Posts by Regina Sienra

Regina Sienra

Regina Sienra is a Staff Writer at My Modern Met. She is a Mexico City-based journalist, translator, and digital media professional with over a decade of experience creating bilingual content in English and Spanish. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Communications with a specialization in Journalism from the National Autonomous University of Mexico. Her work spans both hard and soft news, with a focus on arts, culture, and entertainment. She has a particular interest in highlighting emerging and independent musicians, a passion that earned her recognition as CBC Radio 3’s Fan of the Year in 2014. Sienra brings a broad pop culture perspective to her writing, with interests that include music, film, and cultural trends across media. When she isn't writing, she is watching films, attending concerts, and building out her growing vinyl collection.
Painting
April 22, 2026

Museum Invites Artists To Cover Gallery Walls in Colorful Murals for a Limited Time

Some of the most famous murals in the world are maintained and celebrated throughout history, but most are meant to be ephemeral. They exist only for a few months or weeks until the wall is repainted or the pigments simply give in to the elements. Mural artists often factor this limited shelf life into their compositions, drawing parallels between the temporality of their work with life itself.

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Museums
April 17, 2026

National Museum of Korea Makes the Top 3 List of Most Visited Museums in the World

Between K-pop music and K-drama shows, Korean culture seems to have reached every corner of the world. But there’s so much more to this country’s heritage than its pop-culture exports. From intricate ancient art to cute modern design, Korea is filled with centuries’ worth of rich arts and culture. No other place captures the many facets that make up Korea’s cultural history like the National Museum of Korea in Seoul.

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Birds
April 16, 2026

Pet Parrot Goes on Underwater Adventures in a Custom-Built Mini Submarine

Many people love traveling with their pets, hoping to share the excitement and the views with their dog or cat. But what if your pet is a bird? That hasn’t stopped a man named Steven Lawyer from turning Bebe, his parrot, into the perfect travel companion. Going out of his way to make Bebe part of his amazing adventures, Lawyer recently took Bebe on a trip to the Bahamas.

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Animals
April 15, 2026

Landmine-Sniffing Rat Who Saved Countless Lives in Cambodia Is Honored With a Statue

Dogs are not the only animals with jobs meant to keep us safe. In Cambodia and other countries affected by landmines, rats are trained to sniff out these explosives, allowing the authorities to remove them without harm. Magawa, an African giant pouched rat, was one such heroic rodent, as he detected 100 landmines over the course of his life. Now, Cambodia has honored him with the world’s first statue dedicated to a landmine-detecting rat.

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