Tomorrow New York’s Guggenheim will open a new restaurant called “The Wright,” celebrating the 50 years of the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed museum.
It will only be serving lunches for now, but will open for dinner starting in mid-January. A special brunch will also be available on Sundays from 11AM to 5PM.
The dining area features a [...]
As the world looks to Berlin’s Festival of Freedom today to celebrate two decades of German reunification, at UCityGuides we choose not to concentrate on the city’s past, but take this opportunity to remind you of the German capital’s dynamic present. After a year of Wall-themed events, we’re now ready to celebrate Berlin as [...]
In our Paris city guide we recommend a visit to the Picasso Museum to admire some of the Spanish artist’s major works. That museum has recently closed and will remain so until 2012, as the 17th century mansion it calls home undergoes a renovation. Perhaps a little Picasso break will be good for [...]
Disney has arrived in San Francisco, but not as a theme park. It’s the Walt Disney Family Museum that opened just two days ago, celebrating Mr. Walt Disney’s vision and artistry. It’s the real “Disney land” taking over three historic Presidio buildings renovated to include a screening room, learning center, museum shop, cafe, [...]
Found in a 15th century monastery that was then transformed into a porcelain factory in the 19th century, Seville’s Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo (Andalusian Contemporary Art Center) has a wonderful setting to display modern Spanish and international art from a permanent collection as well as temporary exhibitions. Most of the artists are naturally [...]
We’ve recently announced the results of the 7 Urban Wonders of the World as voted by travelers. Those were all important urban centers in modern cities, but if that list were to also include remarkable cities of the past, one of them would certainly be Pompeii. This Roman town is found just outside [...]
State Hermitage Museum St Petersburg, Amsterdam
© Hans van Heeswijk
We just highlighted the seven essential stops in Amsterdam, but starting on June 20th, you can add an eighth stop to that list. The new Hermitage Museum Amsterdam is opening its doors with a special inaugural exhibition, the first one in its official new home. [...]
The Secret Player, 1927, oil on canvas, 152 x 195 cm
© Charly Herscovici, with his kind authorization – c/o SABAM-ADAGP, 2009
Last week Brussels opened a long-overdue cultural attraction in the city. Housed in a neoclassical building close to the Royal Palace is now the Magritte Museum in a 2500 m² space.
It’s part of a [...]
Because New York doesn’t sleep and lives up to its name by always offering something new, there have been a few exciting additions to the Big Apple recently. Over the last year there were museum openings and reopenings, the unveiling of new architectural icons, and of course, exciting new restaurants and hotels.
UCityGuides.com has been [...]
