Passion for Culture and Art… and Sharing It With You

QUICK CULTURE Insider and QUICK CULTURE Tours in Beverly Hills, California are the fruits of Ellen Greenberg and her passion for culture. Her mission is to offer you interesting and exciting information and unique insights into the world of culture, art, travel, architecture, photography, film and more. Read about Ellen’s story below.

About Ellen Greenberg

Who Am I?
I grew up in the ‘burbs of Philly. My career began with fashion and interior design. When I moved to LA, it evolved into production and costume design for TV, film and theater. I’ve also been an instructor at the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising (FIDM) and guest lecturer at UCLA. Presently, (when the pandemic is over) I provide art appreciation tours in Los Angeles and lead distinctive excursions to Europe, Asia, India and beyond.

Here’s a tiny LA Story behind the philosophy of QUICK CULTURE Insider
When I moved to LA I had to defend my clueless, apparent accent. Not hesitating when accused, I would defend it and declare “But I’m from the 13 original colonies!” No one laughed or took the retort seriously. Defeated, I relented to the cliché, “When in Rome…” and practiced saying “tahk” instead of "tawk" and “cahffee” instead of "cawfee". But then, one fortuitous day, a stranger told me that he loved my accent. Whoa! I had an epiphany (albeit a small blip of one.) I stopped changing my pronunciation. Therein lies the beauty of culture --- all people are different; yet fundamentally the same. The unique and varied cultures of humanity are to be celebrated and embraced with wonder, wit and wanting more. QCI will take you there. Accents and all.

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Great art inspires me to seek out and appreciate emerging artists as well as gain new discoveries and quirks by established masters. You’ll find unique art, places, experiences, people and perspectives on the QUICK CULTURE Insider News and Artist Spotlight pages. And, exclusive-to- QCI unique gifts on the Needs and Wants page. And it will never be boring. OK, that's a big promise. But, hey, this is a subscription-free website! So, why not just go for it!

Confession: However, as much as Ellen loves Los Angeles, California, she still occasionally gets a kick out of saying "wawder" instead of "wahter".

Ellen and her fellow art detectives promise to have you amazed by the unfamiliar and make you carefully ponder and laugh out loud. Sometimes simultaneously.

Ellen’s Credentials

Author: Inside Chocolate, Abrams Books (formerly Harry N. Abrams), New York

Docent Program Certificates: The Getty Center and LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum of Art)

Historian: Getty Research Institute

Ellen has been featured in:

IMDB | Voyage LA | LA Times | Luxe Life Magazine Award Winner | Shoutout LA

Great art inspires Ellen to seek out and appreciate emerging artists as well as gain new discoveries and quirks by established masters. You’ll find unique art, places, experiences, people and perspectives on the QUICK CULTURE Insider News and Artist Spotlight pages. And, exclusive-to QUICK CULTURE Insider, unique gifts on the Needs & Wants page. We will never be boring. OK, that's a big promise. But, hey, this is a subscription-free website! So, why not just go for it!

Quick Culture Tours

Please also visit our sister site, Quick Culture, to check out when our tours will become available again after the COVID-19 crisis has stabilized. Tours are at The Getty, LACMA, the Norton Simon Museum and Beverly Hills. Notables we have toured range from Judge Merrick Garland (President Obama’s Supreme Court Nominee) to Max Getty (J. Paul Getty’s great-grandson). Established in 2005, QUICK CULTURE was conceived to provide entertaining and informative small, custom, private art tours and unforgettable global journeys. Ellen has curated odysseys that span the world from Avignon to Zhongshan Lu for both casual travelers and seasoned explorers.