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by Henk Bekker

in France, Paris

Paris: Visit the Free Museum of Modern Art (Musée d’Art Moderne)

The Raoul Dufy Room is one of the highlights of the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in Paris. It beautifully displays a single work: Raoul Dufy's huge La Fée Électricité (The Spirit of Electricity, 1937).

Visit the free Museum of Modern Art (Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris) at the Palais de Tokyo to see modern 20th-century and contemporary art. The Musée d’Art Moderne displays the 20th-century modern art collection of Paris in the mid-1930s Palais de Tokyo. Highlights include two large murals by Henri Matisse and a massive fresco celebrating … Read more

 

Visit the Fun Paris Museum of Fairground Arts (Musée des Arts Forains) in Bercy

The Museum of Fairground Arts (Musée des Arts Forains) in Paris, Bercy, is a fun, family-friendly Belle Époque funfair experience with historic carousel rides.

The Museum of Fairground Arts (Musée des Arts Forains) in Paris, Bercy, is a fun, family-friendly Belle Époque funfair experience with historic carousel rides. Visit the Museum of Fairground Arts (Musée des Arts Forains) in Paris’s Bercy district for a captivating journey into Belle Époque fairground culture. Its vast collection of more than 3,000 restored … Read more

 

See the Pergamon Altar Sculptures and Asisi Panorama Painting in Berlin

Panorama von Yadegar Asisi

Pergamonmuseum Das Panorama allows visitors a close-up view of sculptures and reliefs from the Pergamon Altar (while the main museum remains closed) and Yadegar Asisi’s panoramic painting in Berlin. Note: Das Panorama is closed from 1 September to 27 October 2025 while some sculptures are moved back to the main museum. The Panorama exhibition resumes … Read more

 

Visit the National Museum of Ravenna

The entrance to the National Museum of Ravenna is adjacent to the Basilica of San Vitale.

Visit the National Museum of Ravenna to see archaeological finds, art, ceramics, coins, and historical items. The National Museum of Ravenna (Museo Nazionale di Ravenna) displays an eclectic collection of archaeological finds, art, and other historical items from the region. Although the museum is interesting to visit, it does not have any particularly must-see displays. … Read more

 

Visit the Medieval Crime or Torture Museum in Rothenburg ob der Tauber

"Executioner's" Mask in the Medieval Crime Museum in Rothenburg

The torture instruments and shame masks in the Medieval Crime Museum are among the top sights to see in Rothenburg ob der Tauber on the Romantic Road in Germany. The Medieval Crime Museum (Mittelalterliches Kriminalmuseum) in Rothenburg ob der Tauber is most famous for its large collection of historic torture devices and public humiliation masks. … Read more