Museums Archives ⋆ Page 2 of 34 ⋆ The Passenger

October 6, 2024January 18, 2025

Fellini

Everyone knows the famous Italian filmmaker Federico Fellini. Most famous for his 1960s movie La dolce vita with Marcello Mastroianni and Anita Ekberg (remember the scene at the Fontana di Travi?), his cinematic Œuvre includes 35 movies like La Strada, Amarcord and Otto e mezzo. He died in 1993 at Roma but he was born in 1920 at Rimini – and for sure they had to create a kind of monument for him here. The Museum Fellini can be found across three locations close to each other in the city center: the Castel Sismondo, the Piazza Malatesta in front of it and the modern location within the Palazzo del Fulgor.

October 4, 2024October 27, 2024

MAMbo

Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna, San Marino

If you’re looking for modern art at Bologna, make sure to visit the former industrial zone southwest of Bolognas main railway station: former industry buildings like a tobacco factory, a paper mill and a salt storage have been re-purposed. The bread factory is now inhabited by the Museo d’Arte Moderna di Bologna – or short: MAMbo. Large rooms with high ceilings offer the perfect setting to present contemporary Italian art.

October 4, 2024January 18, 2025

Weird collection

The Palazzo Poggi is part of the ensemble of university buildings in the city center of Bologna. It was built for Cardinal Giovanni Poggi in the 16th century and later became the home of the library and a very special scientific collection, the Museo di Palazzo Poggi. The museum contains a lot of ancient scientific displays about nautics, physics, natural history, human anatomy and obstetrics. Seeing this old exhibits in the special style of their creation times is amazing and the museum has an incredible atmosphere.

October 4, 2024October 27, 2024

PNB

Close to the university of Bologna you can discover the national art gallery or Pinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna (PNB). The museum is presenting regional art from the 13th to the 18th century in a former Jesuit building – a nice place to exhibit religious art. The collection is owned by the city of Bologna and you can explore 30 rooms with works from local painters as well as from famous names like Tintoretto, Raphael, El Greco or Giotto.

September 7, 2024September 28, 2024

Tate Britain

Staying at a capital city like London gives you the chance to have a look at the works of many international artists. But what about the local ones? If you want to see works of British artists the Tate Gallery of British Art (or short: Tate Britain) is your place to be. It contains the largest collection of British art since 1500. Sugar farmer Sir Henry Tate offered his 60 artworks to the British government as the foundation of a new museum at the end of the 19th century. Tate Britain opened in 1897 in a Neoclassicism-style building on the grounds of a former jail in Millbank.

August 11, 2024January 18, 2025

Les Abattoirs

Well, yes: as the name already says this place at Toulouse was once a slaughterhouse built in 1823. Since the year 2000 it hosts something completely different, an art museum exhibiting modern and contemporary art. The work of Fernand Léger in front of the building is just a small appetizer, inside you’ll find around 3,800 works of art.

August 10, 2024January 19, 2025

Museu Carmen Thyssen

Andorra is a small country and you won’t expect to find many great museums here. But that doesn’t mean that your visit can’t include some art (and history). Thanks to art collector Carmen Thyssen-Bornemisza there is at least a small art museum at Escaldes-Engordany, close to the capital city Andorra la Vella. Small here only refers to the size of the exhibition rooms located on the ground floor of a hotel, the art exhibited here is typically from well-known artists and often includes famous works. But also regional artists are on display at the Museu Carmen Thyssen throughout the year.

July 14, 2024January 30, 2025

Canadian history

Heritage Park Historical Village in Calgary is Canada’s largest living history museum, offering visitors an immersive journey through Western Canada’s past. Spanning 127 acres, the park features over 180 exhibits, including a working steam train, historical buildings, and costumed interpreters who bring history to life. Divided into distinct eras, the park showcases everything from 1860s fur trading posts to a 1930s town, allowing guests to experience what life was like for early settlers, Indigenous peoples, and railway pioneers.

July 14, 2024January 30, 2025

The Hangar

The Hangar Flight Museum in Calgary is a fascinating destination dedicated to preserving and showcasing Canada’s rich aviation history. Housed in a historic Second World War-era drill hall, the museum features an impressive collection of civilian and military aircrafts, including vintage planes, helicopters, and artifacts that highlight the evolution of aviation in Canada.

July 8, 2024January 30, 2025

Potlatch

The Audain Art Museum, located in Whistler, British Columbia, is a stunning architectural and cultural landmark that showcases an impressive collection of Indigenous and contemporary Canadian art. One of its highlights is its extensive collection of First Nations artworks, including historical and modern carved masks, totem poles, and paintings from the Coast Salish, Haida, and Kwakwaka’wakw peoples. A key theme in many of these works is the Potlatch, a traditional ceremonial feast and gift-giving event among Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest.