It’s time for the Salterton Arts Review’s annual New Year’s Eve countdown, in which we look back at a busy year of arts, theatre and travel and discuss a few highlights. The 2024 Countdown: A Year in Review I can’t believe it’s that time again. This is the fifth annual countdown post since I relaunched […]
Stephen Wright’s House of Dreams Museum is a remarkably intimate experience which puts into sharp focus the objects which surround us and the traces we leave behind. The House of Dreams Museum Despite being a voracious consumer of art and culture, I don’t often speak to artists about their art. I guess this blog, for […]
As a centrally-located, well-presented museum full of art by local artists, Museum Kampa is a great choice for art lovers visiting Prague. Introduction: Meda Mládková and her Art Collection As I wrote in a previous post, my recent trip to Prague was not my first. And so, having already visited Prague Castle, the Charles Bridge, […]
Let’s get off the beaten track today in Prague with the Maroldovo Panoráma, a charming historic example of a once popular trend. Marold’s Panorama I was saying in my last post that a return trip to a city is a nice opportunity to get off the beaten track and see some new and unusual things. […]
In this permanent exhibition of Czech Cubism in a Cubist setting, we learn how Prague was perhaps the most important centre for this modern art movement outside Paris. Permanent Exhibition of Czech Cubism On a recent(ish) trip to Prague, I had the opportunity to visit some places I’ve never been before. This is what I […]
I catch one final blockbuster London art exhibition for the year in the form of Francis Bacon: Human Presence at the National Portrait Gallery. A Little Seasonal Bacon It’s been a busy few months for the Salterton Arts Review, not least on the exhibition front. The winter exhibition season always means a lot of things […]
One of two exhibitions in London devoted to the Silk Road, the British Library’s offering, A Silk Road Oasis: Life in Ancient Dunhuang focuses in on the treasures of one remarkable cave, and the insights they offer into ancient people’s lives. A Silk Road Oasis Sometimes great minds really do think alike. How else to […]
Frankfurt’s MMK is a modern art museum which is somehow more about the architecture than the art itself. Nonetheless a good option to visit with interesting programming across multiple sites. MMK, Museum für Moderne Kunst On my recent guide on a daytrip to Frankfurt, I advised readers to consider visiting one to two museums, depending on […]
Frankfurt am Main is an interesting case study in restoring history and embracing modernity. A day in Germany’s financial hub is merely a taster: read on for inspiration to guide your own daytrip itinerary. A Daytrip to Frankfurt am Main The previous post on the Salterton Arts Review was a daytrip guide to Bad Homburg […]
A classic spa town with springs to sample and an old town to wander, Bad Homburg vor der Höhe makes an excellent daytrip from Frankfurt or further afield. A Daytrip to Bad Homburg On a recent(ish) trip to Germany – my second for the year after Berlin – I stayed in the suburbs of Bad […]
