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. Johannes Vermeer. Vom Innehalten is one of the largest Vermeer special exhibitions ever in Germany. It will bring ten of his paintings — almost a third of his surviving works — together in … [Read more...]
Louvre Museum, Paris: Tips on Buying Skip-the-Line Tickets and Tours
Skip-the-line timeslot tickets for the Louvre Museum are best bought online. Guided tours also give fast-track admission to the Mona Lisa. Specific time-slot, skip-the-line tickets are the only sensible way to visit the Louvre Museum in Paris. Lines at the Louvre are notoriously long making the small surcharge for these online fast-track tickets a very good bargain and … [Read more...]
Visit the Neue Nationalgalerie Museum of Modern Art in Berlin
Visit the Mies van der Rohe designed Neue Nationalgalerie (New National Gallery) in Berlin that reopened with special modern 20th-century art exhibitions. The Neue Nationalgalerie in the Kulturforum area of Berlin reopened in August 2021 after a six-year restoration period. The architectural masterpiece by Mies van der Rohe is an excellent venue for displaying modern art. … [Read more...]
Summer 2021 — Berlin State Museums Opening Hours and Tickets
Special opening hours are in place for the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (state museums) in summer 2021. Free online timeslot reservations are essential for all museums. Almost all of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (national museums and galleries) are open in summer 2021 but with special arrangements that require time-slot reservations for all museum visits, one-way … [Read more...]
Visiting the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam – Tickets and Opening Hours
Tickets for the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam must be bought online in advance -- tickets are no longer sold at the museum itself. The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam has the largest collection worldwide of artworks and letters by the Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh. This art gallery claims to be the most-visited museum in The Netherlands and is clearly a must-see site for many … [Read more...]
Visit the Kunsthistorisches Museum (Local History) in Magdeburg
The original medieval Magdeburger Reiter equestrian sculpture is the main attraction in the Kunsthistorisches Museum (art and history) in Magdeburg, Germany. The original mid-13th-century Magdeburger Reiter (Magdeburg Rider, also Horseman of Magdeburg) is the main attraction of the Kunsthistorisches Museum. Further exhibits in this small local history and art museum … [Read more...]
Visit the Museo dell’Opera del Duomo (Cathedral Museum) in Florence
Visit the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo (Museum of the Works of the Cathedral) in Florence to see the original art, sculptures, and treasury of the cathedral, baptistry, and campanile. The Museo dell'Opera del Duomo di Firenze (Florence Cathedral Museum) behind the church is home to many of the original artworks from the cathedral, campanile, and baptistry. The sculptures are … [Read more...]
See Michelangelo’s David in the Galleria dell’ Accademia in Florence
See Michelangelo's David, the world's most famous statue on display in the Galleria dell' Accademia di Firenze in Florence, Italy. The large marble statue of David by Michelangelo is often described as the most famous statue in the world. David is displayed in the Accademia Gallery in Florence, where it is the most impressive work to see. The museum further has paintings … [Read more...]
Visit the Bargello Museum of Sculptures in Florence
The Bargello Museum near the Uffizi has the best collection of Renaissance sculptures in Florence including several by Michelangelo and two Davids by Donatello. The Museo Nazionale del Bargello in Firenze focuses on medieval and Renaissance art. It is particularly famous for sculptures including some of the best works by Donatello (David, St George, Marzocco) and fine … [Read more...]
Visit the Alte Nationalgalerie in Berlin to See 19th Century Art
The Alte Nationalgalerie on Berlin's Museum Island is filled with art from neoclassical and the romantics to the impressionists - the full spectrum of 19th-century paintings and sculptures. The Alte Nationalgalerie (Old National Gallery) in the shape of an antique Greek temple is one of the smaller museums on Berlin's Museum Island. It is home to Berlin's collection of … [Read more...]
See Schloss Herrenchiemsee Castle in Bavaria
Versailles-like Schloss Herrenchiemsee Castle on Herren Island in the Chiemsee Lake near Munich in Germany is an opulent fantasy palace built by Bavarian King Ludwig II. Mad, or Fairy Tale, King Ludwig II of Bavaria, is famous for the three fantasy castles he erected in his kingdom during the nineteenth century. The most famous is the Disney-like, neo-Romanesque Schloss … [Read more...]
Transportation to Schloss Herrenchiemsee Castle
Schloss Herrenchiemsee Castle is a great day trip from Munich or Salzburg and easily reached by car or on public transportation (train). Boats to the palace depart from Prien am Chiemsee. Schloss Herrenchiemsee Castle is on the Herren Island in the Chiemsee Lake near Munich in Bavaria, Southern Germany. Schloss Herrenchiemsee, the most opulent of Bavarian King Ludwig’s … [Read more...]
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