The small Musikmuseet, the national museum of music in Copenhagen, displays mostly musical instruments from Denmark, Europe, and the world. It is a delight to visit. The Danish Music Museum is one of the smaller national museums in Denmark but fun to visit. The emphasis is on European music with a variety of interesting instruments … Read more
Visiting the Sachsenhausen concentration camp memorial and museums in Oranienburg on a day trip is easy by train, bus, or guided tour from Berlin. KZ Sachsenhausen is the closest major former Nazi concentration camp to Berlin. It is an interesting day trip from Berlin to Oranienburg to see this notorious site. The memorial site is … Read more
The Museum für Naturkunde (Natural History) in Berlin has the tallest mounted dinosaur skeleton in the world, a primeval bird fossil, and polar bear Knut as top attractions in addition to many fascinating displays. As part of the Humboldt University, many of the items in the Museum of Natural History in Berlin are for studying … Read more
Visit the Friedrichswerdersche Kirche in Berlin for an exhibition of the 19th-century German sculptures of the Alte Nationalgalerie. The brick Neo-Gothic Friedrichswerdersche Kirche in Berlin provides a spectacular setting for the “Ideal and Form” permanent exhibition of 19th-century sculptures by artists associated with the Berliner Bildhauerschule (Berlin school of sculptors). Around 50 works are on … Read more
Visit Anne Frank Zentrum in Berlin to learn more about the life of the famous diarist in a small museum / documentation center. The Anne Frank Zentrum in Berlin is a small documentation center and museum dedicated to the life of Anne Frank, as well as an education center to increase understanding and tolerance. The … Read more
Helmut Newton’s Legacy and Hollywood, Candida Höfer, and photos for children are the main exhibitions in the Museum of Photography in Berlin in 2022. In 2022, the Museum of Photography (Museum for Fotografie) in Berlin will present a retrospective of the legacy of Helmut Newton in celebration of his centenary. It will be followed by … Read more
Getting to Nuremberg (Nürnberg) in the Franconia region (Franken) in Bavaria (Bayern) is easy by car, plane, or train. → Read more
Johannes Vermeer: On Reflection is a special exhibition of ten paintings by the Dutch master in the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister in Dresden, Germany, from September 2021 to January 2022. → Read more
The Rheinfall near Schaffhausen on the Swiss-German border is Europe’s largest waterfalls and a popular day-trip destination from Zurich and Lake Constance. Europe’s largest waterfalls are in the Rhine River (Rhein) near the town Schaffhausen on the Swiss-German border. The Rhine Falls (Rheinfall) area is a very popular day-trip destination from Zurich and the Lake … Read more
The Piccolomini Library (Libreria Piccolomini) inside Siena Cathedral is a colorful Renaissance highlight in the otherwise predominantly Romanesque-Gothic Duomo. The Piccolomini Library is in a single hall accessible only from inside the cathedral of Siena. Although a number of significant codices are on display, the main reason to visit is to admire the colorful frescoes … Read more