Category: museums

  • Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam

    Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam

    This museum is the most unexpected place I visited in the Museumpark area. See earlier posts here and here about this area of Rotterdam. This is not a destination museum for me as I (Chris) have not heard of it before. The entrance courtyard is stunning  – boldly marked by zebra stripes producing an optical effect.

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  • Witte de Withstraat and Museumpark, Rotterdam – part 2

    Witte de Withstraat and Museumpark, Rotterdam – part 2

    I(Chris) spent a day in Rotterdam and walked from the Maritime Museum to the Museumpark along the street Witte de Withstraat. Part 1 covers the shops, bars and restaurants on Witte de Withstraat. Museumpark is an urban landscaped park located between the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Westersingel, Westzeedijk and the complex of the Erasmus medical center

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  • Witte de Withstraat and Museumpark, Rotterdam – part 1

    Witte de Withstraat and Museumpark, Rotterdam – part 1

    I(Chris) spent a day in Rotterdam after a meeting in The Hague, which is only a short train ride away. Rotterdam is actively marketing itself as a popular destination for international visitors, an alternative to Amsterdam. It was built around the river Rotte in 1270 and grew rapidly over the centuries but in 1940, during

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  • Touring the Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology (MAAT), Lisbon

    Touring the Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology (MAAT), Lisbon

    The MAAT – Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology, opened its doors to the public on 5 October, 2016. I (Chris) had the chance of a private tour in October 2017. A young museum, just over a year old ! Presenting itself as a new cultural centre in the city of Lisbon, the MAAT represents

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