The Hedeby Viking Museum and reconstructed houses at Haithabu in northern Germany is a UNESCO World Heritage-listed site one of the top sights to see in Schleswig-Holstein. The Wikinger Museum Haithabu (Hedeby Viking Museum) is one of the most important archaeology museums in Germany with an important collection of items dating from the Viking period. … Read more
The Trapholt Museum of Modern Art and Design on the banks of the Kolding fjord is one of the most popular museums in Denmark. The Trapholt museum for moderne kunst, design og kunsthåndværk (modern art, design, and crafts) is one of Denmark’s best-known modern art museums. It is famous for having the largest collection of … Read more
The large collection of Vincent van Gogh paintings is a major attraction of the Kröller-Müller Museum in the Hoge Veluwe Park in the Netherlands near the cities Apeldoorn and Arnhem – an easy day trip from Amsterdam. The Kröller-Müller Museum is one of the most popular museums in the Netherlands. It famously owns the second … Read more
The Mille Miglia Museum is a treasure trove of documentation, period pieces, and cars on one of the most famous historic car races in Italy. The Mille Miglia Museum in Brescia celebrates the historic road races held from Brescia in Lombardy to Rome and back between 1927 and 1957. These road races were literally a … Read more
The Riga Motor Museum, with over a hundred classic cars, including the limousines of Soviet leaders, is one of the top sights to see in Latvia – a must-see for car lovers visiting the Baltic States. The Riga Motor Museum (Rīgas Motormuzejs) in Latvia is one of the world’s great automobile museums and one of … Read more
The German Technology Museum with Science Center Spectrum is one of the top sights to see in Berlin – family friendly with fantastic activities and displays. The Deutsches Technikmuseum Berlin with Science Center Spectrum is a huge museum covering the cultural history of technology in large and wide-ranging collections. The main exhibitions are on aerospace, … Read more
Beauty and the Abyss is the theme for exhibitions in Vienna in 2018 with works by Klimt, Schiele, Wagner, Moser and other Viennese Modernism artists. The topic of the year for many special art exhibitions and cultural events in Vienna in 2018 is Beauty and the Abyss (Schönheit und Abgrund) with the focus on artists, … Read more
A major Van Gogh & Japan temporary exhibition in the Amsterdam Van Gogh Museum is one of the top art events in spring 2018 in the Netherlands. The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam will add to its popularity with a special major temporary exhibition in spring 2018 on the influences of Japanese art on Vincent … Read more
Bruegel the Elder, Raphael, Rubens and many modern artists feature in the top temporary art exhibitions in Vienna during the second half of 2017. Major temporary art exhibitions in Vienna during the winter months of 2017 / 2018 range from modern art to the old masters. Modern artists are represented in major exhibitions by amongst … Read more
The Swedish History Museum is one of the top sights to see in Stockholm. Exhibitions include the Vikings and a lot of treasure – all seen for free. The Swedish National History Museum (Historiska Museet) in Stockholm covers the period from pre-history to the present. The Vikings section is arguably the most interesting to foreign … Read more