Vanessa Hagerbaumer, Senior Special Events Officer
Posted: Tuesday, July 2, 2013
«I'm back in New York, and I've had a chance to reflect on my first Travel with the Met experience. The trip was truly unforgettable, thanks in part to the hospitality and humor of our Russian hosts and the stoic pride they take in their country.
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Vanessa Hagerbaumer, Senior Special Events Officer
Posted: Thursday, June 27, 2013
«Our local guide explained that the first settlers to the Kizhi Island area in the sixteenth century practiced two religions simultaneously: Russian Orthodox Christianity and pre-Christian pagan mysticism.
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Vanessa Hagerbaumer, Senior Special Events Officer
Posted: Tuesday, June 25, 2013
« Here the Volga River meets the Kotorosl River as seen from the bluffs of Yaroslavl, a picturesque city with a population of 640,000. Decorative plantings in the shape of a bear, the city's emblem, commemorate the 1,003rd anniversary of Yaroslav.
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Vanessa Hagerbaumer, Senior Special Events Officer
Posted: Thursday, June 20, 2013
« In 1776, while America was starting a revolution, the Russians were building the Bolshoi Theater.
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Vanessa Hagerbaumer, Senior Special Events Officer
Posted: Monday, June 17, 2013
«I'm currently traveling as a Museum representative on a Travel with the Met cruise from Moscow to St. Petersburg. One of our first stops in Moscow was Saint Basil's Cathedral. Legend has it that Ivan the Terrible ensured that nothing quite like it could be built again . . . by taking out the eyes of the chief architect.
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