Top Temporary Exhibitions on Berlin’s Museum Island in 2020

Detail of the Germanic Shield of Wachow

A critical look at Germanic tribes is the most-interesting temporary exhibition on Berlin’s Museum Island in 2020, although the opening of the Humboldt Forum will be the cultural highlight of the year.  The opening of the Humboldt Forum with museums from the Asian Art and Ethnological collection is the main cultural event on Berlin’s Museum … Read more

Top Art Exhibitions in Berlin’s Hamburger Bahnhof in 2020

Katharina Grosse, I Think This Is a Pine Tree, 2013

Special exhibitions in Berlin’s Contemporary Art Museum include artists Katharina Grosse, Michael Schmidt and Pauline Curnier Jardin in addition to the museum’s own extensive collection. In 2020, Hamburger Bahnhof – Museum fĂĽr Gegenwart – Berlin will host a variety of temporary exhibitions of contemporary art. The main exhibition — Magical Soup — draw mostly on … Read more

Trains from the UK to German Christmas Markets

Lebkuchen at a German Christmas market

Eurostar, TGV Thalys, and ICE trains offer fast, cheap transportation from London and England to Christmas markets in Germany such as Cologne, Aachen, and Frankfurt. Eurostar trains, combined with TGV Thalys or Inter-City-Express (ICE) trains, are often the fastest and most convenient way to travel from London and England to Christmas markets (Weihnachtsmärkte) in German … Read more

Cheap Transportation to Oberammergau in Germany

View of Oberammergau in Germany

By Car, Train, or Bus to Bavaria’s Passion Play Town Getting to Oberammergau at the Bavarian Alps in Germany is easy by car, train, or bus. Trains run to Munich while local buses go to Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Ettal. Transportation to Oberammergau, famous for its Passion Play performances, is easy both by car and by public … Read more