As an arts director and artist, I have a passion and commitment to the arts.  The pandemic was a challenging period for all of us, especially those of us "truly committed" to the arts!  Ironically, the pandemic was also a fantastic time of opportunity to completely change the way we live and work from home pursuing our passion and purpose in life.  That's how ZermenoMuseum was created.  Now that I've turned my own home into unique online museum to share with art lovers around the globe, I now spend much more time traveling to other museums for inspiration. So the latest art news actually relates to my having been traveling to visit of my favorite museums (and sites) in Rome, Firenze, Pisa, Aix en Provence, and Paris.  These museums and sites have been very inspirational to me, not only as an arts director but also as an artist.  In fact, now that I'm back here in New England my latest art news is that I am now busy working in the studio creating new works of art inspired by my travels to some great European art centers in Italy and France: