My recent trip to Hull allowed me to visit one of the UK’s best regional art collections at the Ferens Art Gallery. Join me to learn more about this institution, its origins, and what you can see and do there today. A Little Background First: Thomas Ferens and the Ferens Art Gallery On my recent […]
Sambourne House is like a delightful time capsule, transporting visitors back to Victorian London and a family aspiring to be part of the Holland Park Circle of artists. The Holland Park Circle (Almost) If you recall, when I visited Leighton House last year, I saw an exhibition about the Holland Park Circle. This name refers […]
What can you expect from a late opening of the Bank of England Museum? A lot of learning about money and the economy, with a healthy dose of history and some architecture! The Bank of England Museum The Salterton Arts Review maintains a list of all the museums and heritage spots in London we haven’t […]
While in Berlin, how could I resist a visit to the Humboldt Forum – one of Berlin’s newest and most controversial museums, and Germany’s most expensive cultural project? The Humboldt Forum – Who, Why, What, Where, When? One museum I did not have the opportunity to visit on my last trip to Berlin was the […]
Berlin’s Museum Nikolaikirche is a multi-faceted place. As well as the story of Berlin, it tells its own history, showcases religious music, and tells a story of East Berlin and its approach to heritage and preservation. Introducing the Museum Nikolaikirche On my recent long weekend in Berlin, I went to the Museum Nikolaikirche (Museum of […]
A way to engage with Berlin’s famous Pergamon Altar during the extended closure of the Pergamon Museum, Yadegar Asisi’s panoramic interpretation reimagines and reinterprets this high point in Hellenic art. The Pergamon Museum and German History I feel like there is quite a neat summary of German history contained within the history of the Pergamon […]
A trip into South East London is an opportunity – for now – to feel the burn of righteous anger by visiting the Museum of Neoliberalism. Um… What is Neoliberalism? Living in South East London makes it easier for me to visit certain museums and heritage sites. I really enjoyed the Migration Museum in Lewisham, […]
Stockholm’s trend-setting open-air museum Skansen brings together historic buildings from across the country as well as Nordic animals, traditional crafts, and family fun. Skansen: The World’s Oldest Open Air Museum? I feel a tiny bit miffed about this. All the sources I read before my trip to Stockholm indicated that Skansen is the world’s oldest […]
A museum of underwater archaeology in a former shipyard in Stockholm, Vrak – Museum of Wrecks makes great use of new technologies to explore maritime disasters and life at sea. Vrak – Museum of Wrecks I’ve written before about how bundled tickets sometimes prompt you to visit museums you might not otherwise see, but rather […]
Of the museums I visited recently in Stockholm the Vasa Museum was the one I was most looking forward to. But why? And did it live up to the hype? Find out below. What is the Vasa Museum? When you’re in a new place and figuring out what to see and do, some tourist spots […]
