Author Archives: luzebautista

My Ramona. My aunt is my third parent. She is a huge contributor to shaping the person I am today. Part of that is self-love and nurturing oneself via exposure to fine food, art, and literature. She is a chef by trade, an avid traveler, and a voracious reader. My sisters’ and I planned aContinue reading “museo del barrio”

My loves. Now, I don’t have kids yet. But my sister’s kids, ARE my kids. If you have nieces and nephews, you understand. You get to love them and spoil them, and most importantly, give them back at the end of the day. My sister is an artist who frequents museums and galleries as anContinue reading “guggenheim”

Myself.  Shoes and art, two of my favorite things wrapped into one. The Brooklyn Museum had a High-Heels and Sneaker Exhibit that I just had to go to. Knowing how much I wanted to go, I asked a special person to go with me. Reluctantly, he went. Its notable to mention, I’ve been to theContinue reading “brooklyn museum”

My friend. Friends are the family you get to choose. My first trip to MoMA was with my good childhood friend to check out the architecture exhibit there. He was studying architecture at the time and habitually ventured into the city to visit some of his favorite places. On this occasion, he invited me toContinue reading “MoMA | museum of modern art”

My past. The first and only time I went to the Philadelphia Museum was to see the Frida Kahlo exhibit on display. I went with my boyfriend at the time, my sister and her now husband. I recall being excited to just be there, given the headache it was to convince my significant other toContinue reading “philadelphia museum”

My parents. The Cloisters bring me back to a happy childhood. My parents would load my 3 older siblings and I in the back seat of the station wagon. It was cramped, but just enough space that the four of us fit. We would ride in the car not knowing the destination until we arrived.Continue reading “the met | cloisters”

My first. My earliest memory of going to a museum of any kind is of the Liberty Science Center. Now I  know it doesn’t necessarily constitute a ‘museum’ as much as it does a ‘learning center’. But for a young girl of color from the inner-city of Newark, walking into LSC at 8 years old,Continue reading “liberty science center”