The Tränenpalast at the Friedrichstraße S-Bahn train station was the main departure point for travelers from the former East Germany to West Berlin. During the Cold War, travelers crossed the border here rather than at the far more famous Checkpoint Charlie. A free museum in the Tränenpalast – literally Palace of Tears – explains the … Read more
The Carolingian and Romanesque wall paintings in the abbey church of St Johan in Müstair are the greatest series of medieval figurative murals in Switzerland. The church architecture of this UNESCO World Cultural Heritage-listed site in Graubünden is still predominantly Carolingian despite later Gothic additions. However, the cycle of Carolingian wall paintings featuring the lives … Read more
The convent of St John’s in Müstair in Graubünden is a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage listed site mostly visited for its magnificent Carolingian and Romanesque frescoes, the most important cycle of figurative murals in Switzerland. Also worth seeing are the Carolingian architecture of the church and Holy Cross Chapel, the oldest multistory fortress in the … Read more
Enjoy seeing and hearing unique and historic musical instruments from all over the world in the Muziekinstrumentenmuseum / Musée des instruments de musique. The Musical Instruments Museum (Muziekinstrumentenmuseum / Musée des instruments de musique) in Brussels has one of the largest collections of musical instruments in the world. Well over a thousand instruments from all … Read more
The printing shop and residence of the Plantin-Moretus family in Antwerpen is the only museum inscribed on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list. The Museum Plantin-Moretus in Antwerp, Belgium, is a masterful example of a rich patrician house of the 17th and 18th centuries with printing workshop. The house is mostly furnished in the Renaissance and Baroque … Read more
The family-friendly Museum Gouda covers local history, torture implements and art in a Dutch city mostly famous for cheese. The Museum Gouda is a local history museum located inside a former hospital across the alley from the St Janskerk in the heart of Gouda. The museum has an eclectic collection that will satisfy the curiosity of … Read more
In 2014, special temporary exhibitions in Vienna, Austria, will focus on the art of Joan Miró, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Claude Monet and Diego Velázquez. Vienna has several excellent art museums with wonderful permanent collections. However, Vienna’s main museums also stage spectacular temporary exhibitions with world-class works by major artists. In 2014, major solo artist exhibitions … Read more
The Museo della Citta in Brescia is an interesting local history museum inside a historic monastery complex. It is one of the best museums in Northern Italy. The City Museum (Museo della Citta) is a wonderful local history museum in Brescia in Lombardy. The museum covers all periods from prehistory to the nineteenth century. In … Read more
Special 150-year memorial exhibitions of paintings, drawings, and other works by the Austrian painter Gustav Klimt will entice art lovers to Vienna (Wien), Austria in 2012.
The Zentrum Paul Klee in Bern has the largest collection in the world of works by this artist beautifully displayed in a huge, modern art gallery.