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by Henk Bekker

in Berlin, Germany, N24

2024 Berlin: Top Special Exhibitions in the Photography Museum

Special exhibitions in 2024 in the Museum für Fotogragie cover Helmut Newton's polaroids, his views of Berlin, Max Ernst, and photography by Michael Wesely.

Special exhibitions in 2024 in the Museum für Fotogragie cover Helmut Newton’s polaroids, his views of Berlin, Max Ernst, and photography by Michael Wesely. The Museum für Fotografie (Museum of Photography) in Berlin is home to a vast collection of photos but only a small fraction is displayed annually in special temporary exhibitions. Photos by … Read more

Pergamon Museum Berlin Closed from 2023 to 2027

The Ishtar Gate will not be seen while the Pergamon Museum Berlin is closed from October 2023 until 2027 (and only reopening fully by the mid-1930s)

The Pergamon Museum in Berlin is closed from 23 October 2023 until a partly reopening in mid-2027 — some top items will be displayed in other museums and venues. Berlin’s Pergamonmuseum on the Museumsinsel (Museum Island) closed completely to visitors on 23 October 2023. Some items are on display elsewhere but the first section of the … Read more

Visit the Imperial Armory in Vienna (Hofjagd- und Rüstkammer)

Visit the Imperial Armory in Vienna (Hofjagd- und Rüstkammer) to see a large collection of knight harnesses, weapons, and jousting armor.

Visit the Imperial Armory in Vienna (Hofjagd- und Rüstkammer) to see a large collection of knight harnesses, weapons, and jousting armor. The Imperial Armory in the Neue Hofburg in Vienna has the largest and most impressive collection of European knight’s armor and related weapons, harnesses, costumes, and jousting equipment in the world. The Hofjagd- und … Read more

Visit the Weltmuseum Wien (World Museum of Ethnology in Vienna)

The most famous item on display in the Weltmuseum Wien (World Museum Vienna) is the Aztec quetzal feather headdress often referred to as the Penacho de Moctezuma.

Highlights in the Weltmuseum Wien (World Museum of Ethnology in Vienna) include a Mexican feather headdress, Benin bronzes, and part of the James Cook collection of Polynesian art. A visit to the Weltmuseum Wien (World Museum of Ethnology) is a wonderful diversification from the European art and Central European history that Vienna offers in abundance. … Read more

See Sculptures and Mosaics from Antiquity in Palazzo Massimo in Rome

Discobolus sculptures in the Palazzo Massimo in Rome

Visit the Palazzo Massimo Roman National Museum in Rome to see top sculptures, portraits, bronzes, mosaics, and even frescoes from antiquity. The Palazzo Massimo has one of the finest collections of busts and sculptures from antiquity in Rome. As the main venue of the Roman National Museum (Museo Nazionale Romano), the best archaeological finds in … Read more

Visit the Capitoline Museums in Rome (Musei Capitolini)

Equestrian Bronze Sculpture of Marcus Aurelius in the Capitoline Museums in Rome

Visit the Capitoline Museums (Musei Capitolini) in Rome to see ancient bronze sculptures, marble statues from antiquity, paintings, and fine views of the Forum. The Capitoline Museums complex (Musei Capitolini) in Rome has one of the finest collections of sculptures, statues, and archaeological finds from antiquity in the world, in addition to paintings and art … Read more