Batavia Cemetery / Inscription Museum (Museum Taman Prasasti)
by I did not have too much time in Jakarta, when I visited Indonesia in October 2024. On top of that I struggled with the humid …
Tag: Historic Museums
Places which turn back the time for you
Prater Museum Vienna
The Prater is one of the key touristic areas of Vienna. I already took you to several places located within the entertainment and recreational area, …
Goslar Imperial Palace (Kaiserpfalz)
The Harz region will always be a special place to me. I studied mathematics at Clausthal Tech University and thus lived there seven years, either …
Bryggens Museum (Bergen)
The story of Bryggens Museum (or Bymuseet in Norwegian) started with a calamity. A fire in 1955 ravaged parts of the historic district Bryggen in Bergen. …
Saga Museum Vestmanna
Already in 2022, I introduced you to the very interesting Saga Museum in Reykjavik, Iceland. However, there is a similar place on the Faroe Islands …
House of Leaves (Tirana)
During my trip to Albania, I learned a lot about the situation of the country during the socialist times. Especially the two museums located in …
Goldenes Dachl Museum Innsbruck
The Goldenes Dachl (“Golden Roof”) is regarded to be the most famous and iconic architectural structure of Innsbruck. The palatial oriel has been built in 1500 with …
Echternach Villa Romana / Roman Villa
Some 2,000 years ago, the Romans controlled a wider range of Europe. They even made it to (nowadays) Luxemborurg. One of the still existing witnesses …
Faroe Islands National Museum
I already introduced you to two places driven by the Faroe Islands National Museum (orTjóðsavnið in local language). Namely, these were the lovely Open Air …
Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (Kansas City)
The so-called Negro Leagues were an episode in US-American baseball. Based on the separate but equal principle, these leagues were for black people only and not part …
Museum Of The Second World War (Gdansk)
Poland suffered massively under the German occupation and the Second World War. Thus, it is not that surprising that Gdansk is hosting the Museum of …
Globe Museum and Esperanto Museum (Vienna)
When I visited Vienna in June 2024, I wanted to spot a wide range of the city’s attractions. Among them there were also some rather …