{Edinburgh} Tyrannosaurs at the National Museum of Scotland
Happy Museum Monday! We've got a great treat to share with you today. This past weekend, Mr Fox and I visited the new TYRANNOSAURS exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland. It was created by the Australian Museum, and has
{Berlin} Game On at the Computer Games Museum
Happy Museum Monday! Today I have a fun museum to share with you, that we visited during our time living in Berlin: the Computerspielemuseum (or Computer Games Museum in English). The museum claims to be Europe’s first museum for video and
Museum Explorers #7
Happy Museum Monday! It's been a while since we had a Museum Explorers interview, where families share their favourite museums with you. This month I thought I would answer the questions myself, and share some of *our* favourite museums! 1. Why
{Edinburgh} An Edwardian Christmas at Lauriston Castle
Today we got in to the festive spirit with a visit to Lauriston Castle for their Edwardian Christmas event. The picturesque Lauriston Castle is a 16th-century tower house with 19th-century extensions overlooking the Firth of Forth, in the north west of Edinburgh. Admission
{Berlin} ‘Die Mauer’ – The Berlin Wall Panorama
This past weekend, Saturday 9th November, marked the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. I don't think it's an historical event that needs much introduction. It’s one of those ‘where were you?’ moments. On 9th November 1989, I
{Scotland} In the Footsteps of Mary Queen of Scots
Happy Museum Monday! Following on from last week's post about the local history museum in Linlithgow, I wanted to share our visit to Linlithgow Palace during the same trip. Linlithgow Palace was the birthplace of several monarchs, most famous of all
{Scotland} Local History at Linlithgow Museum
Happy Museum Monday! We've got another Scottish recommendation for you today. Over the October half term break, we had a little mini break in Linlithgow which is just one train stop away from Edinburgh. It's famous for being the birthplace
{Scotland} Halloween Cruise to Narrowboat Farm
We're slowly working our way around various pumpkin patches in Scotland. Two years ago, we visited Craigie's Farm in South Queensferry, last year we checked out Killduff Farm in East Lothian, and this year we headed over to West Lothian
{Sweden} Hands-on Science at Gothenburg’s Universeum
Happy Museum Monday everyone! Today I wanted to share another museum visit from our trip to Gothenburg a couple of years ago, which to date ranks among my top family holiday of all time. Technically, the Universeum is actually a science
{Scotland} The Carnegie Library & Galleries
Happy Museum Monday! A couple of weeks ago I shared our visit to the fantastic Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Museum in Dunfermline, here in Scotland. Well, it's not the only museum Dunfermline has to offer, as we also popped in to
{Edinburgh} Feel the Earth Move at Dynamic Earth!
Happy Museum Monday! Today we have something a little different for you. A couple weeks ago, we were invited by DRIBBLE to visit and review Dynamic Earth here in Edinburgh. Dynamic Earth is a science centre focussing on Earth science
{Sweden} Visiting the famous Malmska Valen
Happy Museum Monday! This week we have another great museum to share with you from our trip to Gothenburg a couple of years ago - still one of my favourite family holidays to date. Natural history is always a winner