Museum – The Travel Masters

December 23, 2017May 10, 2021

The Louvre Abu Dhabi opens its doors to the world

The Louvre Abu Dhabi (LAD) is an architectural jewel full of artistic treasures. This building, designed by the French architect Jean Nouvel, houses a permanent collection of more than 600 pieces and has just opened its doors.

It is the first place of the cultural district that is planned to be built on the Saadiyat Island or Island of Happiness, a natural island of 27 square kilometers that will host a series of cultural establishments of great importance.

In this metropolis of towering skyscrapers and shining glass and steel, it is a relief to be welcomed under a low dome that seems to float, seemingly weightless and without obvious means of support, on a group of white buildings and cuboids located on the Arabian coast, where the light is blinding and scorching heat. Continue reading “The Louvre Abu Dhabi opens its doors to the world”

August 11, 2016August 17, 2016

Verona, archaeological museum at the Roman Theatre

The building of the Archaeological Museum at the Roman Theatre in Verona is located in the fifteenth century, as the convent of the Gesuati, on the side of the San Pietro hill overlooking over the Roman Theatre; this is closely related to having incorporated some parts of ancient architectural complex.

This unique location is an essential element and exceptional visit to the entire complex: the beautiful view of the theater and of the city from above makes it possible to immediately correlate with what is exhibited in the Museum with the external environment. Continue reading “Verona, archaeological museum at the Roman Theatre”

January 28, 2016February 7, 2016

In Germany, the Museum of the Brothers Grimm

Do you love fairy tales and would like to immerse yourself for a day in the fabulous world of Cinderella, Hansel and Gretel or Little Red Riding Hood? Then you must visit The Grimmwelt, the Museum of the Brothers Grimm which is located in Kassel, Germany.

Opened last September, the Grimmwelt – is a museum dedicated to the two most famous brothers of Germany and throughout the world and it is a two hour drive from Berlin. Continue reading “In Germany, the Museum of the Brothers Grimm”

January 22, 2016March 4, 2023

In Moscow, opened the largest Museum of the Soviet Gulag

Russia comes to terms with his past, for this in Moscow was inaugurated the largest Museum of Gulag. The structure of 4 floors within walking distance from the Kremlin recounts the horror of Stalin’s camps and tries to explain the enormous scope of the suffered by the Soviet people during the regime of Dictator Georgian.

In the rooms, the complaint takes on the force of numbers: 20 million deported to the gulag and sentenced to hard labor, 12 million dead, one million were shot without trial in 1938. Continue reading “In Moscow, opened the largest Museum of the Soviet Gulag”

December 26, 2014March 30, 2015

What to see in Prague: The museum of alchemists

Prague is a city that has much to offer tourists, many things to see, rich in history, known and less known, sometimes even obscure, as evidenced by a visit to the Museum of alchemists and magicians of old Prague, which builds the “work” of those in Prague were devoted to the study of those who once were called the “dark arts”.

As king of much of eastern Europe in the sixteenth century, and even then ruler of the Holy Roman Emperor, Rudolph II is not remembered as a particularly powerful ruler or even effective in government, but he is widely remembered for his interest and his patronage of the occult arts. It was during his reign that Prague became the unofficial capital of the dark arts. Continue reading “What to see in Prague: The museum of alchemists”

November 2, 2014February 2, 2015

Reopen the Picasso Museum in Paris

Saturday 25 October, attended by President Hollande, after 5 years of work, reopened the Picasso Museum in Paris. The Museum dedicated to the great Spanish painter, has reopened to the public with an official ceremony in style, after being closed for five years due to restoration and modernization.

The Picasso Museum is a public art gallery, which is located inside the Sale palace, as the French say, it is a “Mansion”, a large building with a lot of garden surrounding it completely, built in the city. Continue reading “Reopen the Picasso Museum in Paris”

October 24, 2014January 23, 2015

Charles M. Schulz Museum in California

Snoopy, Charlie Brown, Sally, Lucy, Woodstock and the other Peanuts are your favorite characters? Then there is a place for you: the Charles M. Schulz Museum in California.

Opened in 2002, The Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center is a museum dedicated to the works of Charles M. Schulz, American illustrator and cartoonist, creator of the historical Peanuts comic strip.

The museum is located in Santa Rosa, California and really wonderland for fans of these characters: indeed inside there are many original cartoon strips, but also other works of the cartoonist. Continue reading “Charles M. Schulz Museum in California”

October 16, 2014January 8, 2015

Guide to the museums dedicated to Alfred Nobel

Alfred Nobel, inventor of dynamite, to avoid that everyone remembered as “the merchant of death” (so he wrote an obituary erroneously published when he was still alive), decided to establish a prize, the Nobel precisely, to serve humanity and was seen as one of the most prestigious awards for research in the fields “that help the man to live with dignity”.

Two museums dedicated to him, with thematic exhibitions, many other temporary itinerant, leading the public aware of this figure. Let’s see what they are.

The first is The Nobelmuseet – the Nobel museum that is located in Stockholm, one of the most beautiful eighteenth-century buildings of the Swedish capital, which once housed the stock exchange. The Museum was opened in the spring of 2001, on the centenary of the award and has inside temporary exhibitions, as well as a permanent collection, to let know all the secrets of Nobel. Continue reading “Guide to the museums dedicated to Alfred Nobel”

July 30, 2014October 12, 2014

What to see in Madrid: From the Prado Museum to the Royal Palace

Madrid is a great travel destination, ideal for short weekend break or longer holiday. In this article we will focus on major sites and monuments of Madrid to visit, ideal guide for anyone who is traveling for the first time in the Spanish city. Of course, if you’re lucky enough to go several times in Madrid, you can treat yourself to visit lesser-known sites. Final point: Madrid is well suited for any type of vacation. There are in fact not only museums and historical sites, but it is a city full of nightlife and clubs, so even the youngest visitors will find entertainment suitable for all their needs.

It starts at the Prado Museum, one of the greatest museums in the world: here you will find works by Goya, Velazquez, Raphael and Caravaggio, but that eye is always very crowded. Another museum that you can not miss is the Reina Sofia Museum, dedicated to those who love modern and contemporary art as it brings together works from the early years of the twentieth century to today. If you look for works by Picasso, Dali and Miro have to come here. And remember to go see Guernica. Still on the subject of museums, remember Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum: the pictures you will find here are part of the private collection of the German steel magnate Thyssen-Bornemisza, you can choose between the paintings of Van Eyck, Caravaggio, Van Gogh, and Gauguin Hopper. Continue reading “What to see in Madrid: From the Prado Museum to the Royal Palace”

January 7, 2014May 6, 2014

The Royal picture gallery Mauritshuis reopens in the Hague

After a two-year renovation, The Mauritshuis will reopen to the public from June 27, 2014. Its famous collection of paintings, including Girl with a Pearl Earring, will be back exposed to the Mauritshuis, now renovated and expanded. For this event, and after the official opening day, the Museum will be open for visitors till midnight.

The renewed Mauritshuis sees a doubling of the surface due to underground expansion that extends up to the building in front of the museum. In this way we wanted to preserve intact the character and appearance of the original museum. In the new section, called Royal Dutch Shell Wing, are the exhibition space, a bar and a museum shop, as well as the teaching laboratory, library and lounge events. Continue reading “The Royal picture gallery Mauritshuis reopens in the Hague”