The renewed Anne Frank House wants to bring history to a new generationLonely Planet - Alex ButlerThe Anne Frank House is one of Amsterdam’s most famous attractions and now, after two years of renewal work, it is welcoming “a new generation of visitors”. The museum is inside the home where Anne Frank
travel news An incredible sprawling arts complex has opened in the Mexican jungleLonely Planet - Andrea SmithA new arts complex and holistic centre is due to open on November 30 in the jungle of Tulum, and it will be dedicated to creative pursuits. Azulik Uh May is part of the Azulik eco-friendly luxury resort,
Wes Anderson Wes Anderson and Juman Malouf curate special exhibition of Viennese treasuresLonely Planet - James Gabriel MartinFilm director Wes Anderson has teamed up with his partner, writer and illustrator Juman Malouf, to present a specially-curated exhibition in Vienna that presents hand-picked treasures from the vaults the
Tate Britain Legendary photojournalist Don McCullin to be celebrated at Tate BritainLonely Planet - Fionnuala McCarthyDon McCullin, the renowned photgrapher, is to be celebrated in a major retrospective in Tate Britain next February. The London-born photographer has documented conflicts over a career spanning 60 years,
Louvre Abu Dhabi The Louvre Abu Dhabi sees one million visitors in its first yearLonely Planet - Alex ButlerIn the first year since it opened, more than one million people have visited the Louvre Abu Dhabi. The offshoot of the French institution opened last year on 11 November and it has already reached a huge
Hotels Art exhibition breathes life into an abandoned hotel in LebanonLonely Planet - Travel NewsLebanon’s derelict 1892 Grand Sofar Hotel has been given new life as an exhibition and event space. The new era of the hotel kicked off last month, with British artist Tom Young’s 40-painting exhibition
travel news Rotterdam museum on the move to facilitate a radical renovationLonely Planet - Sasha BradyIn 2019, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam will close its doors for seven years as part of a major renovation and rebuilding project. But the art won't be out of sight when the doors close. Art
Murals Visit Bogotá’s macro mural that is transforming lives through colorLonely Planet - Travel NewsA new “experience tour” has opened in northern Bogotá that gives visitors the opportunity to discover Colombia’s largest macro mural, and to see how color has transformed lives in a low-income sector.
travel news Kaleidoscopic new statues have appeared on Boston's waterfrontLonely Planet - Benedetta GeddoIf you take a stroll down Seaport Boulevard in Boston, you might come across statues that look like what you'd see inside a kaleidoscope. They’re all part of the latest art installation that has come make
Murals Lost Futurist murals rediscovered in a former 1920s jazz and cabaret club in RomeLonely Planet - Alexandra BruzzeseMurals painted by Italian Futurist artist Giacomo Balla, long believed lost, have been rediscovered in the Eternal City. The works were hidden under layers of wallpaper and wooden panels and uncovered
travel news India’s ‘Man of Iron’ commemorated by world’s largest statueLonely Planet - Joseph BindlossTowering over the gentle hills of southern Gujarat, the world’s tallest statue has just been unveiled, but you might scratch your head if asked to name who it represents. Most Indians, on the other hand,
The Arts New museum in Bucharest sheds light on communist-era modern artLonely Planet - Travel NewsThis October marked the opening of The Museum of Recent Art (MARe) in Bucharest, the first private museum to open since 1910. Located in the exclusive Primăverii district, it’s a few blocks down from main
Street Art Inside the 'street art supermarket' of BrusselsLonely Planet - Travel NewsExit cash machines and trollies, enter spray cans and hooded skateboard artists as a new street supermarket, Strokar Inside, opens in a former food retailers in the Molière district of Brussels, Belgium.
travel news France’s famous ‘swimming pool museum’ reopens after makeoverLonely Planet - Sasha BradyThe Musée d’Art et d’Industrie (Museum of Art and Industry), better known as La Piscine (the swimming pool), reopened this weekend after a €9.3 million renovation. The former Art Deco municipal baths a
Damascus Syria’s National Museum reopens as government claims 'Damascus has recovered'Lonely Planet - AnneMarie McCarthySyria’s National Museum has reopened in Damascus in the country’s latest step towards normality. The museum was closed in 2012 as the war began to escalate in the capital. Most of the artefacts were safely
Havana Old Havana neighbourhood embraces Cuba's up-and-coming artistsLonely Planet - Travel NewsA group of children look on as a tattooed stranger paints a pair of big green eyes on the wall outside a house at San Isidro, one of Old Havana’s less-empowered neighbourhoods. The once industrial town
travel news Sky's the limit at this new art installation in the Austrian AlpsLonely Planet - Benedetta GeddoStopping to look at the sky is always a good idea and an excellent way to pass the time. And it’s even better when it’s done in a piece of contemporary art thought exactly for this purpose— if you’re where
Peru Street artist Jade set to bring art to forgotten corners of PeruLonely Planet - Travel NewsFrustrated with the poor education he was receiving in public schools in Peru, Jonatan Rivera turned his focus to visual arts –though he would eventually drop out of art school and become a full-fledged
Play buttontravel news Heavenly Bodies becomes the Met’s most visited exhibitionLonely Planet - Alex ButlerHeavenly Bodies, an exhibition exploring fashion and the Catholic Church, has become the most-visited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. After launching back in May following the celebrity-packed
University of Memphis The streets of Memphis have been transformed with works of artLonely Planet - Alex ButlerThe streets of Memphis may feel a bit more like an art gallery these days, as larger-than-life murals have brought classic works of art to the streets. Artist and filmmaker Julien de Casabianca has brought
travel news Check out this sea monster escaping from a building in PhiladelphiaLonely Planet - Alex ButlerIn what could easily be mistaken for a scene out of Stranger Things, a massive, many-tentacled sea monster appears to be bursting from an old building in Philadelphia. Luckily, the colorful monster is
Robert Mapplethorpe Year-long Robert Mapplethorpe exhibition to kick off at the Guggenheim in JanuaryLonely Planet - Alex ButlerThirty years after his death, the Guggenheim Museum in New York will hold a year-long exhibition celebrating the renowned photographer and artist Robert Mapplethorpe. Mapplethorpe, who lived from 1946
Rembrandt The Night Watch by Rembrandt set to be restored in full public viewLonely Planet - Daniel FaheyIt falls under the gaze of around two million visitors each year but from July 2019, even more art fans will be able to see The Night Watch by Rembrandt as the painting undergoes a full public restoration
Van Gogh Museum Step into a Van Gogh painting at new Brussels exhibitionLonely Planet - Daniel FaheyEver wanted to jump right into a painting? You now can in Brussels, Belgium as the multi-sensory Van Gogh Experience allows visitors to fully immerse themselves in the swirls and patterns of the artist's
travel news Big Art exhibition opens in Copenhagen's Kunsthal CharlottenborgLonely Planet - Travel NewsArt on a massive scale has arrived at Copenhagen's Kunsthal Charlottenborg, launching their fall season. Big Art celebrates the intersection between art and architecture, as the acclaimed Bjark Ingels
travel news An art gallery is being built inside sand dunes in ChinaLonely Planet - AnneMarie McCarthyIn a coastal resort in north-east China, a new cultural institution is taking shape behind sand dunes; a non-profit museum that aims to bring exhibits and architecture to a summer retreat already becoming
Drawing Sketching for travellers: reasons to swap your smartphone for a pencil or paintLonely Planet - Simon RichmondTens of thousands of years ago, our ancestors used earthy pigments to draw pictures of their surroundings and daily lives on cave walls. Today, we respond to the selfsame impulse when we reach into our
Edvard Munch On the trail of Munch in OsloLonely Planet - Kerry WalkerWith swirling Nordic light, dark and mysterious fjords and soul-stirring views, Oslo is ready-made for an expressionist Munch painting. In the Norwegian capital, Norway’s most revered artist lived, loved,
San Francisco’s Summer of Love revisitedLonely Planet - Joe MinihaneIt’s 50 years since peace, love and psychedelia burst out from the San Francisco underground into the mainstream, heralding 1967’s Summer of Love. So pop The Grateful Dead on your headphones, stick on
