{Edinburgh} ArtSpace at the City Art Centre
Today we went to visit the City Art Centre, part of Museums & Galleries Edinburgh. The City Art Centre exhibits historic and contemporary Scottish visual and applied arts, including drawings, paintings, prints, photography, and sculpture. Art works are rotated in
Explore Auld Reekie’s History at the Museum of Edinburgh
Happy Museum Monday! One museum that's good for families but often flies under the radar in Edinburgh, is the Museum of Edinburgh. It's housed in Huntly House, one of the iconic and historic buildings on the Royal Mile, near Holyrood
{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,
Audubon’s Birds of America
Last week, schools in Edinburgh were off for half term so I made some time to take the boys on a couple of outings. One such outing was to the National Museum of Scotland, which we visit frequently year round
Museum Alphabet Hunt
We're more than half way through the summer holidays here in Edinburgh. Among the many outings we've done over the past few weeks has been a visit to the National Museum of Scotland. It's a place we visit a lot,
{Scotland} John Muir’s Birthplace Museum
Last week we were on holiday in Dunbar and of course, wherever we go on holiday we always scout out the local museums. Dunbar is a small town on the East Coast of Scotland, and home to the John Muir
{Scotland} Jupiter Artland Sculpture Park
Museum Monday has been on a bit of a break since the beginning lockdown in Spring, with most cultural institutions closed and all travel plans put on hold. But as things slowly started to open up again, we embarked on
{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
{USA} The National Museum of the U.S. Navy
Happy Museum Monday! Today we have a hidden gem in Washington, D.C. to share with you, which we discovered during one of our visits there a couple of years ago. The National Museum of the U.S. Navy is located on
{Edinburgh} The Scottish Portrait Gallery with Kids
Happy Museum Monday! We are blessed with having some great family-friendly museums and galleries here in Edinburgh, and most of them offer free entry too. During our recent half-term break, we attended a great art workshop at the Scottish National
{Denmark} The National Museum of Denmark with Kids
Happy Museum Monday! This week's tip takes us Copenhagen, to the Nationalmuseet - or the National Museum of Denmark. We have visited this museum twice, once when Oskar was 3, and once with both boys when they were 2 and
{Berlin} Plane Spotting at Gatow’s Historic Airfield
Happy Museum Monday! Today we have a great recommendation for all the plane spotters among you. I have a little bit of a soft spot for aviation museums, ever since one of my first projects working for National Museums of