“The Scream” by Edvard Munch is one of the highlights of special exhibition of art works by Munch and Vincent van Gogh in the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. The Munch : Van Gogh temporary exhibition is on show in The Netherlands from 25 September 2015 to 17 January 2016. Around 100 works, including 80 paintings, by the two artists will hang side-by-side to show the common ground … [Read more...]
Daily Life in the DDR – Museum in der Kulturbrauerei in Berlin
The free Museum in der Kulturbrauerei in Berlin explains everyday life in East Germany (Alltag in der DDR) and the influences of Communist party planning. The museum shows how the Socialist United Party was involved in every aspect of life in East Germany. It also illustrates how this collective approach came into conflict with individual choice and how East Germans, at least … [Read more...]
Visit the Natural History Museum in Berlin
The Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin has the tallest mounted dinosaur skeleton in the world, a primeval bird fossil and polar bear Knut as top attractions in addition to many fascinating displays. As part of the Humboldt University, many of the items in the Museum of Natural History are for studying purposes and thus a delightful policy of staking them deep and piling them high … [Read more...]
Visit the Topography of Terror Documentation Center in Berlin
The Topographie des Terrors is a free documentation center, memorial and museum in Berlin on the regime of official state terror during the Nazi period. The permanent exhibitions focus on the period 1933 to 1945 when the headquarters of the Gestapo and SS were located here. The longest surviving piece of the Berlin Wall is directly adjacent to the documentation center with the … [Read more...]
Visit the Tränenpalast (Palace of Tears) in Berlin
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 role of this border post, as well as the … [Read more...]
See Carolingian Frescoes in St John’s in Müstair
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 … [Read more...]
St John’s Convent with Carolingian Wall Paintings in Müstair, Switzerland
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 Alps and a small … [Read more...]
Visit the Musical Instruments Museum in Brussels
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 … [Read more...]
Visit the Museum Plantin-Moretus in Antwerp
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 17thand 18th century with printing workshop. The house is mostly furnished in the Renaissance and Baroque styles. The … [Read more...]
Visit the Museum Gouda in South Holland
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 most visitors. Particularly interesting … [Read more...]
Miro, Monet, Velazquez and Toulouse-Lautrec Exhibitions in Vienna 2014
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 … [Read more...]
Top Amsterdam Attractions to See in 2013
The reopening of the Van Gogh and Rijksmuseum, and special anniversaries for Frans Hals, Amsterdam canals, Artis Zoo, Felix Meritis, the Concertgebouw and special Dutch-Russian events are cultural highlights on offer in Amsterdam in 2013. Amsterdam is an attractive destination and interesting city to visit at any time but the Dutch tourist office – Visit Holland – has … [Read more...]
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