happy museum month! (#22)

that's right y'all. it's museum month. and what better way to celebrate than with a stellar playlist featuring the top 10 museums in the US! don't think about it too hard... just go with it.

Listen to Danny's playlist!!
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#10. The Frick Collection: All the Rowboats by Regina Spektor - are you frickin' kidding me? just the fact that there is a museum in the world called the frick collection is frickin' amazing. one of the Frick Collection's mission statements is to preserve and display for the public the Collection, and to augment its holdings in fields established by Henry Clay Frick, reflecting the uncompromising levels of quality that he embraced, and maintaining the historic tranquility of Mr. Frick’s house. awesome. ok, and to be honest, this is probably the only song that will reference museums. like i said, just go with it.


#9. Norman Rockwell Museum: Blue Blood Blues by The Dead Weather - I don't know how Norman could NOT rock well to this song. one of the great charms of the museum is its location. many of Rockwell’s world-renowned images were drawn from the surrounding community and its residents.


#8. The Tech Museum of Innovation: Lotus Flower by Radiohead - this song just feels techy & innovative to me. try to not move to this... i dare you. the tech museum's mission is to inspire the innovator in everyone. how neat is that?!


#7. Museum of Fine Arts: Real Hero by College - The Museum's ultimate aim is to encourage inquiry and to heighten public understanding and appreciation of the visual world.


#6. Museum of Modern Art: Modern Man by Arcade Fire - had to be done. The Museum of Modern Art is a place that fuels creativity, ignites minds, and provides inspiration. With extraordinary exhibitions and the world's finest collection of modern and contemporary art, MoMA is dedicated to the conversation between the past and the present, the established and the experimental.


#5. National Gallery of Art: Movement and Location by Punch Brothers - The Gallery limits its active art collecting to paintings, sculpture, and works of art on paper, from the late middle ages to the present, from Europe and the United States.


#4. American Museum of Natural History: Magic by Ladyhawke - i'm kind of on an 80's vibe kick recently (see track #7, #4 & #3). The Museum is renowned for its exhibitions and scientific collections, which serve as a field guide to the entire planet and present a panorama of the world's cultures.


#3. Metropolitan Museum of Art: Polish Girl by Neon Indian - and it don't stop. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, which includes its Main Building on Fifth Avenue and The Cloisters museum and gardens in northern Manhattan, dates back to 1866.


#2. The J. Paul Getty Museum: Two Against One by Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi Feat. Jack White - poor j. paul... nobody likes coming in 2nd. The J. Paul Getty Museum seeks to further knowledge of the visual arts and to nurture critical seeing by collecting, preserving, exhibiting and interpreting works of art of the highest quality.


#1. Smithsonian: I Won't Be Found by The Tallest Man On Earth - felt like the #1 museum in the US needed an artist with a BIG name... not to mention this is probably my #1 song at the moment. and the irony being that the most popular museum in the US will never not be found. sorry for the double negative there... founded in 1846, the Smithsonian is the world's largest museum and research complex, consisting of 19 museums and galleries, the National Zoological Park and nine research facilities.


and there you have it! enjoy the rest of your museum month!