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Why you should visit Museo Archeologico in Palermo
Museo Archeologico in Palermo is one of the most significant museums in Palermo, Italy. It was established in 1873 by the Sicilian archaeologist, Antonino Salinas.
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You must visit the Skopje City Museum!
From the outside, it is questionable whether there really is a museum behind the façade. Malicious tongues might even say that the condition of the Skopje City Museum is synonymous with the city itself. Well, the building has definitely seen better days. But it has also suffered a lot over the years. Since 1970, the […]
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Mother Teresa Memorial House in Skopje
She is probably the world’s best-known citizen of Skopje, Mother Teresa. In 2009, the memorial house was opened in the centre of the state capital of North Macedonia. The Mother Teresa statue is right next door on the shopping street. The Mother Teresa Memorial House is not only a museum, it also houses a small […]
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List of all Museums in Skopje, capital of North Macedonia
When in Skopje, tourists encounter a lot to discover. To me, museums are a great way to learn about something in a fast and compact way. May it be an art museum, to get an insight into local art and what’s “trending” (such as aboriginal paintings in Australia) and is shaping this culture or nation, […]
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Visiting MIA Doha, Qatars Museum of Islamic Art
A visit to MIA Doha, the Museum of Islamic Art of Qatar should be on your To-Do List for your first visit to the Arabic State of Qatar. First opened in late 2008, the Museum features wide-ranging art pieces and paintings from various centuries. Read here below what you can expect at the Museum, and […]
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Strolling around MIA Park in Doha, Qatar
MIA Park is an artificial green area with grass and trees near the MIA, Museum of Islamic Art. The museum park is impressively big, with a size of 290,000 m2. Impressive for an Arabic country nonetheless! For comparison, Hyde Park London is 1,42 km², roughly five times bigger than MIA Park. The museum of Islamic […]
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What its like visiting Piaggio Vespa Museum in Pontedera in 2023
What to expect from Piaggio Vespa Museum in Pontedera near Pisa in Italy: so much. And the best, a regular visit to the museum is free! Yes, you can visit Vespa Museum in Italy for free! If this is not already reason enough to visit the museum, it definitely is a place of pilgrimage for […]
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Miro exhibition at Lake Constance in 2022
Enjoy internationally desired art pieces at this year’s Miro exhibition at Lake Constance. Housed in the Stockach City Museum, just a few kilometers off Bodensee, visitors can enjoy several pieces by Joan Miró on two floors. Born in Barcelona in 1893, the artist was known for his expression influenced by cubism and fauvism. His style […]
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A visit to Malcesine castle Castello Scaligero
Once built over several decades, Malcesine castle Castello Scaligero is a must-visit in this city on the eastern shores of Lake Garda. The Castello Scaligero di Malcesine is a high castle located directly on the shore of the lake, which found its first mention in the year 590. Over the years it has been inhabited […]
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How to book your visit to / guided tour at Piaggio Museum in Pontedera
How you can book your entrance and guided tour at Piaggio Museum in Pontedera, Tuscany. The worldwide coronavirus pandemic changed a lot. Especially for museums and activities. Find here your guidance on how to visit Piaggio Vespa Museum in Pontedera. Situated outside Pisa on the way to Florence, Pontedera is an important industrial area. The […]
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Exhibition “Matter of Taste” at the Landesmuseum Stuttgart
Where does “taste” actually come from, who forms it and does everyone have “taste”, even “good taste”? Until May 2022, the Landesmuseum Baden Württemberg in Stuttgart is hosting the special exhibition Taste Matter. Located on the ground floor of the imposing Old Palace, the exhibition is free for everyone to visit, you don’t even need […]
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Inside a former Soviet / Russian submarine in Hamburg
What can you visit in Hamburg, on a rainy day? This former Soviet / Russian submarine! Once in service as the B-515, the submarine can now be visited under the fictitious name U-434 as a museum ship near the landing bridges on the Elbe in Hamburg. This is a unique experience for tourists in Hamburg. […]
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Medieval residential Museum Humpishaus in Ravensburg, southern Germany
Dive deep into the long history of the city of Ravensburg, and experience a public museum in a former medieval residential house in Museum Humpishaus. Situated in “one of the best-preserved late medieval residential quarters in southern Germany”, which also houses the cultural history museum of the city of Ravensburg. This specific house has been […]
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At the Meißner Porzellan / Meissen Porcelain Museum near Dresden
Meissen porcelain was a sensation at the time. At last, Europe also succeeded in what the Asians had already perfected – the art of porcelain production. The noble material, mainly used for tableware and decoration, quickly became a status symbol. Porcelain has been produced in Meissen since 1710, and Meissen porcelain is especially well known […]
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Tank Museum Panzermuseum Munster in Lower Saxony
The Tank Museum Panzermuseum Munster is definitely one of the more unusual/curious museums I have visited so far. As the name suggests, the museum in Munster near Soltau in Lower Saxony is an exhibition of tanks. In fact, almost nothing else, but tanks, here and there flak and military equipment and even more tanks, in […]
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Angelika Kauffmann Museum Schwarzenberg, Vorarlberg
“To Italy! Angelika Kauffmann and the Grand Tour” can be currently visited at Angelika Kaufmann Museum Schwarzenberg in Vorarlberg. Angelika Kaufmann was a well-known Swiss-Austrian Neoclassical painter who had a successful career in London and Rome. She is remembered primarily as a history painter, as she was a skilled portraitist, landscape and decoration painter. Even […]