Museum Mavens

For millions each year, no vacation is complete without exploring the huge variety of museums throughout the world. Here's a place to discuss our favorites, & what's hot in the world's museums.

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A pair of museums in ´Will Tourism in Gaza Ever Exist? If So, Here Are 8 Spots Worth Visiting´

Dan Palraz One of them is Qasr al-Basha (Pasha´s Palace Museum), a landmark of Gaza City´s historic core which dates from the 13th century, built in sandstone by the Mamluks, a multinational military caste which originated in Egypt as slave soldiers and mercenaries and whose influence grew to the point where a Mamluk Sultanate ruled Egypt, the Levant (of which Gaza is a part), and western Arabia for 132 years. The second story was added by the Ottoman Turks who came after the Mamluks, and now…

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Several museums are among the '7 of the Best Things to See & Do in Baltimore'

"Charm City" (population around 586,000), the state of Maryland´s biggest, hasn´t always has such a charming reputation in recent years, but urban renewal has made a huge difference, and crime is limited to neighborhoods well away from areas most visitors are interested in. Art lovers, history buffs, and foodies will have a field day in Baltimore´s museums, landmarks/historic sites, and a flourishing restaurant scene which ranges from seafooders specializing in the iconic local blue…

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Houston´s impressive Museum District

WhisperToMe By far the city´s most significant cultural asset - and indeed, one of the top in all of Texas, it´s divided into four walkable zones, the Museum District is served by three METRORail stations and boasts no fewer than 19 museums, with standouts including:: Houston Museum of Natural Science - With more than 1.5 million items within its collection, the 114-year-old HMNS encompasses over 430,000 square feet, including a hall of gems and minerals with more than 750 specimens (one…

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8 cool museums (museums??) of Las Vegas

Jeremy Thompson Still one of the planet’s top destinations, this flashy vision in the USA's Nevada desert is of course world-famous for its world-class casinos, shopping, shows, dining, nightlife, and attractions. But most of us wouldn’t necessarily think of “Sin City” as a place for museum mavens and culture vultures. And yet, in my visits to Las Vegas I’ve come across some pretty impressive museums indeed, along both traditional and also definitely untraditional lines. Sadly, the Liberace…

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Maureen Blevins July 15, 2014 at 11:20pm

Pay a visit to the birthplace of and the museum dedicated to Ernest Hemingway - one of America's literary giants.

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Sofie Couwenbergh January 18, 2013 at 12:39pm

Whe visiting Bilbao, I just had to go to the Guggenheim
Darryl Musick January 4, 2013 at 5:17pm

Today at The World on Wheels, Tim helps me write up a couple of visits to the Getty Museum in Brentwood, California: http://tinyurl.com/ag6pp4t

The World on Wheels

An ongoing adventure of travel and living while using a wheelchair. Tim has been disabled from birth. Darryl is his father and caregiver who travel…
David Paul Appell November 2, 2012 at 7:31pm

It had been a while since my last visit to DC, but I was there again just last week - great to be back! And I've seen almost everything worth seeing, with several exceptions including the International Spy Museum. So off I went - and it was indeed a way cool experience! So much fascinating stuff; one of the things I was most hoping to see was info on the murder of Bulgarian dissident Georgi Markov in London with a poison-tipped umbrella. And sure enough, there was the umbrella - well, not THE umbrella, but a replica. Some of it was a little 'Hollywood,' but hey, I don't begrudge them that. Overall, highly recommended!!
Tripatini July 4, 2012 at 4:48pm

Any lovers of art, Pablo Picasso, and/or Spain here? Our top blog post this week includes a look at the Museo Picasso in the city of Malaga.
Ed Wetschler February 15, 2012 at 10:38pm

How would you change this short list of NY's best small and mid-size museums? Be honest, now. http://bit.ly/wp2guJ

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Iberia Airlines November 25, 2011 at 7:29pm

CaixaForum and Paris' Louvre Museum present Eugène Delacroix at the CaixaForum in Madrid. Drama, exoticism, movement, and color. The revolutionary and first modern painter to express Romanticism on canvas. Untill January 12, 2012. (Link below.) Book flights to Madrid on Iberia.com.

http://press.lacaixa.es/socialprojects/exhibition-delacroix-caixafo...
Janice Brown November 17, 2011 at 9:36pm

Hartford, Connecticut is a museum-lovers' paradise, home to the Mark Twain House & Museum, the Wadsworth Atheneum (the oldest art museum in the country), the American Clock and Watch Musuem, and many more.

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Portugal Dream Coast May 5, 2011 at 5:26pm

Azulejos de Azeitão uses the European traditional methods of tile making and reproduces antique design from European countries like France, Germany, Portugal, Spain and other , but also Islamic and Chinese.
BuzzInRome March 23, 2011 at 11:56am

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