Today we take a look at Culture House, the UK’s first permanent space dedicated to showcasing Somali culture and giving a voice to the country’s Somali community. Culture House: A Space for the Somali Community to Share Their Stories Today’s post is my final deep dive from Open House London 2025 (I know, very overdue). […]
On an outing to the Clockworks as part of Open House London last year, I learned more than I bargained for about the history of electrical horology. A Visit to the Clockworks As I relayed recently (OK, not so recently) in my post on Open House London 2025, I spent more time in South East […]
Recent changes seem to have diluted the offering of the Museum Gotisches Haus as a city museum, but visitors can still build a nice day around a walk, a visit, and perhaps some cake from the cafe. The Gothic House – a Noble Hunting Lodge You might remember that, a couple of years ago, I […]
On a last stop in Stuttgart, I learn about the region’s rich paleontological history at the Museum am Löwentor branch of the State Museum of Natural History. One Final Stop in Stuttgart Regular readers know that the Urban Geographer and I recently went on a trip to Germany, where Stuttgart was a new location for […]
A chance find on Google Maps leads us to Weissenhof and Le Corbusier’s contribution to a fascinating modernist project. A Chance Find As I wrote in my last post, on a recent trip to Stuttgart the Staatsgalerie was the only museum I was intent on seeing. With a day and a half to fill (by […]
The Staatsgalerie Stuttgart was the main draw for me in coming to the capital of Baden-Württemberg. Did it live up to expectations? Read on to find out. A Museum-Focused Visit to Stuttgart I got around a bit on my recent trip to Germany. Starting in Berlin for a non-museological event, I made time to see […]
The German Museum of Technology covers a lot of ground in its immense exhibition space, from horses and carts to networks to shipping, textiles, aviation, printing… If you can name it, as a technology, I’m pretty sure it’s here somewhere. A Return Trip to Berlin About two years after my last visit, I was lucky […]
A final Salterton Arts Review stop in Vienna as we visit the hugely influential Secession exhibition building, to see some contemporary art and Klimt’s wonderful Beethoven Frieze. A Final Stop in Vienna The Secession (or Secession Building, or Secession Museum, or Vienna Secession) is an institution I didn’t quite have on my list to visit […]
A visit to Vienna provided an opportunity to compare the museums devoted to the life and work of Sigmund Freud. Branching Out From the Habsburgs The anti-imperialists amongst you can rejoice! After visiting the Kunsthistorisches Museum, the Kaisergruft and the Prunksaal (State Room of the Austrian National Library), we are done with Viennese cultural institutions […]
The Habsburgs’ Imperial collection is the basis for the Kunsthistorisches Museum, a great first stop for visitors who want an introduction to art, history and power in Vienna. What to Pick First in Vienna? Late last year, the Urban Geographer and I decided that we needed some Christmas markets in our lives. Or I decided, […]
