London is home to some of the best museums in Europe and on top of that it’s free to get into UK state museums, although there can be charges for special exhibitions. So here are seven great London museums. Victoria & Albert (V&A) The Victoria and Albert Museum is probably my favourite London museum. On [...]

I paid my first visit to the Museum of London in November 2011. The museum opened in the mid 1970s and is situated a short walk from St Paul’s Cathedral. Sculpture outside Museum of London The Museum of London is arranged in chronological order starting from early London to the present day. Roman sculptures at [...]

I’m a huge fan of the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) in London having visited on many occasions over the years. I reckon it’s one of the best museums in Europe. My most recent visit was in November 2011. Exterior of V&A

Madrid, the Spanish capital is full of impressive museums, and I picked the 10 I’d love to see most. These museums offer works of fine art, applied art, decorative arts, information about the lives of some of the most famous Spanish artists, writers and more.  Reina Sofia Museum (Queen Sofia Museum) Photo from Andy Roberts [...]

I’ve wanted to explore Vienna ever since I saw the movie Before Sunrise where two strangers meet on the train to Vienna and decide to explore the city together. They have only one day, so they make the most of this beautiful city by walking around. But of course they are a little broke, so [...]

It hurts to admit it, but my only visit to France has been an accident. A flight delay gave me a night (and a very early morning in Paris), and sneaking a visit to the Eiffel Tower on my way to the airport was all I could squeeze in.Don’t get me wrong, I’d love to [...]

The Italian capital of Rome offers some of the best museums in Europe; here are our tips for ten Rome museums. MAXXI Museum (National Museum of the 21st Century Arts) MAXXI Museum was opened in 2010 and it contains paintings, photography and architectural works from both international and Italian artists. It was designed by architect [...]

We visited the Riverside Museum in Glasgow, designed by the architect Zaha Hadid, in July 2011. The museum, which opened in June 2011, is the new home of Scotland’s Museum of Transport and Travel. It continues Glasgow’s ongoing regeneration as a European cultural capital. It’s a great day out, even if you’re not a great [...]

We visited the Estonian Open Air Museum, one of my “Ten Things to Do in Tallinn” when we were in the city in March 2011, staying at the Barons Hotel in the old town. From the hotel, it was a 15 minute walk mostly through the old town to the main train station, where we [...]

We visited the Kumu Art Museum in Tallinn, part of the Art Museum of Estonia, when we visited Estonia in  March 2011, staying at the Barons Hotel in the Old Town. The museum is one of our recommended “Ten Things to Do in Tallinn“. This fascinating modern building is  best reached by a 40 minute [...]