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After visiting the Aquadom and Sealife aquarium in Berlin during the Christmas holidays, I was pointing out to #MuseumBaby that there was a picture of it in one of his story books about Berlin, when he...
View Article{USA} Up, Up and Away
The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum probably doesn’t need much of an introduction. Located on the National Mall in down town Washington, D.C., it “maintains the largest collection of historic...
View ArticleHidden Gem: US Navy Museum
I’ve been visiting Washington, D.C. on and off since 2001 and yet, it was only this year that I discovered the existence of the National Museum of the US Navy. Long time readers of Museum Diary will...
View ArticleAll Aboard the USS Barry
The USS Barry is moored at the Navy Yard in Washington, D.C., and the perfect place to finish off a visit to the US Navy Museum next door. Measuring over 420 feet long, it took us a good half hour to...
View Article{Germany} Historic Steam Train Ride
Whether you’re a fan of period movies or a devoted reader of Harry Potter, whether you enjoy the feeling of nostalgia or, like me, are attracted to old things with a bit of history attached to them,...
View Article{Germany} U-Bahn Museum Berlin
In my quest to seek out some more of Berlin’s hidden museum gems, I came across a poster advertising the U-Bahn Museum, which opened in 1997 and has over 300 collected items on display, representing...
View Article{Germany} Military History Museum Berlin-Gatow
I’d by no means consider myself a plane spotter, but I do have a soft spot for aviation museums, ever since one of my first projects working for National Museums of Scotland was evaluating the Concorde...
View Article{Germany} U-Bootmuseum Hamburg
What’s the first thing you think of when you hear the word ‘submarine’? The colour yellow? Torpedoes? Epic war movie Das Boot? Whatever it is, submarines seem to hold a fascination for many people, so...
View Article{Germany} Around the World in 80 Things
Last weekend, we went on a family visit to Berlin’s Museum für Kommunikation. Mainly, because #MuseumBoy wanted to show Granny Scotland the robots (yes, that’s right, he is no longer scared of them!),...
View ArticleA Postcard from…Naples
Dear Jenni I know how much you love unusual museums and we just visited the perfect one in Naples, Florida. The Naples Train Museum is the model train enthusiasts’ dream, whatever your age. There are...
View Article{Sweden} Ship Ahoy at the Sjöfartsmuseet
100 Museums Challenge: Museum No.23 I admit, I’m a sucker for maritime museums. So even without it being recommended to us as a great place to visit with kids, Gothenburg’s Sjöfartsmuseet would have...
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