Beaney House of Art & Knowledge The Beaney Museum in Canterbury is all about the local history and community. It’s collections are founded by local victorian boys who made good. Part of giving back to their home town was bequeathing their collections and some money. Today, the museum is up to date featuring… Read More Tales by/of Canterbury
Yorkshire Museum The Yorkshire museum is dedicated not only to the city of York but the county of Yorkshire as a whole. If you are at all into the War of the Roses and Starz new series the White Princess (like me) this place is great! I favoured the medieval section in the basement.… Read More York/shire
If you follow this blog (or follow me on instagram) you know of my deep and everlasting love of designer and activist William Morris! This post another Morris fan letter. Red House This whole house is full of love, inspiration and fun. Morris wanted a place to live with his wife Jane and their children.… Read More Friends, Family and Wombats
Lisbon is a beautiful city of tiles and a wonderful collection of art. This next post is a 2-4-1 situation. Calouste Gulbenkian Museum This museum is comprised of two collections (in two separate buildings). There is the Modern Art Collection and the Founder’s Collection. The buildings are in the brutalist style with amazing gardens… Read More Gublekian Gift’s
Over the holiday season I was lucky enough to visit lovely Portugal with my parents. Lisbon is a city of tiles – they are on the ground, interiors and building exteriors! As a tile fan it was basically heaven. Thankfully they have a museum of tiles or ‘azulejos’ as they call them. Museu Nacional do… Read More Azulejos Adventures
Greenwich is a lovely little town that was eaten by London. Not to worry it still retains its impeccable charm! Queen’s House, Greenwich The museum has just recently re-opened after renovations. It’s got new art, and new interpretation. Originally built for Queen Anne of Denmark (James I), though her successor, Queen Henrietta Marie (Charles… Read More House of Queens
Cardiff Story Museum The museum is in a lovely building in the middle of historic Cardiff. Note the beautiful Christmas market stalls. It has a lovely shop attached with items made right in Cardiff and Wales. The museum is organised by time period but also focuses on sub-themes like housing, immigrants, industry,… Read More Museum of the City
When in Wales, you have to visit the biggest museum in Wales! The National Museum Cardiff The collection is comprised of a mixture of whatever people have donated over the years. This includes a lot of ceramics and paintings. The ground floor of the museum is devoted to natural history and science while the first… Read More Life and Art
The Florence Nightingale Museum This museum is a delightful little place across the river from Parliament and Big Ben! A nice reprieve from the hordes of tourists taking their new facebook profile photo. The Nightingale Museum is located in the basement of St. Thomas’ Hospital. They have very clear signage to find it… Read More Hedges, Nurses and Lanterns
Glasgow has 9 major museums and sadly I was only able to visit 3 in my short time there. I had to priortize and I chose Kelvingrove! The Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum It had a special exhibition about the Art Nouveau artist Alphonse Mucha. I have already declared my love of Rennie… Read More People Make Glasgow
