I’m Julia Ross — native of Washington, D.C., consumer of cultures and frequent museumgoer. I blog here about my encounters with art, at home and in my travels, with occasional mention of my nieces and nephews.
By day I’m a communications officer at the World Bank, but weekends you’ll find me in the subterranean galleries of the Freer-Sackler, indulging a longtime interest in Asian cultures. I’ve lived in both China and Taiwan, and survived nine months of Chinese study under a Fulbright Fellowship. Burma is next on my list.
Outside of the Sackler’s Buddha statues, which I could look at for hours, local favorites include this Chuck Close portrait in the National Gallery’s East Wing; a pensive rabbit in the National Gallery Sculpture Garden; and the Rothko Room at the Phillips Collection.
I’ve posted here about some of my favorite museums worldwide, but let me say the Met, the Art Insitute of Chicago and Taiwan’s National Palace Museum hold special places in my heart. Ferris Bueller had the right idea.
My articles and essays have appeared in the Washington Post, Time, Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times, Plenty, Washington City Paper, USA Today, World Hum and other venues. One of my essays was shortlisted for the Best American Travel Writing 2009.
I tweet about museums, travel and DC-related stuff at @juliaindc, and can be reached at juliarossdc [at] gmail [dot] com.
