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by Henk Bekker

in France, Paris

Where to See Claude Monet Paintings in Museums in Paris

Monet Water Lilies paintings in the Marmottan-Monet Museum in Paris

The best museums in Paris to visit to see paintings by impressionist artist Claude Monet are the Orangerie, the Marmottan Museum, and the Musée d’Orsay. The Musée Marmotton Monet in Paris owns the world’s largest collection of paintings by Claude Monet while the Orsay Museum is home to the world’s biggest collection of impressionist artworks. … Read more

Visit the National Archaeological Museum of Naples

Farnese Bull and Hercules in the National Museum of Archaeology in Naples (MANN)

Art treasures from the Pompeii and Herculaneum excavations, including the best mosaics and frescoes, and the giant Farnese sculptures from ancient Rome are the top highlights in the magnificent MANN National Museum of Archaeology in Naples, Italy. The National Museum of Archaeology in Naples (Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli — MANN) is one of the … Read more

Visit the Bode Museum to See the Best Sculptures in Berlin

Altarpiece from the Minden Cathedral in the Bode Museum

The Bode Museum on Museum Island in Berlin is home to one of the world’s largest collections of ancient sculptures, Byzantine art, and coins. The Bode Museum in Berlin displays one of the world’s most comprehensive collections of European sculptures from the Middle Ages, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, and neo-Classical periods. It also includes the Museum … Read more

Visit the Sherlock Holmes Museum in Meiringen, Switzerland

Sherlock Holmes Museum in Meiringen Englischer Kirche

The small Sherlock Holmes Museum in Meiringen near the Reichenbach waterfalls is dedicated to the world’s most famous fictional detective. Meiringen in the Haslital near Interlaken in Switzerland has been a pilgrimage site for Sherlock Holmes fans ever since Sir Arthur Conan Doyle killed off the famous fictional detective at the nearby Reichenbach Waterfalls. A … Read more

Visit the Cluny Museum of the Middle Ages in Paris

Visit the wonderful Musée de Cluny French National Museum of the Middle Ages in Paris to see medieval history and art, including The Lady and the Unicorn tapestry series.

Visit the wonderful Musée de Cluny French National Museum of the Middle Ages in Paris to see medieval history and art, including The Lady and the Unicorn tapestry series. The Cluny Museum National Museum of the Middle Ages (Musée de Cluny-Musée National du Moyen Âge) is one of the finest museums in Paris and home … Read more

How to See Napoleon’s Tomb in Les Invalides in Paris

Napoleon's monumental tomb is in a crypt of the Dôme des Invalides in Paris and is seen when visiting the Army Museum (Musée de l’Armée).

Napoleon’s monumental tomb is in the crypt of the Dôme des Invalides in Paris and is seen when visiting the Army Museum (Musée de l’Armée). The Tomb of Napoleon I Bonaparte is in the crypt of the Dôme des Invalides in the larger Hôtel National des Invalides complex of the Musée de l’Armée, one of the … Read more