper
George Michael
UK, 1984
Inspired by Walter Benjamin’s Arcades Project, these submissions form a growing tapestry of thought, emotion, and cultural memory.
“Know your endoxas”
“closest to ideal. ”
“Nothing is easy. What looks easy is not easy. What looks hard is also not easy. Easy is nothing. Is everything hard? Somethings are liquid and somethings are gas but none of them are easy.”
“Rise to your calling!”
“Beautiful suns will rise and set, I believe.”
“Some short but much needed walks must be called first aid walks (FAW for short).”
“I am trying everyone. I am doing my best.”
“Why extraordinary doesn‘t mean over ordinary? Like a little bit more ordinary? Or is being ordinary a circle? ”
“I am shocked how much of our modern western view of the "world" in 21st century is still grounded on David Hume's philosophy.”
“Sometimes the brightest moment of my day is the salad I get for my lunch. ”