{Germany} The Von der Heydt Museum
We did it! We finally managed to make it across to Wuppertal in Germany, where most of my family live, for the first time in over two years. While we of course spent much time catching up with loved ones,
{Germany} X Marks the Spot – The Röntgen Museum
Happy Museum Monday! Many museums around the world are closed right now, due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, which means no new museum visits for a while. BUT I still have a few in my archives to share with you
{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
{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
{Berlin} Learning About Nature at the Forest Museum
Happy Museum Monday everyone! I've got another great little hidden gem from Berlin for you today. It's been a couple of years since we visited this museum, but I am reassured it's still there and even if some little details
{Germany} Exploring Evolution at the Neanderthal Museum
Happy Museum Monday! We’re just back from our summer holiday in Germany, and have a fab museum that we visited on our travels to share with you. The Neanderthal Museum in Mettmann is located at the site of the first Neanderthal
{Germany} Wuppertal’s Sculpture Park Waldfrieden
Happy Museum Monday! Since we are spending our summer holidays in Wuppertal this year - one of Germany's lesser known and underrated towns - I'm going to share a bit of a gem from there with you in the form
{Germany} A Tropical Rainforest at Biosphäre Potsdam
Happy Museum Monday! Today's pick isn't technically a museum, but it includes museum-like exhibits so I'm going to let it count. We visited the 'Bisophäre Potsdam' a couple years ago when we were living in Berlin. It's located in the
{Berlin} On track at the U-Bahn Museum
Happy Museum Monday! Today we have a great family-friendly museum from our old stomping grounds in Berlin to share with you. Berlin has well over a hundred museums, so we very quite spoilt for choice, and as well as visiting
{Germany} The Cutting Edge of Museums. Literally.
Happy Museum Monday everyone! This week, I have another curiosity from our travels around the world's museums to share with you - the <Deutsches Klingenmuseum> which literally translates as the German Blade Museum. The Blade Museum is located in Solingen, famous
{Berlin} The Jewish Museum with Kids
Hey, February! How did we get here so quickly already? To mark the new month, I've decided to introduce a new feature to the blog. As you may or may not know, I'm very passionate about taking kids to museums,
{Germany} Travelling on the ICE with Kids
In my travel guide to Wuppertal from the other week, I mentioned that we always took the ICE high speed train from Berlin to Wuppertal, so I thought I would tell you a bit more about travelling with the ICE