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Museums and Galleries 32 ...continued from page 31 its birth. Visitors will see the other exhibits. New exhibitions Museum housing musical instruments from all centuries and cultures, excellent sound system enabling you to hear exactly how the instruments sounded. Czech Republic Prague Museum of Applied Arts Tel: +4202 51093111 Rich collection of glass, porcelain, furniture, silver and period costumes Mucha Museum Panská 7 Tel: +420 221 45 13 33 Fax: +420 221 45 14 14 E-m: museum@mucha.cz Web: www.mucha.cz Opening hours: daily 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. The Mucha Museum invites you to discover the works of the famous Czech artist, Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939), the Master of Art Nouveau. A comprehensive cross section of works loaned by the Mucha Foundation provides you with a unique view into the universe of the artist Denmark Roskilde The Viking Ship Museum Tel: +45 46 30 02 00 Web: www.vikingeskibsmuseet.dk The setting for restored Viking ships sunk in the Roskilde Fjord around the year 1000 France Amiens Maison de Jules Verne Tel: + 33 (0)3 22 45 45 75 The house where Jules Verne lived from 1882 to 1900. From the winter garden to the attic, you can relive the adventures of his heroes, Phileas Fogg, Michel Strogoff, Captain Nemo and more Bohain-en-Vermandois La Maison familiale d’Henri Matisse Tel: + 33 03 23 60 90 54 Fax: + 33 03 23 07 55 56 Web: www. bohainenvermandois.fr Matisse grew up in this house and lived there until he was in his twenties. The Museum has Exhibitions, pictures, drawings, testimonies, about Matisse’s young life. Audio guides and guided tours are available in English. Free entrance. Cognac Musée des Arts du Cognac 16100 COGNAC Tel: + 33 (0)545.32.07.25 Fax: +33 (0)545.32.66.47 Web: www.ville-cognac.fr E-m: musees.cognac@villecognac.fr Visitors are invited to penetrate the mysteries of the famous brandy - cognac, in the City of development of the industry as well as the economic and social background of the City and discover how Cognac is produced today Essoyes Du Côté des Renoir Tél.: 03.25.29.10.94 www.renoir-aube-champagne. com Renoir’s wife, Aline Charigot, was born in Essoyes and the couple returned every summer to the house which belonged to the family. A €2 million cultural project has transformed Essoyes into ‘an artist’s village’ Grasse Musee International de la Parfumerie Tel: +33 (0)4 97 05 58 00 Devoted to safeguarding and promoting the international heritage of scents, aromas and perfumes, allows visitors to discover the unique history of the great perfume houses and producers. Wingen-Sur-Mode Musée Lalique 67290 WINGEN-SUR-MODE Tél : + 33 (0)3 88 89 08 14 Fax : +33 (0)3 88 03 42 75 www.musee-lalique.com Opens July 2011 The museum is located near the Lalique crystal factory. 200 pieces from the local Lalique, Art Nouveau jewellery, Art Deco glasswork (including his perfume bottles) and around 2,000 drawings, all from the Lalique company. Germany Berlin Berlin Wall Museum – Haus am Checkpoint Charlie Tel: +49(30)2537250 Permanent exhibition “The wall from 1961 to today” photos, paintings, examples of escape methods used. Guides include witnesses of the period Giengen/Brenz Die Welt Von Steiff Teddy Bear Museum Tel: +49 (0) 73 22 / 13 15 00 Fax: +49 (0) 73 22 / 13 17 00 Web: www.die-welt-von-steiff@ steiff.de The legendary Teddy bear was born in 1902. Since then, Steiff animals with the famous “Button in Ear” have travelled all over the world. Margarete Steiff’s home now has a museum which is dedicated to her life and work. Located between Stuttgart and Würzburg. Tours by appointment Stuttgart Mercedes-Benz Museum Tel: +49 (0) 711 17 30 000 Fax: +49 (0) 711 17 30 400 Web: www.mercedes-benz. com/museum The new Museum presents the 120 year history of the automotive industry with 160 vehicles and more than 1500 regularly presented Coach parking adjacent New Porsche Museum Porscheplatz 1 Tel: +49 (0)711 911 20911 Fax: +49 (0)711 911 20356 E-m: info.museum@porsche.de In addition to world-famous, iconic vehicles such as the 356, 550, 911, and 917, the exhibits include some of the outstanding technical achievements of Professor Ferdinand Porsche from the early 20th century. Zwickau Robert Schumann Haus Tel: +49 375 / 215 269 Born here in 1810, its permanent exhibition in eight rooms and the world’s largest collection of Schumann documents, his birthplace is a major point of attraction for tourists, music lovers and musicologists from all over the world. Hungary Near Budapest Caprice Diamond Museum Tel: +36 26 302512 Here watch the manufacturing process, from diamond polishing to seeing them set into jewellery Budapest Museum of Ethnography www.neprajz.hu Tel: +361 473 2400 One of Europe’s largest specialist museums with 139,000 Hungarian and 53,000 international art exhibits, permanent exhibition Folk Culture of the Hungarians The House of Hungarian Art Nouveau Honvéd u. 3 Tel: + 00361 269 4622 Opened 2007. The permanent exhibition consists of paintings, furniture, ornaments and interiors, also offers a shop and cafe Italy Florence Galleria dell’ Accademia Tel: +39 055 238 86 09 Founded in 1563, this was the first school of art in Europe, it displays Michelangelo’s David (1504). There are also a range of paintings from the 13th to the 19th Century with works by Botticelli, Lippi and Perugino Milan Castello Sforzesco Tel: +39 02 62 08 39 40 Originally built in 1450, the halls are decorated in frescos, there are libraries, museums and fine collections of furniture, archaeology, antiques and paintings Rome Villa Borghese & Gallerie Borghese Tel: +39 06 32 81 01 The 17Century Villa houses works by Bernini, Botticelli, Carvaggio, Raphael and Perugino You can see all editions of the Guide and magazine at www.ontheroad.co.uk The Vatican Museums Tel: +39 06 6988 3333 Web: www.roma.2000.it There are 21 different museums, chapels, collections and galleries within the Vatican City and include:- Egyptian Museum Tel: +39 06 6988 3333 Includes Roman statues from 1st and 2nd Century AD together with sarcophagi and mummies. Egyptian statues, ceramics tablets and seals Sistine Chapel Tel: +39 06 6988 3333 The site where the conclave for the election of popes are held. Built between 1475-1481, the frescoes were created by Perugino, Botticelli, Roselli and Ghirlandaio and their assistants. The barrel vaulted ceiling was painted by Michelangelo as was the painting behind the alter the Last Judgement Venice Peggy Guggenheim Collection Tel: +39 041 520 62 88 When she died in 1979, she left her entire private collection of 20th Century art including works by Picasso, Kandiskji, Klee, Dali and Jackson Pollock housed in the Palazzo Venier dei Leoni. The gardens display the sculptures by Arp, Moore, Giacometti and Ernst Ireland - Northern Ulster American Folk Park Castetown, Omagh County Tyrone Tel: +44 (0)28 8224 3292 Web: www.magni.org.uk The open air museum tells the story of emigration from Ulster to America in the 18th & 19th centuries and provides visitors with a "living history" experience on its outdoor site. Costumed demonstrators go about their everyday tasks in the traditional manner in authentically furnished Old and New World buildings. Ulster Folk and Transport Museum Ireland - Southern Dublin National Museum of Ireland – Archeology and History Tel: +353 1 677 7444 Artefacts from 7000BC to the 20 th Century. Also the “Road to independence” exhibition 1919- 1921 continued on page 33...
...continued from page 32 GUINNESS® STOREHOUSE Tel: +353 (1) 408 4800 E-m: guinness-storehouse@ guinness.com Web: www.guinness.com The new home for the museum showing the history of this famous brew, together with examples of the worldwide advertising campaigns so well known, and examples of the transportation used through the ages Netherlands Amsterdam Canal House Museum (Het Grachtenhuis) Tel +31 (0)20-3201131 mail@hetgrachtenhuis.nl The newly opened Museum’s interactive exhibition recounts the four hundred year history of Amsterdam’s Canal Ring. Limited number of visitors, book your tickets in advance. Hermitage Amsterdam Tel: +31. (0)20 530 87 55 Phase 2 opened in June 2009 Temporary exhibitions from the rich heritage collection of the State Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg are displayed . ‘At the Russian Court’ the inaugural exhibition - a dazzling display of more than 1,800 treasures Tulip Museum Prinsengracht 112 1015 EA Amsterdam Tel: +31 (0)20 421 00 95 Fax: +31 (0)20 421 34 04 Web: www. amsterdamtulipmuseum.com Learn about the history of the Tulip, Holland’s most famous flower, from its origin in the central Asian highlands to its modern day cultivation in the fields of Holland Otterlo Kröller-Müller Museum Tel: +31 31 8591241 E-m: info@kmm.nl Web: www.kmm.nl The Kröller-Müller Museum has a world-renowned collection of mainly 19th and 20th century art., include the large collection of work by Vincent van Gogh. Regular temporary exhibitions are on offer. Also see the amazing sculpture garden. Makes a Norsk Folkemuseum Oslo great day trip from Amsterdam together with the National Park Hoge Veluwe. Hoenderloo De Hoge Veluwe National Park Tel: +31 55 378 8100 The Park encompasses more than 5,000 hectares of woodlands, moorland, grasslands and sand drifts. During your visit you may encounter red deer, mouflons and wild boar. There are more than 40 kilometres of cycle paths. The famous White Bicycles are available free of charge at the Park entrances. Museum of Bags and Purses 1017 CD Amsterdam Tel: +31 20 524 64 52 Web: www. museumofbagsandpurses.com The museum shows the history of the Western bag and purse from the 16th century to the present day in a beautiful canal house. A fascinating insight into the development of the bag, its function, shape, material and decoration. Guided tours, Shop and Café. Museum of Bags and Purses Rotterdam Wereldmuseum Tel: +010-2707172 Fax: +010-2707182 Web: www.wereldmuseum.rot Reopened Dec 2009 a permanent display of more than 1,800 masterpieces of high arthistorical and aesthetic value and with rich spiritual and ritual meaning from Asia, Oceania, America, Africa and the Islamic heritage. Also has 2 large theme exhibitions each year WiMu - Wine Museum, Falletti di Barolo Castle Tel. +39 0173 38 66 97 Fax. +39 0173 38 07 14 info@wimubarolo.it A new Museum dedicated to one See Norway in a day! 155 houses from all over Norway, including a 13 th century stave church. Baking of lefse, folkdancing and hosts in traditional costumes daily in summer. Large indoor exhibits on Folk Costumes, Folk Art, Sámi Culture and Toys. Open all year. For special touroperator rates or events: www.norskfolkemuseum.no post@norskfolkemuseum.no Tel: (+47) 22 12 37 00 Fax: (+47) 22 12 37 77 of the most famous red wines in the world: the Barolo, the ‘king of wines’, Norway Bergen Edvard Grieg Museum, Troldhaugen Tel: +47 55922992 E-m: info@troldhaugen.com Web: www.troldhaugen.com The home of Nina and Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) in picturesque, Norwegian landscape outside Bergen.Concert hall (200 pax) with regular concerts during the season. Museum containing exhibitions, café and shop. Open all year. Oslo Kon-Tiki Museum Tel: +47 23 08 67 67 Fax: +47 23 08 67 60 Web: www.kon-tiki.no The Museum houses original vessels and objects from Thor Heyerdahl’s many expeditions. The famous Kon-Tiki raft. Interactive multi media program with touch screen technology, film room. Norsk Folkemuseum Tel: (+47) 22 12 37 00 T info line (+47) 22 12 36 66 Fax: (+47) 22 12 37 77 Web: www.norskfolkemuseum. no One of Europe’s largest open air museums, fine examples of over 150 Norwegian traditional buildings including a 13C stave church. Many activities in the summer and large annual Christmas market Spain Bilbao Guggenheim Museum info desk (+34) 94 435 90 80 An architectural masterpiece, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum now possesses one of the world’s most important collections of avant-garde and contemporary art Madrid Prado Museum Tel: +91 330 28 00 Fax: + 91 330 28 56 E-m: museo.nacional@prado. mcu.es Web: www.museoprado.es 1819 the Prado Museum was inaugurated to house the royal collection. It is now recognized as one of the world’s greatest museums, and has a collection of over 7,500 works of art and sculpture includimg the Goya collecttion. Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum Tel: +34 913 790151 Web: www.museothyssen.org Housing an outstanding selection of Old Masters and modern paintings from every school, spanning early Renaissance to the late 20th century. Major expansion planned for 2004. Córdoba Museo Regina Plaza D.Luis Venegas, 1 14002 Córdoba Tel: +34 957 496 889 E-m: info@museoregina.com Museum devoted to jewellery, visitors can watch the manufacturing process of the famous Cordovan Jewel. Guided tours and shop. Switzerland Museum Aargau Lenzburg Castle & Hallwyl Castle Web: www.ag.ch/lenzburg To 31st October 2009. Major Exhibition – Arthur - Stories surrounding the King, his Knights, and the Holy Grail. Presented at both Castles Lenzburg and Hallwyl Basel Doll’s House Museum (Puppenhausmuseum) Steinenvorstadt 1 CH-4051 Basel Tel: +41 (0)61 225 95 95 Fax: +41 (0)61 225 95 96 Web: www.puppenhausmuseum. ch The Doll's House Museum is the largest of its kind in Europe. It houses the worlds largest collection of over 2, 500 old teddy bears, many of which are already a ripe old age. Also beautiful dolls, toy shops and doll's houses both old and new, which have been constructed true to the scale of 1:12 Regular changing additional exhibitions .Groups welcome, also offers a shop and restaurant Kunstmuseum Basel Tel: +41 (0) 61 206 62 62 Fax: +41 (0) 61 206 62 52 Web: www.kunstmuseumbasel.ch The main focus is on the paintings and drawings of the Upper Rhine region and the Netherlands dating from between 1400 and 1600, and 19th and 20th century art. Genève Musée d’art et d’histoire 12211 Genève 3 www.ville-ge.ch Tel: +41(0)22 418 26 00 Fax: +41(0)22 418 26 01 Geneva's premier museum devotes equal space to exhibits on the history of civilization, the civic history of Geneva, archaeology, and world-class painting -- everything from medieval to modern art. Consortium of 8 impressive Museums in the City Luzern Bourbaki-Panorama Tel: + 41 41 412 30 30 Web: www.bourbakipanorama. ch The unique, 10m X 110m circular painting is a masterpiece of the former time. In an incomparable way, it portrays an incident from the Franco-Prussian war; in February of 1871, France’s Eastern Army, under the command of General Bourbaki, continued on page 34... You can see all editions of the Guide and magazine at www.ontheroad.co.uk 33 Museums and Galleries
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