Vanadu Art House — Attraction in Hyattsville

Washington DC is a rich resource for galleries and museums, and the Vanadu Art House is a gem which is well worth the detour into the suburbs to explore.

Clarke Bedford, the father of the exhibition, is a museum curator who found himself with time on his hands, and over time he has accumulated a collection which is unlike anything you are likely to see anywhere in the world.

The curio is situated in a quiet neighborhood and you will need a car to get there. the artefacts take as much space as a small front yard so don't go there expecting a sprawling Smithsonian exhibition! It is well...

I have been coming here to photograph the cars for almost a year and I will always love it. The cars each have their own personality that is shown in their assemblages, and I have come to feel a close connection to them. I first heard of them when I saw each of the station wagons once or twice at age 4 or 5, and since then I tried to figure out where they were and eventually I came over to start photographing. I am almost certain that my interest in old cars stemmed from those sightings as a child. If I could rate this place at a million...

Very interesting house full of surprise founds. Mona Lisa, Venus, mixed with industrial ready made objects put together into installations makes us think what really is what, and how we find our being. Leonardo said it right “Art is never finished, only abandoned”. As it is posted on the sign at front door. Nobody is there, but sign in the door says free and photography encourages. The cars (still have valid registration) parked around...