WMF Journal
October 20, 2009
Ken’s Diligent Service in Beijing: Day 4
Posted by Ken Feisel, Art Director
Fun fact: for some inexplicable reason, people always ask me for directions. I’m not sure why they ask me, but figure it’s either because I look essentially harmless, or because they think my height somehow instills in me preternatural wayfinding skills. At any rate, if you were lost in the Forbidden City, who would you ask for directions?
Read moreOctober 19, 2009
Ken’s Diligent Service in Beijing: Day 3
Posted by Ken Feisel, Art Director
So cool—spent the entire day in the Forbidden City. Started out by meeting the guys (and gal) working in the restoration studios. They’re internationally recognized craftsmen using traditional skills to restore the incredible interiors and furniture of the Qianlong Gardens.
Read moreOctober 18, 2009
Ken’s Diligent Service in Beijing: Day 2
Posted by Ken Feisel, Art Director
On arrival in Beijing, Henry informed me that he’d be having dinner with Nancy Berliner, so I’d be on my own for the evening.
Read moreOctober 17, 2009
Ken’s Diligent Service in Beijing: Day 1
Posted by Ken Feisel, Art Director
WMF Art Director and prolific blogger Ken Feisel is in Beijing, along with Executive Vice President Henry Ng, meeting with Palace Museum officials to discuss a new visitor center for the Forbidden City’s Qianlong Gardens and our continuing collaboration on the gardens’ restoration.
Read moreOctober 16, 2009
Hands-on Experience: Summer in Peru
Posted by Patrick Kidd
Patrick Kidd, a graduate student in the University of Pennsylvania’s historic preservation program, and two of his classmates, volunteered to spend some time researching and working in Peru’s Colca Valley in summer 2009.
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