The World’s Best Open-Air Museums It can successfully be argued that when the weather is getting nicer, finding the right arguments for hanging out in museums is becoming harder. Not as there aren’t plenty of good reasons. …
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Keukenhof, Tulip Fields and Dutch History
Keukenhof, Tulip Fields and Dutch History Spring is almost here and there’s really no better place for observing it in its full bloom than at the garden of The Netherlands, Keukenhof. It’s not an excursion we do frequently. …
On board of Rotterdam VII, one of the largest floating art galleries in the world
We often see them sailing by over the IJ, the storeys high cruise ships of the Holland America Line. With Amsterdam in the background they make quite an impressive sight. What might be just as …
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The Wanås Konst Sculpture Park: The Most Interactive Sculpture Park In The World?
The Wanås Konst Sculpture Park The Most Interactive Art Park In The World? It is one of the questions I asked myself when leaving Wanås Konst at the end of a sunny Sunday afternoon in …
Salvador Dali’s Spain – A Guide to the Dalinian Triangle
The Dalinian Triangle Salvador Dali’s Universe in Catalonia The ones familiar with Salvador Dali’s surrealistic art may easily get curious about the artist himself, even wishing to get to know this extraordinary man more in …
SECHS – Bridging The Classical With The Future
The world slowly opens up again. Art is right now showing the way through a mesmerising installation for all our senses in Amsterdam’s Zuiderkerk. A new transcendental art installation opened up its doors in the …
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The Louisiana Museum Of Modern Art – Where Art and Nature Come Together
Louisiana Museum of Modern Art Where Art and Nature Come Together Not that many people will have heard of the small Danish village of Humlebæk. But it is here where one of Denmark‘s most famous …
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Hua Quan Village – An Art Lovers Paradise
One of our art highlights in the years we run Art Weekenders has been our visit to Hua Quan village, an art and cultural initiative situated in Jiangxi, China. Set against a spectacular background, this …
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Art Nouveau in Riga – Heritage From a Golden Era
Art Nouveau in Riga Heritage from a Golden Era Latvia’s capital Riga has many reasons for priding itself as a city of culture and good looks: it has one of the best-preserved and most charming …
Gaudi’s Barcelona: Catalan Art Nouveau At Large
Gaudi’s Barcelona Catalan Art Nouveau At Large While gazing up the Sagrada Familia I couldn’t help myself from thinking what an ingenious mind its architect must have been. We are standing in front of the …
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A Day At The Hakone Open-Air Museum – Japan’s First-Ever Sculpture Park
Although I love visiting open-air museums, usually it is not the first thing on my mind in the middle of winter. Especially not if the landscape all around me is covered under one big white …
Fantasy Coffins in Ghana – Bringing Joy To Death
Fantasy Coffins in Ghana Bringing Joy To Death Now we don’t want to start too dramatic, but we will all have to face it one day, the end of life. Be it the life of …