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
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
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
Plane Spotting at Berlin-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
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
Game On! Berlin’s 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
‘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
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
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
Dunfermline 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
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
Yokohama Anpanman Children’s Museum & Mall
Happy Museum Monday! Today I have the last museum from our trip to Japan this past February to share with you, and it’s the Anpanman Museum in Yokohama. Who is Anpanman, I hear you ask? Well, the Japanese are known to