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#MuseumMonday: My thoughts on the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery

As you’ve probably seen from my recent post about visiting the GIANTS exhibition, I’ve been to Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (BMAG) and therefore it is time to feature it for #MuseumMonday. This museum sits in the heart of the…

#MuseumMonday: Visiting the Grande Galerie de l’Évolution, Paris

Tucked within the leafy grounds of the Jardin des Plantes in Paris, the Grande Galerie de l’Évolution is a monument of natural history, architecture and museography. It is operated by the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle (MNHN), and was the final stop on…

#MuseumMonday: Extinction at Braintree Museum

If you’re visiting the Braintree District Museum anytime soon, then please take some time to interact with the touring Extinction exhibition, which is in the first gallery you come to after entering through the shop. This exhibition is one of…

#MuseumMonday: My thoughts on the Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie, Paris

It is hopefully clear by #MuseumMonday, that I love a good museum! The Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie, located in the Parc de la Villette in Paris’s 19ᵗʰ arrondissement, is one of Europe’s largest and most dynamic science museums….

#MuseumMonday: How about a map?

I am always trying to find new ways to make my blog posts more interactive, to innovate and find ways to help guide people through the content that I have created. One of the ways I am trialling is the…

#MuseumMonday: Visiting the Hastings Museum and Art Gallery

If you love museums that feel like friendly encyclopaedias of a place where local history, natural history, art and a surprisingly global collection rub shoulders in a handsome old building, then the Hastings Museum & Art Gallery is a quietly…

#MuseumMonday: My visit to the Braintree District Museum

Despite the fact my mum lived in Braintree for over a decade, I never actually visited the local museum. At the time I wasn’t the biggest fan of local museums and was unaware of their significance. So, I decided to…

#MuseumMonday: My visit to the Galerie de Paléontologie et d’Anatomie comparée, Paris

One of the museums I have wanted to visit for a very long time now, is the Galerie de Paléontologie et d’Anatomie comparée. This is for a number of reasons, with the name one quite clearly discernible from the name…

#MuseumMonday: My visit to the The Crab Museum

Regular readers of this blog and my #MuseumMonday feature will know that I love natural history. When visiting all the museums that I do, you tend to see the same information being presented in a very similar way. This can…

#MuseumMonday: My visit to the Musée des Arts et Métiers, Paris

What do you do when you arrive in Paris and are waiting for your hotel check-in to open? You go to a museum of course! The Musée des Arts et Métiers in Paris (Conservatoire national des arts et métiers) is…