【推荐2】For some people, museums lead to a feeling of expectation because they are treasures of interesting information.     1     Here are some tips.

Tailor the experience to an interesting aspect of local culture. When visiting a new destination, think about a particular aspect you’re interested in.     2     Look at local museums you can visit that apply to this. From there, focus your exploration of the museum on exhibits, events, and collections that are relevant. You don’t need to take in absolutely everything.

    3     Most museums host regular events and exhibitions, whether they are dance performances, concerts, lectures, gallery talks, or something else entertaining and informative. Attending a museum during one of these events can help make the experience come alive, which also means it will be more interesting to you.

Choose a guide for a tour. When you are touring a museum alone, many descriptions of exhibits can be too hard to understand. Your tired eyes are unable to really process what you’re viewing. Hunt for a tour with a knowledgeable guide who can explain what it is you’re looking at.     4    

Make a plan to explore further. Don’t just visit a museum, look at a few exhibits and leave. Forget about what you’ve learned and put it into practice and explore it further. For example, sightseeing a local art museum might lead you to take a local handicraft class.     5     Allow what you see at the museum to mentally move you to take action.

【推荐1】Train and Work as a Literary (文学的) Editor This Summer!

The Summer Scholars Program provided by Polyphony Company is an 8-week online program for 9th-12th grade high school students. After completing this program, students will have some basic knowledge of literary editing.

Course Schedule

Training: Weeks 1-3

Week 1

Approaching Poetry: online content, live lectures and discussions with poetry instructors. Cooperate with other learners on one poetry submission.

Week 2

Approaching Fiction: online content, live lectures and discussions with fiction instructors. Cooperate with other learners on one fiction submission.

Week 3

Approaching Creative Nonfiction: online content, live lectures, and discussions with creative nonfiction instructors. Cooperate with other learners on one creative nonfiction submission.

Weeks 4-8

Work as a junior editor, responding to two editorial tasks per week. Learners will receive feedback on every task, Having a meeting with the instructors to discuss interests, feedback, and the areas of each page for focus.

Learning Outcomes

We expect learners will advance their literary skills while doing meaningful work. Specific learning goals include: methods to approach poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction; practice using literary devices to interpret and analyze submissions and give editorial feedback.

Cost: $ 350/learner

We hope that the summer learners will continue working with Polyphony Company when they finish the program. And the learners will have a chance to be an editing role at Polyphony Company and its high school literary magazine. The instructors will give you personal feedback about your path to promotion, but as a learner, it is not a guarantee of promotion. Historically, about 10% of our junior editors earn promotion to senior editors.

【推荐3】THE BEST PARIS ART EXHIBITIONS IN 2022

Lovers of art and culture will be spoiled in Paris in 2022 with some excellent shows at the city’s impressive museums and galleries. We’ve rounded up 3 of the best Paris art exhibitions this year to attract you.

THE MOROZOV COLLECTION. ICONS OF MODERN ART

Fondation Louis Vuitton

One of this year’s flagship Paris art exhibitions, The Morozov Collection. Icons of Modern Art at Fondation Louis Vuitton shares 200 Impressionist and Modern art masterpieces from the collection of brothers Mikhail and Ivan Morozov, the first time it has travelled outside of Russia. Expect French works by Manet, Matisse, Monet, Pissarro, etc., alongside Russian talents such as Malevich, spanning the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

GAUDI

Orsay Museum

Gaudi is the first major show of Catalan architect Antoni Gaudi’s work in Paris in 50 years, honoring his novel art buildings. Exhibited at Orsay Museum, it digs into his love of space, decoration and color, captured in his extraordinary palaces, hotels and churches. It’s also a rare chance to see some of Gaudi’s furniture designs, never before shown in France.

CÉZANNE, THE LIGHTS OF PROVENCE

Lighting Studio

Kids will adore immersive (沉浸式的) digital art space Lighting Studio in the 11th district, where vivid images of artists’ works are projected around a former foundry (铸造厂), with videos and music combining to impressive effect. Offering an exhibition Cézanne, the Lights of Provence explores the life and works of French Post-Impressionist painter Paul Cézanne.