Dr. Lizzie Rogers

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  • Visiting Biltmore, the North Carolina home of the Vanderbilts

    Visiting Biltmore, the North Carolina home of the Vanderbilts

    Welcome to Biltmore, the spectacular home of the Vanderbilts in Asheville, North Carolina – although it may seem hard to imagine this fairy-tale mansion as a family home, when it has a total of 250 rooms! Ready to see inside? It’s even more impressive than the French chateau-inspired exterior suggests… Here is one of my read more

  • Visiting the Aiken-Rhett House, Charleston

    Visiting the Aiken-Rhett House, Charleston

    Welcome to Charleston, South Carolina, and the Aiken-Rhett House. I’ve been so excited to get exploring the US and their house museums, and the Aiken-Rhett House certainly did not disappoint. What was so interesting about the Aiken-Rhett House was the focus of the visitor interpretation: so much research has been done into the enslaved members read more

  • Moving to Savannah…

    Moving to Savannah…

    So two weeks ago, we swapped Sheffield and the UK for Savannah, Georgia, and the US. We’ve moved for my fiancé’s job and I’m going to spend the first couple of months finishing off my PhD. This move has been a long time in the making and with that, packing up our flat and trying read more

  • “C’est mon plaisir” – Isabella Stewart Gardner and her collection

    “C’est mon plaisir” – Isabella Stewart Gardner and her collection

    Isabella Stewart Gardner by John Singer Sargent, 1888, oil on canvas (Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum P30WI) Above the central portal to the Isabella Stewart Gardner museum is her motto: “C’est mon plaisir” (“it is my pleasure”) This sums up perfectly the collection housed at Fenway Court: a unique and beautiful museum created by a unique read more

  • How to spend a weekend in D.C.

    How to spend a weekend in D.C.

    I was lucky enough to spend three weekends in D.C. when I was staying in Virginia and each time I visited, I discovered something new I loved about it – mainly it had to do with the museums and the food… so I wanted to share some of the experiences that have made it a read more

  • National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.

    National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.

    A whistle-stop tour of a few of my favourite things in the National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.! read more

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