Travel
August 1, 2025

My Modern Met’s Art + Culture Guide to Portland

It’s hard to be bored in Portland, Oregon. With its vibrant art scene, world-class dining, and stunning natural beauty, there is always something to see, eat, and hear. As the largest city in Oregon, it serves as a cultural hub with numerous idiosyncrasies. The largest independent bookstore in the world? Check. The most authentic Japanese garden outside of Japan? Portland has it. A craft brew festival that’s been around for nearly 40 years? Yes!

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Music
July 31, 2025

RIP Ozzy Osbourne: Thousands Honor the Late Legend in His Hometown of Birmingham

Ozzy Osbourne passed away at the age of 76 on July 22, 2025. His undeniable mark on pop culture has many edges to it: a heavy metal pioneer that changed the landscape of music; an erratic, hedonistic “prince of darkness” known for his stage antics; and an early, wackily endearing icon of reality TV when the genre was only coming into existence. With his passing, the story of an all-encompassing star came to an end.

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Installation
July 31, 2025

David Hockney’s Largest Exhibition Ever Takes Over the Fondation Louis Vuitton

Across his storied career, David Hockney has staged countless exhibitions, but his newest at the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris might be his most ambitious. Open for only one more month, David Hockney 25 gathers more than 400 of the artist’s work, encompassing 70 years of his creative output. Throughout, Hockney’s modernist paintings, evocative portraits, new digital art, ethereal landscapes, and immersive spaces all converge, offering an unprecedented glimpse into the artist’s practice.

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My Modern Met

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