Hi, I’m Fabrizio Musacchio (primary account: @FabMusacchio).
Apart from Computational Neuroscience , I also love exploring. This is account is for stories gathered along the way 🔍🚶🏻♂️
| Weekend Stories | https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_stories/ |
I once again visited the #Kolumba Museum in #Cologne, a place where #architecture, light, and art come together to create a unique atmosphere for slow and attentive viewing. In this post, I've summarized some visual impressions from my visit:
🌍 https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_stories/told/2026/2026-05-16_kolumba_revisited/
BDG Feature: Beyond van Erp: Why Borobudur’s Authentic Form Has Already Been Affirmed
🔗 Read more: https://bit.ly/4uhV5wk
#Buddhism #Borobudur #BuddhistHeritage #BuddhistHistory #BuddhistTemple #Chattra #HeritageConservation #ICOMOS #UNESCO #Indonesia #WorldHeritageSite #YBAI
The #Museum for #EastAsianArt in #Cologne is currently also running a special exhibition called "Living Images. #Buddhist rituals in #Chinese, #Japanese, and #KoreanArt". Unlike many #museum presentations that treat Buddhist objects primarily as stylistic or iconographic achievements, this show puts religious practice first. Here's a short report on what I found most interesting about it:
#WeekendStories #ChineseArt #JapaneseArt #BuddhistArt #Buddhism
In Jan. this year, I visited the #Museum for #EastAsianArt in #Cologne, where I have seen the the exhibition "Celebrating the #LunarYear of the #horse". The exhibition brings together works from #China, #Tibet, #Korea, and #Japan to explore the cultural history of the horse in #EastAsia, coinciding with the Lunar Year of the Horse. In this post, I summarize my impressions and insights from the exhibition:
🌍 https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_stories/told/2026/2026-05-09_year_of_the_horse/
#WeekendStories #ChineseArt #KoreanArt #JapaneseArt #TibetanArt
The #BimaranReliquary, an early #Buddhist artifact that challenges our understanding of the origins of #Buddha imagery. This object, found in #Gandhara, features a sophisticated depiction of the Buddha alongside deities, suggesting that #anthropomorphic representations were already well-established by the early CE. I put some thoughts on this fascinating object in my latest post:
🌍 https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_stories/told/2026/2026-05-03_bimaran_reliquary/
For #MosaicMonday the flooded crypt of the Basilica di San Francesco in #Ravenna.
The Basilica dates to the 10th century and was built on a 5th century church. Due to Ravenna’s marshland and the subsidence of the ground's surface the crypt is permanently submerged by water and nowadays home of goldfishes.
The mosaics belong to the church of the fifth century AD. The crypt is believed to hold the remains of Bishop Neon, who lived in the 5th century.
📷 Photo: Nicola Strocci
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